1. The Trustees consider applications from UK
nationals only who are in financial need and who wish to undertake educational
courses at any level and duration, especially courses which are vocational or
are concerned with social service in a broad sense
and which will lead to paid employment. Exceptions
to this policy are given below.
2. Grants normally supplement assistance received from
other sources, and have a current maximum value of
£1000 p.a. The Trustees require to be satisfied that the applicant
will have sufficient funds to complete the proposed course, and
also that the course is reasonable in cost and
cannot be equally well pursued at less cost
elsewhere.
3. Grants are not made
a) to those who are undertaking a full-time
first degree and who qualify for a student loan;
b) for travel, study or work-experience abroad;
c) for elective periods or intercalated courses;
d) for attendance at conferences;
e) for research or study for higher degrees by
research (e.g.MRes,, M.Phil,Ph.D);
f) for additional qualifications to persons already
qualified in that field;
g) to schoolchildren.
4. The Trustees support both full-time and
part-time vocational courses and will look
favourably at part-time courses which allow the
applicant to continue with paid employment to
help meet the costs.
5. The Trustees require the submission of an
application form completed
in full.
6.
Applications may be made from 1st January each
year and will be considered as long as available
funds allow ( normally the budget for individual
grants is fully committed by the end of July
prior to the start of the next academic year).
Applications will not be considered for courses
in the current academic year but only for
courses starting or continuing in the next
academic year
7. Only successful applicants will be
notified by the Trust.