How to apply for a grant

Your Application

Applications should be submitted at least three weeks before one of the regular meetings of Trustees which are held three times a year, normally in February, July and November. Please check the date of the next meeting, and the closing date for applications, which are shown under News.  If the application is successful, arrangements for payment of the grant to the appropriate establishment or supplier can be made shortly after the Trustees’ meeting.  Grants are not usually paid directly to the applicant, unless by prior arrangement and agreement.

For a course of study over twelve months, a fresh application is required for the second and subsequent years.  Three years is normally the maximum period for a grant to any one person. The award of a grant for one year of a multi-year course does not mean that one will automatically be awarded for subsequent years. Grants are not given for Masters or second degrees.

The closing date for receipt of applications for consideration at the next Trustee meeting is 4th February 2024, the meeting date is 24th February 2024.

Please complete the grant application form below giving as much detail as possible for the reason you are applying to us.

Please ensure you meet the residence requirements before completing the application form.

Trustees will consider support for University applications once a year in the Summer meeting, usually in June or July

If you are completing the form for someone else, i.e if you are a parent, place the grantees name in the NAME section on the form, but put your own name in, in the SIGNED section at the bottom including you relationship to the grantee in brackets. All details at the top of the form are for the grantee, eg, name / DOB etc.

Trustees will consider support for University applications once a year in the Summer meeting, usually June or July.

APPLICATION FOR GRANT

THE BRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
A Registered Charity No: 1068720

• To be completed by the applicant in person, or by a parent for a child under 16.
• Please check that you meet the eligibility requirements for a grant as detailed at our Grant Criteria page before you complete the form.
• All information provided in this application form will be treated as strictly private and confidential and will not be shared with anyone outside of the Trust. The information will be circulated to, and used by, the Trustees in reaching their decision with regard to the application. Information received will be retained in accordance with the Trust's retention of records policy details of which is available on request.

  • DD slash MM slash YYYY
  • EDUCATION

  • Please enter School/College name, dates attended and qualifications obtained
  • Full Details of Course or Training for which a grant is required:

  • Personal/Financial Circumstances:

  • In completing the signature box and submitting this application form you are providing explicit consent for the use of the personal information provided in the way described.
  • DD dash MM dash YYYY
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Can I apply if I am not a Dorset resident?

The Trustees support residents of the Piddle Valley primarily, and then consider those in the wider shire County of Dorset, excluding the South East Dorset conurbation (Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch etc)

“Many thanks indeed to both yourself and The Bridge Educational Trust for your help and financial assistance, which will undoubtedly give our son the opportunity to develop and flourish to his potential going forward. Without the Trust’s generosity, we would have most certainly struggled to meet these extra costs, so we both thank you most profusely.” JL 2020