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Hays Travel Foundation

Hays Travel Foundation Charity Funding

The Hays Travel Foundation (registered charity 1161373), set up in 2015 by Hays Travel, gives grants to registered charities and CICs whose projects help young people up to age 25 develop in education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sport. Projects must operate in, or have an impact on, an area where Hays Travel has a branch. Grants have ranged from £1,000 to £14,000, with an average of about £4,500 last year, and there is no stated maximum. Applications are made online at any time.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
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Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities and community interest companies (CICs) that can provide a declaration and proof of a safeguarding policy
  • The project must help young people up to age 25 and must operate in, or have an impact on, an area where Hays Travel has a branch; charities outside branch areas must show local community impact
  • Individuals cannot apply

What it funds

Projects, or an organisation's overall mission, that help young people (up to 25) develop in at least one of:

  • Education (including gifted and talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds)
  • Prevention of poverty
  • Health (e.g. equipment, activities and travel experiences for young people with mental or physical conditions)
  • Arts and culture
  • Sport (amateur sport and youth participation)

Some staff costs may be considered where essential to delivering a project.

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Applications solely for staff salaries or core running costs (unlikely to be approved)
  • Projects that do not operate in or impact an area where Hays Travel has a branch

Unsuccessful applicants may reapply for a different project; previous grant recipients are assessed case by case

How to apply

  1. Check that your project helps young people up to 25 and operates in or impacts an area with a Hays Travel branch (branch finder: https://www.haystravel.co.uk/branches/)
  2. Start a new application on the online portal at http://scv.haystravel.co.uk/FndApp.aspx (cookies must be enabled; you can Save and Exit and return using your reference number)
  3. Answer all questions in detail, including the project's outcomes, and provide proof of your safeguarding policy
  4. Trustees consider the application; some may be deferred pending more information
  5. You should receive a decision letter within a week of the meeting, and funding is paid by bank transfer within 48 hours of approval
  6. Successful applicants send 6-month and 12-month reports and acknowledge the Foundation in press releases and social media

A separate route, Community Funding, lets local groups ask their nearest Hays Travel branch for help with fundraising activity from the branch's own annual budget

Enquiries go to enquiries@haystravelfoundation.co.uk or 0191 814 8094

Have ready

  • Online application form
  • Declaration and proof of a safeguarding policy

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