Open Programme Strand
In a climate of austerity and financial challenges we have decided to allocate additional resources to this strand to help individual children and young people. This support is designed for situations where a very modest amount of investment from us will have a seriously positive impact on the recipient. Our investment is likely to be between £150 - £250.
Due to our own financial limitations the Trustees have decided that whilst we are a charity that operates across England that our attention will currently focus on requests from Cambridgeshire and the East of England, where the 8th Earl of Sandwich was based.
As we are aiming to support individual children and young people, it may be appropriate for them to complete the application template themselves, or with adult help. The form can also be completed by an adult on behalf of a child or young person. Please note, there may be the need for an application to be endorsed by a responsible adult who might also be able to receive monies on behalf of the applicant.
If you feel that you would like to apply then please take a look at the Open Programme information document to see the sorts of things we might support. The application template is then available to complete and submit. The Trustees will do their best to assess and respond quickly to applications made. Please note that we are not able to accept applications by post.
A limited allocation of funds earmarked for open application for small groups of individuals. This programme strand will operate within specific guidelines and require completion of an application form.
Trustees hope to receive the right level of information and detail that is manageable to assess and not onerous to provide.
This strand will hopefully attract applications where comparatively small requests will have serious impact. And is likely therefore to be appropriate for small groups or individuals.
If you have any initial questions please email us at:
Targeted Grant Strand
Small bursary grants aimed at individuals and managed through a targeted number of FE colleges initially in the East of England. This strand has been devised in response to the positive feedback received from previous individual recipients of our support.
We believe colleges are well placed to identify where small bursary grants will make a great deal of difference. These institutions will each receive a grant to enable them to support individuals, probably through their “Hardship Funds” - they will be expected to account for how the money has been spent and the impact the investment has had.
Again, this strand is not open to general application as the colleges for the first delivery period are being selected and confirmed.
Targeted Programme Strand
For the foreseeable future, The Trust will actively target a small number of organisations e.g. schools /colleges/institutions who are best able to make small amounts of money deliver large impact for individual children and young people in need of support.
They will be expected to match fund their grants to deliver greater impact. These organisations will deliver support against an agreed framework and will be required to monitor and evaluate impact.
This aspect of our funding is not open to application but accessible by invitation only.