Charity and Trust Funding

There are many external charities, trusts and professional organisations which may be able to provide some funding to assist postgraduate students.  The eligibility criteria, application process and value of awards can vary enormously between these organisations and it can be a time-consuming exercise to locate potential charities and trusts which you are eligible to apply to for funding.   Awards from such organisations tend to be small and are unlikely to exceed £1,000 so it is not likely that a postgraduate student will obtain the level of funding to cover all of their costs from one organisation.  It is, however, possible to build up a portfolio of awards from a number or organisations and once you have completed one application for funding it can easily be amended to apply for funding from other organisations.  

Locating potential charities and trusts that you are eligible to apply to can seem like a daunting task.  The following information might help:

Online Searches:

Funding Publications

There are many funding directories available such as the Grants Register, the Directory of Grant Making Trusts and the Educational Grants Directory which are updated annually.  Most local libraries have copies of such publications and copies can also be found in the Robinson Library, level 2 quick reference section 378.3 GRA.