Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation

Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation grants

Educational grants for young people under 25 in financial need who live in the Diocese of Leicester (the City of Leicester and most of Leicestershire), to help them take up education or training, or move into employment. Schools can also apply for projects beyond normal state provision, such as peace gardens, sensory rooms, artworks reflecting the school's values, or trips for pupil premium children, if they are Church of England schools in or serving the Diocese, or state-funded schools in the City of Leicester. Applications are decided by an Education Committee that meets roughly monthly; no grant amounts are published.

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

Who can apply

Individuals: people under 25 at the time of applying who can show they need financial help, and who (or one of whose parents) have lived in the Diocese of Leicester for at least two years; people living independently of their parents must have lived in the area for at least two years themselves
This includes children in the care of Leicester or Leicestershire local authority even if placed outside the Diocese
Not eligible: people living in Leicester/Leicestershire only to study, people with a permanent home outside the Diocese who are estranged from a parent living inside it, and overseas students (except refugees or asylum seekers with leave to remain who meet the residency rules)
Individuals apply for themselves
Schools: Church of England schools or academies in, or substantially serving, the Diocese of Leicester, and state-funded schools or academies in the City of Leicester
The Diocese of Leicester covers the City of Leicester and most of the County of Leicestershire; call 0116 222 2200 if unsure

What it funds

Grants to help people access education or training, or move into employment, and school projects beyond normal state provision:

Individuals: money, clothing or uniform, tools, instruments or books to help someone leaving school, college or university prepare for or start work (e.g. kit, work clothes, travel costs in the first month of a job)
Individuals: costs of taking up a confirmed place at a secondary school, college, university or training provider (e.g. course fees, student accommodation, study aids, travel to the course, living expenses while studying)
Individuals: bursaries or maintenance allowances to travel, in the UK or abroad, for educational purposes
Individuals: financial help to study music or other arts
Individuals: religious instruction in the doctrines of the Church of England
Individuals: other support or activities that further the education or training of eligible applicants
Schools: projects not normally part of state education provision, e.g. peace gardens and spaces for quiet reflection, installations and artworks reflecting the school's moral or spiritual values, sensory rooms and projects for pupils with particular needs, and help for pupil premium pupils with the cost of school trips and visits

What it will not fund

Retrospective costs (things already paid for)
School fees for individuals, except in exceptional circumstances such as a clearly identified special need
Higher education costs where the applicant has chosen not to take up available government loans
Schools: salary costs for core teaching or other core staff in their core duties
Schools: equipment and resources needed for the core curriculum or core operations
Schools: general maintenance and running costs
Schools: the 10% Governing Body Liability for capital projects in voluntary aided schools (or former VA academies)
More than one grant per individual per academic year, or per school per financial year (1 April - 31 March)

How to apply

Download the relevant application form and guidance notes (individuals or schools) from https://anef.org.uk/how-to-apply/ and read the guidance
Phone 0116 222 2200 to find out the date of the next Education Committee meeting; the deadline is usually one week before
Individuals: apply 2-3 months before the course start date (not more than 6 months; for September courses, not before 1 April); for September/October course fees, apply in time for the July meeting at the latest
Schools: apply at least 3 months before the project start date
Send the completed form and documents by email to trustadmin@charity-link.org or by post to The Clerk to the Trustees, Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation, 20A Millstone Lane, Leicester LE1 5JN
The Education Committee considers the application and may invite an individual applicant to an interview, usually on Zoom

Grants for course and accommodation fees are paid directly to the education or training provider or accommodation provider; school grants are paid by cheque or online payment.

Incomplete applications cannot be considered, and the Trustees' decision is final.

Have ready

Individuals: completed application form, signed by the applicant (or a parent/guardian if under 16)
Individuals: confirmation of your place on the course or activity (or a letter of appointment if the help is for starting a job)
Individuals: three reference letters from independent referees, at least one academic, employer or support worker reference on letterheaded paper
Individuals: evidence of total household income (P60, last 3 months' wage slips, self-assessment tax calculation, or benefits correspondence)
Individuals: refugees and asylum seekers - evidence of residency status
Individuals: higher education applicants - evidence of student loan/grant and the Student Financial Information form (Section 8)
Individuals: Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)
Schools: completed application form signed by the main contact, the Chair of Governors, the Headteacher and (for CofE/RC schools) the incumbent
Schools: the school's current budget statement (Section 251) and income/expenditure budget for the project year

Household income evidence is not required for children in local authority care, but at least one reference must come from the care authority.

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