Hays Travel Foundation

Overview

Objectives

Funding aims to support projects helping disadvantaged young people up to 25 years old in the areas of:

• Education
• Prevention of poverty
• Health
• Arts & Culture
• Sports 

They offer funding through:

Funding for Charities & CICs

The Foundation strives to help and improve the communities where they work and live, and this is something they believe they have a strong track record of accomplishing.

The five main objectives above are used to create a brighter future for young people who need a bit of help to develop their potential.

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Local Community Partnerships

Each branch has a yearly budget that they can use to sponsor any fundraising activities they want to organise or be part of. Whether you're an organisation or an individual and have a worthy cause, don't hesitate to approach your local Hays Travel for help. 

While the Hays Travel Foundation primarily focuses on supporting young people, their branches have the freedom to make their own decision about who and what they would like to fundraise for. 

CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR LOCAL BRANCH.

Eligibility for Charities & CICs

To apply for a grant you must be either a registered charity or community interest company (CIC). They have two main criteria that they judge applications on:

1. Does your project help young people (up to 25 years) develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports?
2. Does your organisation operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch?
   1. If your charity is not located in an area in which they operate then you must provide evidence on how your project impacts the local community.
      1. For example: Your charity may have its head office in London, however it works with children in Sunderland.
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3. You are an arts performance institution in Manchester which would like to support underprivileged children from Newcastle attend your course.

They encourage all applications, however please note that if your project does not fit the above mentioned criteria it will most likely not be successful.

Funding Level & Notes

They do not have a limit as to how much funding you can apply for from the Hays Travel Foundation, however they do have an annual budget that they must adhere to. 

Grant sizes range from £2,000 to £15,000, and during the past year, their average grant was around £3,500. 

Each application is reviewed and approved based on merit and how much impact it will have on young people's lives.

What can you apply for

The Hays Travel Foundation Trustees fund specific projects that will make a difference to young people’s lives with clear expected outputs and outcomes, which can be evaluated to demonstrate value. 

If your application for funding is to cover solely staff salaries or core running costs, it is unlikely that this will be approved. However, if the project cannot take place without accounting for some staff costs, the trustees will review your application and it will be awarded on merit following their review.