Gilchrist Educational Trust - Grants to Organisations

The Gilchrist Educational Trust provides grants to organisations for academic educational projects that fill educational gaps or make particular aspects of education or learning more widely available. The programme supports specific projects, equipment, or furniture purchases rather than general operating funds. Applications are considered annually by Trustees if projects demonstrate capacity to benefit multiple people and do not duplicate existing work. The Trust prioritizes academic educational initiatives over social educational projects. Eligible organisations must be registered as a company or charity in the UK, and if projects are overseas, applications must come from a UK organisation. The Trust does not fund primary or secondary schools, building renovations, organisations with political bias, or medical organisations without significant educational components. Applications are reviewed once annually in April or May, with submissions required by the end of February. In the Trust's last financial year, grants ranged from £500 to £4,000. The programme aims to support discrete educational projects with measurable impact rather than providing general operational support. Organisations are unlikely to receive funding in consecutive years.