Individuals: grant 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.

Individual grants application form links

Data protection statement

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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