Alec Dickson Trust

The Alec Dickson Trust supports individuals and groups of young people in the UK who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Projects should:

o be run by a young volunteer, or team of young volunteers, the majority of whom are younger than 30 years old;
o take place in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales;
o have a clear benefit to others in the wider community; and
o encourage volunteering. The more volunteers involved, the better.

Small groups of young people aged 30 and under are invited to apply for a grant of up to £500.  Preference will be given to supporting innovative projects. There is no match funding requirement.

Funding is not available for:

o overseas trips or gap year projects;
o uniforms, equipment or training for personal benefit (for example, university course fees or a laptop for an individual);
o direct expenditure for a fundraising event, such as venue hire; or
o projects run by groups aged over 30 years.

Applications may be submitted at any time via the application form available on the Trust's website and are considered on a quarterly basis. The Trust is scheduled to meet on the following dates to discuss requests for grant support:

o Wednesday 24 October 2018;
o Wednesday 23 January 2019;
o Wednesday 17 April  2019;
o Wednesday 24 July 2019; and
o Wednesday 23 October  2019

Applications received less than three weeks before a meeting will roll over to the next one.

The completed application form should be submitted by email to the Trust.

Further information about how to apply is available on the Trust’s website.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Alec Dickson Trust 
18-24 Lower Clapton Road 
Hackney 
London 
E5 0PD 
Email: alecdicksontrust@gmail.com

(Source: GRIN)