Small, Medium and Large Grants up to and over £50,000 are available to UK registered charities and universities that are working on:
- The support of education in the UK and overseas
- The promotion of peace through international friendship and understanding
- To support further sustainable progress in the developing world.
To achieve these objectives the Trustees accept applications for funding from the following applicants:
- UK registered charities undertaking projects in the UK and abroad. Candidates are required to demonstrate that they have a minimum of 30% matching funding in place for the trustees to consider their application, and
- UK universities to fund scholarships that support the key principles of the trust, providing access to education for those otherwise unable to access the opportunities that education provides.
All grants awarded are project-based and must have an educational aim, element or content. For overseas projects, the Trust will consider funding aid projects that are essential to enable education or personal development activities to take place, such as (please note that this is not an exclusive list):
- Food
- Medical supplies
- The provision of basic facilities, and
- Water, including water treatment facilities.
The following grants are available:
- Small and Medium Grants up to £50,000 may be submitted at any time and are considered every month.
- Large Grants over £50,000 have annual application deadlines of 28 February and 31 August for consideration at the Charity’s March and September meetings respectively.
Please note that the Charity expects all applicants to have sought and secured matched funding. Applicants that can evidence this are likely to be prioritised for grant support. If an applicant has raised 50% of their budget the Charity will consider awarding matched funding up to a maximum of 50%. However, if the applicant has raised less than 50% of their budget the Charity will only consider awarding a maximum of 30% funding.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Charity’s website. Please note that the Charity tends not to enter a discussion or correspondence about its grant programmes and will direct enquiries to its website, where all relevant information about its grant-making can be found.
The remaining 2025 deadline for Large Grant applications of over £50,000 is Sunday 31 August 2025 for consideration in September 2025.
Applications for a Small and Medium Grant of up to £50,000 may be made at any time.