The Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust

Felix Cobbold Trust Grants

Grants from an agricultural trust for farming in Suffolk and its neighbouring counties, across six categories: education and training (students of agriculture), research and development, promotion and publicity, capital and equipment, production and marketing, and environment and wildlife. Students from Suffolk or adjoining counties can apply for study in agriculture; research must be led by a senior research leader. All results and reports from funded work must be freely available to the public. Request an application form by email after checking the criteria.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Amount not specified; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Depends on the category
Education and Training: individuals who originate from Suffolk or adjoining counties, or have lived there for at least three years (excluding time in further or higher education), accepted or provisionally accepted for agricultural or related study at an official college, university or research centre, and not eligible for State funding; applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds may be given priority
Research and Development: applications must come from an experienced senior research leader (such as a head of department or professor) at a reputable research institute or university with a record of high-quality peer-reviewed research; students must be supervised by a senior research leader at a UK centre; trials must be within the qualifying counties
Promotion and Publicity: events must be educational and within the qualifying counties
Capital and Equipment: teaching or training establishments in the qualifying counties, or on-farm facilities frequently open to the public
Production and Marketing: breed societies, agricultural associations or research organisations
Environment and Wildlife: registered environmental charities or research bodies

What it funds

Education and Training: study or training in agriculture or a related subject at an official college, university or research centre
Research and Development: research projects of definable benefit to farming in Suffolk and the adjoining counties
Promotion and Publicity: educational activity aiming to improve public understanding of farming, food and food production within the qualifying counties
Capital and Equipment: building or equipment projects at teaching or training establishments within the qualifying counties; on-farm facilities frequently open to the public; equipment related to specific research or development projects
Production and Marketing: projects benefiting farm production or marketing in East Anglia
Environment and Wildlife: conservation projects to improve the wildlife/farming balance, safeguard the environment or preserve target species in East Anglia

these categories are not necessarily exclusive. Grants are conditional on all results and reports from the funded work being freely available to the public unless agreed otherwise in writing.

What it will not fund

Students eligible for State funding

How to apply

Check you meet the eligibility criteria for the relevant category
Email the Administrator at felixcobboldtrust@outlook.com with: your full name, address, telephone number and email; the grant category and confirmation that all its conditions are met; the name of the course, project or activity; a brief statement of why it should be funded; the total grant requested; and any grants applied for or awarded by any other body, including State funding
The Administrator sends you an application form to complete

failing to declare other grants, including State funding, may result in the withdrawal of any award.

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