The Equitable Charitable Trust
The Equitable Charitable Trust - support towards educating young people, especially those with disabilities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds
Charitable organisations working to educate disadvantaged and/or disabled children and young people can apply for funding of up to £30,000 through the Equitable Charitable Trust. Most grants are for sums between £5,000 and £20,000 and it is rare for a multi-year grant to exceed £7,500 p.a. The only schools that are eligible to apply direct to the Trust are independent special schools.
The Trust distributes up to £1 million a year and has three priorities for its grant making:
- education projects or services that support the learning and development of disabled children and young people in the UK;
- formal education projects for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK that support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects) or that deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability;
- education projects that will help increase participation in, or improve the quality of, education for disadvantaged or disabled children and young people in developing countries
The length of funding can range from one to three years.
Applications can be submitted at any time and are considered on a rolling basis by the Trustees. There is quite a list of exclusions, so it is important to read these before making an application.
More information (including guidelines) can be found on Grants Pages on the website:http://www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk/
last updated on 13th September 2011