Gilchrist Educational Trust Grants to Individuals

Gilchrist Educational Trust Grants to Individuals

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Gilchrist Educational Trust
Amount: Approximately £531
Last Updated: February 16, 2026

Summary

The Gilchrist Educational Trust Grants support full-time British university students facing unexpected financial difficulties that threaten their ability to complete their degree. The grants also cater to students required to study abroad as part of their course, including fieldwork for theses or electives. Applicants must be in their final year, and the trust does not fund foundation degrees until they are converted to honors degrees. This initiative aids students in overcoming financial barriers to education.

Overview

Applications are considered from students who have made proper provision to fund a degree or higher education course but find themselves facing unexpected financial difficulties which may prevent completion of it; also from students who are required, as part of their course, to spend a short period studying abroad.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Two categories of tertiary level students are eligible for consideration: those who have made proper provision to fund a degree or higher education course but find themselves facing unexpected financial difficulties which may prevent completion of it. Applicants will normally be in the last year of the course.those who, as part of a degree course, are required to spend a short period studying in another country. Examples are the fieldwork necessary for a thesis or dissertation, or medical students’ elective period of study.

Applicants in either category must be full-time students at a British University.

Ineligibility

We do not give grants for foundation degrees until they have been converted to an honours degree.Those not eligible for consideration include:Part-time students those seeking funds to enable them to take up a place on a course;students seeking help in meeting the cost of maintaining dependents; students who have, as part of a course, to spend all or most of an academic year studying in another country; those wishing to go abroad under the auspices of independent travel, exploratory or educational projects