The Altrusa Careers Trust
What is the form of assistance?
The Altrusa Careers Trust
Who is eligible?
- Women who wish to further career prospects.
- Women who wish to train after bringing up a family.
Who is not eligible?
- Non-UK applicants.
- People who do not meet the above criteria.
- Other conditions may also apply.
How To Apply:
Write for an application form to:-
The Altrusa Careers Trust, PO Box 6160, Orkney KW16 3WY. The closing date for applications is 31st March each year.
Email: admin@altrusacareerstrust.org.uk
Website: www.altrusacareerstrust.org.uk
What assistance is available?
A loan of up to £500 is available to eligible candidates.
Does this have to be paid back?
Yes, please ask the Trust for details.
British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)
What is the form of assistance?
British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)
The BFWG has limited funds to make awards to women graduates undertaking postgraduate research. The BFWG encourages applicants to become members of the Federation to help promote better links between female graduates throughout the world.
Who is eligible?
- Female Graduates.
- The main criterion for offering Scholarships and Awards is academic excellence, a proven ability to carry out independent research.
- The National Awards are open to research students of all nationalities who will be studying in the United Kingdom.
Who is not eligible?
- Male graduates
- Female undergraduates
How To Apply:
For further information and an application form please contact:
British Federation of Women Graduates
4 Mandeville Courtyard
142 Battersea Park Road
London
SW11 4NB
What assistance is available?
This is not specified, contact the federation
Further Information
Tel: 020 7498 8037
Fax: 020 7498 5213
Email: info@bfwg.org.uk
Website: www.bfwg.org.uk
The Broadlands Home Trust
What is the form of assistance?
The Broadlands Home Trust - Grants are usually for educational purposes but also help young women starting out on their careers.
Who is eligible?
Girls who are under the age of 22.
Who is not eligible?
People who don't meet the above criteria. Other criteria may also apply.
How To Apply:
Write for an application form:
Mrs M Groves,
The Broadlands Home Trust,
2 Winchester Close,
Newport,
Isle of Wight,
PO30 1DR.
What assistance may be available?
Grants are usually for educational purposes but also help young women starting out on their careers. Grants are very small and are only available once.
What form does this take?
Grants are now awarded as a one of £100 payment.
Further Information
Telephone: 01983 525630
Hilda Martindale Educational Trust
What is the form of assistance?
Small grants are open to British women pursuing a profession or career which will benefit the community and where vocational training is required.
Who is eligible?
British women pursuing a profession or career which will benefit the community and where vocational training is required.
Grants are not intended for short, Access, Masters or wholly academic courses, but to assist with the cost of training.
Applicants need to have exhausted all other possibilities and must be over the age of 21.
Who is not eligible?
People who do not meet the specified criteria.
How To Apply:
Application forms are available from:
Secretary to the Hilda Martindale Trustees,
c/o the Registry,
Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham,
Surrey,
TW20 0EX
What assistance may be available?
Grants are of less than £1000.
The Society for Promoting the Training of Women
What is the form of assistance?
The form of assistance offered is an interest-free loan.
Who is eligible?
Women who are training for professional, commercial, or technical work.
How To Apply:
Applications must be made in writing to:
The Honorary Secretary,
Society for Promoting the Training of Women (Women's Loan Training Fund),
Meadowbrook,
Carlby Road,
Greatford,
Stamford,
Lincolnshire
PE9 4PR.
Applicants must :
- State reason for applying
- Provide proof of satisfactory health.
- Provide names of two referees, who are not related to the applicant, are required. One should know the applicant and their family situation and one should be principal of the school or college at which she was educated.
- The name of at least one guarantor should also be supplied.
What assistance may be available?
Interest free loans of around £1,000
Does this have to be paid back?
Yes.
How does this have to be paid back?
Loans are repaid by monthly instalment.
Further Information
Telephone: 01778 560978
E-mail: sec.sptw@ntlworld.com
website: http://www.sptw.org
Women's Careers Foundation (Girls of the Realm Guild)
Who is eligible?
Applicants should be over 21 years old and must be a citizen of the UK.
Who is not eligible?
Applications for help with a second degree or PhD course will not be considered.
How To Apply:
Send an SAE for further details and application form:
Girls of the Realm Guild,
Women's Career Foundation,
2 Watch Oak,
Blackham,
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent
TN3 9TP.
Candidates MUST be available for interview (in Kent).
Applications must be made between 1st September and 31st January for awards made in the following September.
What assistance may be available?
Small grants of around £250 may be made. These are intended to be additional funding to any which has already been secured by the applicant.
Does this have to be paid back?
No, this does not have to be paid back.
Further Information
This is a very small charity with limited resources.
