An annual grant of up to £300 can be given to students, whose home residence is in Acton, to help with books or equipment. ‘Residence in Acton’ usually means that Acton is the student’s home address, or it was when the university place was applied for. Students must be between 18-25 years of age, and have entered a full-time course in the UK, usually of at least three years.

Acton Charities

Provides grants for Lambeth Residents from low income households, of up to £1,500 for non-childcare costs and up to £4,000 for childcare costs. Students need to provide their financial information and may be referred to a budgeting adviser or a careers adviser (these services are free).

Walcot Foundation

Grants of up to £3000 are awarded to promote the education of young people under the age of 25 who live in Greenwich and Lewisham, particularly those from a low-income or otherwise disadvantaged background. A grant can be used to help cover living expenses while studying, including rent and food, travel costs to and from college or university, educational materials, books and equipment, and childcare costs.

Sir William Boreman Foundation

Educational grants for people under the age of 25 who live in the former Metropolitan Borough of Paddington (which is now part of the City of Westminster). Grants are made to assist students with course fees, special tuition and educational trips. Email link for information.

Paddington Charities

The Leathersellers’ Company now awards Student Grants of up to £5,000 a year, for a maximum of 4 years. UK students already enrolled on a full-time degree course at a UK University, or with an offer for a full-time degree course at a UK University, are eligible to apply. Priority may sometimes be given to exceptional students from the Greater London area.

The Leathersellers' Company

Fund offers grants of up to £1000. Applicants must be a British subject and have served, or be the son or daughter of a parent who has at any time served or is serving on a full time engagement in HM Armed Forces. Students must be an undergraduate in the United Kingdom studying their first degree between ages 17-21. Those serving or former Service men or women may be considered up to the age of 30. Applicants will also be assessed on the basis of an interview.

Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund

The aim of this scheme is to give the children of those who have died in the service of their country a head start in life by enabling them to obtain a university degree. Students must have started their Higher Education course within 3 years of finishing Further Education and it must be their first undergraduate course.

Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme

Previously known as The Police Dependants’ Trust, Police Care UK offer educational bursaries of up to £3,000 per year. These are for adults aged 18-25 in full-time higher or further education who are the child of a serving, veteran, or deceased police employee (officer, staff, or volunteer) from a UK police force.

Police Care UK

Charity can offer up to £500 for vegetarians and vegans aged below 26 who need financial assistance, such as help with educational courses or essential items.

The Vegetarian Charity

Offers up to £1,250 for postgraduate qualification or further degrees at an educational institution in the UK. Open to students from all countries, generally applicants must be intending to live in the UK throughout their course of study.  Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need and academic merit (a First Class or Upper-Second Class honours degree (2:1), or a master’s or doctoral degree, or be a final year undergraduate who is expected to achieve a 1st or 2.1) The trust only accepts 300 applications a year, and then will not accept further applications until January the following year. 

Stapley Trust

The foundation awards annual leadership scholarships to future diversity leaders. In previous years, scholarship categories have included Black Leadership, LGBTQ+, Mature Students, Disability and Neurodiversity, and Women’s Empowerment.  Students must provide 2 references and a CV, and submit an A4 page answering questions provided. 

The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation

FfWG offers Foundation Grants to help women graduates with their living expenses while registered for postgraduate study or research at an approved institution of higher education in Great Britain. Open to UK and International students studying in the UK. Any subject or field of study will be considered and there is no upper age limit.

Funds for Women Graduates

The Hilda Martindale Trust makes a very limited number of awards to British women who are training or studying for a career in a profession where women are under-represented. The maximum award is £3,000. They give priority to undergraduates in their final year of study.

The Hilda Martindale Trust

One-off grants to help with the cost of university or college fees where appropriate, or the cost of books, equipment, lodgings or other expenses. These grants are given to people of UK nationality who are living with kidney disease. Applications should be submitted with help from a kidney unit social worker or a member of the kidney care team. 

British Kidney Patient Association

Provide funding for students diagnosed with a physical condition, long-term illness or learning difference. Awards may be made for equipment, travel, sign language interpreters, note-takers, special accommodation needs and other disability-related costs which is not fully covered by statutory funding. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to pay for disability-related study costs, and are open to Home or International students  

Additionally, the Snowdon Trust offer a Master’s Scholarship worth up to £30,000 payable as contribution of up to £15,000 towards fees paid directly to the university, and a further £15,000 to cover living expenses over the duration of Master’s study. 

Snowdon Trust

Supports refugees, asylum-seekers, and undocumented young people to complete their education by providing grants of up to £4,500 to those who have no access to government funds, or to those who are facing extreme financial hardship. They can provide grants towards: tuition fees, exam fees, transport costs, and general study costs. They do not fund postgraduate studies or international student fees. 

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