Community Foundation for Merseyside

Alfred Shaw Trust Fund – Individuals

Grants to individuals, not organisations: young people under 25 living in Runcorn (WA7 postcode) can apply for up to £500 towards education and training. It funds things like training that develops educational aspirations or careers, music or arts workshops and coaching qualifications, with a particular interest in music and the arts. A separate strand of the same trust funds groups.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Up to £500; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Individuals only: applicants must be under the age of 25 and resident in Runcorn (WA7 postcode)
Applicants need a letter of acceptance/support from their education or training provider
If the applicant has no bank account, payment can go to a named adult over 18 who has one
Groups apply through a separate Alfred Shaw Trust Fund groups page

What it funds

Advancement of education and training of individuals under 25 living in Runcorn, e.g. training sessions that develop educational aspirations or career advancement, costs of attending music or arts-based workshops, and coaching qualifications
The Trust has a "particular interest in music and the arts"

What it will not fund

Commercial ventures
Purchase/maintenance of vehicles
Activities that will already have taken place before a grant is offered
Politically connected or exclusively religious activities
Projects for personal profit
Trophies and medals
Debts and other liabilities
Reclaimable VAT
Travel outside the UK
Gifts or projects exclusively for entertaining

How to apply

Download the individuals' application form via the 'Apply Now' button
Complete the form and email it with all supporting documents to applications@cflm.org.uk
Community Foundation staff check eligibility and may contact you for more information; a decision-making panel then makes recommendations

If you have applied in the last 12 months and already provided the documents, you need not resend them, though a more recent bank statement may be requested.

Have ready

Proof of residency in Runcorn (e.g. utility bill or driving licence showing home address)
Proof of age (passport, birth certificate or driving licence)
Recent bank statement (or name and address of an adult over 18 with a bank account willing to receive payment)
Letter of acceptance/support from the education/training provider

Not needed again if supplied within the last 12 months, though a newer bank statement may be requested.

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