Angus Educational Trust (Angus Council)

Angus Educational Trust grants

The Angus Educational Trust, run by Angus Council, gives education grants to Angus children and young people and to local groups. Its schemes are the Morgan Bursary for Dundee and Angus College HNC/HND students, Morgan maintenance and emergency grants for school pupils, grants for university undergraduates and educational travel, and help for clubs and groups improving learning in Angus. Governors decide at meetings in September and March; applications made between 1 September and 28 February go to the March meeting.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Amount not specified
Deadline: 128 days left; 28 February
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Morgan Bursary: applicants who attended secondary school in Angus for at least three years, live in Angus (or whose parents do), and have a total household income under £35,000
Morgan Grant: Angus school pupils with at least one parent or carer who was born and educated in Angus, lived in Angus for five years before their death, has lived at their current Angus address for more than five years, or has lived at Angus addresses for more than five years in total
Emergency grants: pupils attending a school in Angus after a bereavement or serious loss of income
Undergraduate and travel grants: the applicant or their parents must live in Angus
Groups and clubs must be based in Angus

What it funds

Morgan Bursary: helping Angus residents whose access to HNC and HND courses at Dundee and Angus College might be prevented for financial reasons, and existing students there who are in financial difficulty
Morgan Grant maintenance grants for Angus school pupils, for one school year
Morgan emergency grants for pupils at an Angus school following the death of a parent or guardian, or a serious loss of income that would stop the pupil attending school or cause serious hardship
Grants to Angus residents for undergraduate university courses
Travel grants for those studying higher education courses outwith Scotland
Financial assistance for young people travelling abroad for educational purposes
Financial assistance to clubs in Angus, and to groups working to improve educational opportunities and learning in Angus

How to apply

Choose the scheme and apply online through the council's MyAngus form for it (Morgan Bursary, Morgan maintenance/emergency grant, or undergraduate grant)
Groups and clubs write instead to the Administrator, Angus Educational Trust, Children and Learning Directorate, Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar DD8 1AN
Applications received 1 September to 28 February are considered at the March Board of Governors meeting; 1 March to 31 August at the September meeting

Morgan emergency grants are not held for a meeting; re-applications for emergency grants are considered depending on circumstances.

Have ready

Groups and clubs: details of the activity and how it will improve educational and learning opportunities for Angus residents
Groups and clubs: details of other grants or funding being received
Groups and clubs: the costs of the activity they want funding for

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