Grants to Individuals

For information and application forms contact
The Grants Officer:  Jean Collett-Flatt 
e-mail: gilchrist.et@outlook.com

1. Two categories of tertiary level students are eligible for consideration:-

  • those who have made proper provision to fund a degree or higher education course but find themselves facing unexpected financial difficulties which may prevent completion of it.  Applicants will normally be in the last year of the course.
  • those who, as part of a degree course, are required to spend a short period studying in another country. Examples are the fieldwork necessary for a thesis or dissertation, or medical students’ elective period of study.  Our Travel Grants are now available.

Applicants in either category must be full-time students at a British University. 

We do not give grants for foundation degrees until they have been converted to an honours degree.

2. Those not eligible for consideration include:

  • Part-time students;
  • those seeking funds to enable them to take up a place on a course;
  • students seeking help in meeting the cost of maintaining dependents;
  • students who have, as part of a course, to spend all or most of an academic year studying in another country;
  • those wishing to go abroad under the auspices of independent travel, exploratory or educational projects.  

For Grants to Individuals please contact The Grants Officer on gilchrist.et@gmail.com or write to:-
4 St Michaels Gate Shrewsbury SY1 2HL all other enquiries should be addressed to The Secretary at the above address.

Upon receipt of an enquiry from a student who appears to be eligible, the Trust sends a list of the information required before an application can be considered.  Applications from individuals may be submitted at any time of the year.  They must be sent by  e-mail.

During the Trust’s last financial year, 59 students received either an Adult Study Grant (average £617) or a Travel Study Grant (average £537).