––––– Application Deadlines –––––

Applications received after the deadline date will be carried forward to the next meeting.

Deadlines for submitting application formsDates of Foundation Fund Committee Meetings
Thursday 16 September 2021Thursday 7 October 2021
Thursday 6 January 2022Thursday 27 January 2022
Thursday 7 April 2022Thursday 28 April 2022
Thursday 26 May 2022Thursday 16 June 2022
Thursday 15 September 2022Thursday 6 October 2022
Maryam working on her Marquette in her Foundation year of a Fine Art degree at Kingston University

––––– Guidance Notes –––––

  1. Awards are granted directly to students under the age of 25 undertaking higher/further education, apprenticeships or other direct educational activities.  Consideration will also be given to young people wanting to pursue courses in the arts, music, dancing etc.
  2. Individuals must be under the age of 25 years old and currently live in The London Borough of Southwark.
  3. Trustees meet four times a year and grant applications can be made at any time.  However, please see Deadlines for Applications & Meeting Dates to ensure you apply within the cut-off date. Applications must be received by the deadline date or they will not be considered.
  4. Examples of past grants include: a laptop, printer, books, educational materials, travel expenses, expenses associated with vocational training, musical instruments etc.
  5. Grant funding may only be considered for direct educational needs. 
  6. You may be asked to demonstrate financial hardship.
  7. Individuals may receive a maximum grant of £2,000 per academic year over 3 years.  However, the normal level of funding is around £500-£700 per application.  Grants will be for specific items or to meet specific costs.  More than 3 grants (regardless of value) will not be considered other than in the most exceptional of cases at the discretion of the Trustees.
  8. Grants maybe split into termly payments if appropriate.  The second payment will be dependent upon the Foundation receiving a copy of the receipt(s) for the agreed purchase(s) made with the first payment as proof of purchase. The same happens with the third payment.
  9. When looking at applications from Individuals, the Trustees will consider the following:
    • How the grant will explicitly benefit the applicant’s education
    • Whether a formal offer of a place at an educational establishment has been made and accepted
    • If the individual has demonstrated financial hardship (if applicable)
    • Previous grant awards from the Foundation to the individual
    • Evidence of other funding applications and their results, if known, eg bursaries, hardship funds, other charities etc.
    • Official references received from previous educational establishment and others
    • Short personal statement explaining the reasons why you are applying for a grant.
    • Whether the individual has made contact with the Foundation Office to discuss the application
    • If funding will make a real difference to the applicant
  10. A letter/email will be sent shortly after the Trustees’ meeting informing you of their decision.
  11. If a grant is not claimed within twelve months without justification, it will be cancelled automatically.
  12. Grants are not awarded to post graduate students (masters degrees), individual salaries, school fees, college fees, university loan fees, domestic bills, childcare, food or payment of debts. Grants are also not awarded retrospectively, that is towards items that have already been purchased.

––––– Application Requirements –––––

On the understanding that you have read through the Guidance notes for individuals, please ensure you are able to provide the following documentation to support your grant application:

  1. A supporting reference on official headed paper or emailed from an official email address is required from the student’s tutor or other qualified person. This must be emailed to grants@stolavesfoundation.co.uk at the same time as your completed grant application form. Failure to do this will result in a rejection.
  2. A convincing short personal statement explaining the reasons why you are applying for a grant. This is completed towards the end of the application form.
  3. Copy of course enrolment letter for the current academic year (or, if not yet enrolled, official confirmation of acceptance on to the course). To be emailed with your completed grant application.
  4. Copy of your Government Student loan/grant award/bursary/refusal letter. To be emailed with your completed grant application.
  5. The application must be accompanied by details of your current financial position.  Copies of your last two bank statements would be acceptable. To be emailed with your completed grant application.
  6. Proof of address is required in the form of a utility bill, official correspondence, bank statement. To be emailed with your completed grant application.
  7. Once the application form and supporting documentation has been received within the deadline date, an informal interview at our foundation office or over the phone may be arranged.

Students are required to complete the entire application form even if they have had a previous grant from the foundation.

Please do not post any original documents.  We accept document scans via email or you can post photocopies of official documents if you are unable to scan them.  We cannot take responsibility for any original documents lost in the post.

–––– Application Form ––––

Once you have read through the Guidance notes and the Grant application requirements, please follow the instructions below to access and submit the application form:

  1. Download the application form below as either a PDF or a Word .docx file
  2. Open the PDF file in Google Docs or other editor of your choice or the .docx file in Microsoft Word – otherwise you will not be able to fill in the sections.
  3. Determine your eligibility by answering all the questions. If you have answered ‘Yes’ to all the questions, you may continue completing the form.
  4. Save and export the completed form on your device, preferably as .docx format (Word document) and email it to grants@stolavesfoundation.co.uk together with the requested supporting documents. You can export Google documents as .docx in the File – Download dropdown menu.
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If you’re experiencing difficulties, please contact the Foundation Office on
Tel: 0207 4012871

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The information provided in this application form will be stored and used by the charity in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. It will be used to assess grant applications and monitor the use of grants. It may also be shared with other local grant making organisations. It will not be used for any additional purposes or disclosed to other third parties without your permission, except where this is required by law.

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