Student Educational & Experience Grants :18-25 years old. (Deadline 20th December 2024)

The work of the Trust reflects the concerns of Ann Watson who left a significant legacy in 1720. Ann Watson was a committed Christian and the Trust continues to reflect her values and has a desire to invest in the education of children and young people in Hull and East Riding. We award grants to young people between the ages of 18 and 25 who have educational needs which are not funded by statutory authorities.

Guidelines

1. Applicants must be under 25 years of age at the start of the final academic year of their course.

2. Applicants must have had primary and/or secondary education in Hull or the East Riding schools for a reasonable time, e.g. 3 years and be resident in this area for a similar period.

3. Grants may be awarded for special benefits or items of equipment, which are not the responsibility of a statutory authority, or other similar body to a maximum of £2,000.

4. Grants may be awarded for bursaries or exhibitions to any school, college, university or institute of further or higher education approved by the Trustees to a maximum of one third of the annual tuition fees and other essential costs or £3,000. This also includes Apprenticeship training organisations.

5. Grants may be awarded for equipment and books etc. to further a student’s education or career or for travel in the United Kingdom or abroad to further their education, to a maximum of £1,000.

6. Grants may be awarded for courses of study including music and the visual or performing arts where fees or loans are not provided by a statutory authority to a maximum of one third of the annual tuition fees and other essential costs or £3,000.

7. Grants may be awarded for once-only expeditions and activities promoting social, physical and emotional wellbeing to a maximum of £500.

8. Preference will be given to applicants who can provide a reference from their local clergy or a community leader engaged with a social or educational organisation who knows the applicant and to those who have attended Church of England schools.

9. Trustees will require a completed parental financial statement detailing the applicants parent’s financial circumstances which will guide the Trustees’ decision making.

10. Trustees may also require evidence that an applicant has sourced all outstanding funding and/or commenced their course of study before releasing a grant awarded. Grants for fees will be paid directly to educational/training organisations and not to the individual applicant.

11. The Trustees will require a short annual report on the successful application of any grant. This is essential where continuing support is requested and will be made clear at the initial grant stage.