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Charities and Trusts Funding

Many educational trusts and charities offer financial assistance to home, EU and international students. Most have specific criteria that you must meet in order to receive their help. Some trusts are set up especially to benefit students with disabilities. You should be aware that:

• You will need to make an application well in advance of beginning a course of study if you are relying on help from this source.
• Full scholarships are rare, due to the large number of people applying each year. Many educational trusts will only help students in their final year of study and often only in their final term.
• You will normally need to provide evidence that you have tried all other sources of financial help when you apply.

You should be able to find the following useful publications in your local library:

• The Educational Grants Directory
• The Charities Digest
• The Grants Register
• The Directory of Grant Making Trusts

You can also find information on funding through St Mary’s Careers Service (Email: careers@smuc.ac.uk).  You can apply to as many trusts as you wish but do ensure you meet the eligibility criteria before you apply.

Useful Links

Educational Grants Advisory Services (EGAS) – This is an independent advice agency for students and is mainly concerned with helping students who are not eligible for statutory funding, e.g. postgraduate students, second degree students etc.

Scholarship Search UK – Provides information about other sources of funding for undergraduate students.