Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust

The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust provides financial support for UK charities and individuals connected with Commercial Travellers, Grocers or Chemists/Pharmacists, including their spouses and children. The Trust makes grants to charities having connections with these three trade categories and offers bursaries through UK universities to help students facing financial hardship in their pursuit of undergraduate or postgraduate degrees. For UK registered charities supporting Commercial Travellers, Grocers or Chemists/Pharmacists, there is no minimum or maximum grant award level. Applications from charities may be made at any time throughout the year. For students connected with these trades who are facing financial hardship, the Trust awards undergraduate bursaries of up to £3,000 per annum and postgraduate bursaries of up to £5,000 per annum. The funding is usually awarded for the duration of a successful applicant's study with no matched funding requirement. Applications are reviewed on fixed annual deadlines, with undergraduate applications due March 1 and October 15, and postgraduate applications due September 1. Applicants are normally notified within 2 months of their request for grant support. This funding opportunity aims to support both organizations serving these trade communities and individuals from these backgrounds pursuing higher education.