Gilchrist Educational Trust: Grants to Organisations

Open or will open again Adult Education/Learning Education and learning Overseas aid and development Pre-school education School, College and University World issues Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

Applications from organisations are considered for grants by the Trustees if it seems likely that the project(s) for which funds are sought will fill academic educational gaps or make more widely available a particular aspect of education or learning.

In the Trust's last financial year, the range of grants made to organisations category was from £500 to £4,000.

Funding Criteria

They should meet the following criteria:-

the project should be capable of benefiting a number of people
the funds sought will be used for a particular academic educational project, or for a specific purpose such as furniture or equipment, and not as an addition to the general funds of the applicant. Funds are not available for social educational projects
if the project is overseas, the application must come from an organisation in the U.K.
the proposals should not duplicate work already being done by another organisation, or by this Trust
the organisation must be either registered as a company in the U.K. or registered as a Charity in the U.K.

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