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Welfare grants:

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Family Action
Grant name: Welfare Grants Programme
Details: Grants to prevent immediate crisis from threatening stability of families and individuals; grants average £200-300
Contact information: [email protected] / 020 7254 6251
Link: https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/grants/welfare-grants/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Fund for Human Need
Details: Provide emergency payments to relieve personal distress once and up to £120
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: https://fundforhumanneed.org.uk/

Location: London
Awarding organisation: International Students House
Grant name: The Mary Trevelyan Hardship Fund
Details: Grant or loan up to £1,000 for students in London who have found themselves in unexpected financial difficulties during their studies; cannot be normally used to pay university tuition fees
Contact information: [email protected] / +44 (0)20 761 8366
Link: https://www.ish.org.uk/financial-support/

Location: Scotland
Awarding organisation: Refugee Survival Trust
Grant name: Destitution Grants
Details: Grant of £60/week per person; emergency grants for asylum seekers facing homelessness and extreme poverty; travel grants also available
Link: https://www.rst.org.uk/what-we-do/destitutiongrants

Location: Scotland
Awarding organisation: Buttle UK
Grant name: Chances for Children Grants
Details: Grants of up to £2,000 for children and young people who have experienced a crisis that has recently had a significant and enduring impact on their social and emotional wellbeing and educational engagement
Contact information: [email protected] / 020 7828 7311
Link: https://buttleuk.org/apply-for-a-grant/chances-for-children-grants/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: The Spark Foundation
Details: Grants of up to £600 for care leavers under the age of 26; funding for extra needs such as furniture and study resources/job necessities
Link: http://sparkfoundation.org.uk/FAQGrants.html

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Open Hearts Open Borders (OHOB)
Grant name: Resettlement Support – Rebuilding Lives
Details: Grants for those in need of resettlement; support includes grants to support payment of resettlement or provision of necessity items
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: https://ohob.org.uk/resettlementsupport/

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Educational grants:

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Schwab & Westheimer Trust
Grant name: Schwab Educational Grant
Details: Grants of up to £2,000 for students who need help with resources for their courses
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: https://www.swtrust.org.uk/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Schwab & Westheimer Trust
Grant name: Westheimer Scholarship
Details: Scholarship will pay for home tuition fees and associated study costs, dependent on individual circumstances and university location
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: https://www.swtrust.org.uk/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Hope for the Young
Details: Grants of up to £4,500 towards tuition fees, exam fees, transport costs and living allowance
Contact information: [email protected] / 07448 155126
Link: https://hopefortheyoung.org.uk/grants-and-advocacy/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Family Action
Grant name: Educational Grants Programme
Details: Grants for individuals over the age of 14; funding only for ‘additional costs, such as clothing, equipment, travel and computers
Contact information: [email protected] / 020 7254 6251
Link: https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/grants/educational-grants/

Location: Scotland
Awarding organisation: The Carnegie Trust
Grant name: Undergraduate Tuition Fee Grrants
Details: Grants of up to £1,820 for the cost of tuition fees
Contact information: 01383 724 990
Link: https://www.carnegie-trust.org/award-schemes/undergraduate-tuition-fee-grants/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Ruth Hayman Trust
Details: Grants to support education/training of adults who have come to settle in the UK; maximum award of £1,000, average £300
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: http://www.ruthhaymantrust.org.uk/grants

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Ruth Hayman Trust
Grant name: Rose Grant Special Award
Details: Additional award of up to £500 for outstanding applicants who show exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to the community or human rights
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: http://www.ruthhaymantrust.org.uk/grants

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: COSARAF Foundation
Grant name: Scholar’s Fund
Details: Grants of up to £2,000/year to support Muslim undergraduate home students in financial need, most grants being between £500-£1,000
Contact information: [email protected] / 0300 111 7890
Link: https://www.cosaraf.org/apply-for-funding/scholars-fund-application-guidance/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Lawrence Atwell’s Charity
Details: Grants of up to £1,500 for people ages 16 to 26 to take courses that will help them move into employment; funding can be given for course fees, equipment and materials, travel costs, childcare and living costs
Contact information: [email protected] / 020 7213 0561
Link: http://www.skinners.org.uk/atwell/individuals/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: National Zakat Foundation
Grant name: Education Fund
Details: Grants of up to £10,000/year for Muslims to undertake vocational training, postgraduate academic courses, or afford learning resources; not applicable for asylum seekers
Link: https://nzf.org.uk/apply/education-fund/#

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Thomas Wall Trust
Details: Grants of up to £1,500 towards course fees or to pay for associated study costs
Link: https://www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk/grants-for-individuals/

Location: Scotland
Awarding organisation: Refugee Survival Trust
Grant name: Access to Employment and Education Grants
Details: Grants to help college enrolment, cover transport costs, purchase study resources and retake qualifications
Link: https://www.rst.org.uk/integration/grants

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Price’s Trust
Details: Awards for people ages 16-30 to support learning in accredited courses, tools associated with a job or qualification, job license fees, or transport to a new job
Contact information: 0800 842 842
Link: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/get-funding-train-learn

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: Capstone Care Leavers Trust
Grant name: Capstone Care Leavers Trust Awards (CCLT)
Details: Grants for young care leavers aged 17-25 to pursue higher education, training courses, study materials, and household goods, in addition to offering advice and guidance
Contact information: [email protected] / 0121 374 2601
Link: https://www.capstonecareleaverstrust.org/

Location: UK
Awarding organisation: The Care Leavers Foundation
Details: Grants for care leavers aged 18-29 who have no alternative sources of funding; funding provided for household items, emergency living expenses, education costs, medical needs, training and employment
Contact information: [email protected] / 0167 854 0598
Link: http://www.thecareleaversfoundation.org/About_Grants

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[Charlie Grant]

More grant opportunities available to refugees:

British Red Cross:
provides short-term emergency support and expert advice on accessing financial support for refugees who are unable to access benefits or Home Office support. This can include help with finding grants for education, training and employment.
Link to local RC refugee services that provides small cash grants:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/get-help-as-a-refugee/contact-your-local-refugee-service

Family Action:
Provides educational grants for people over the age of 14 who wish to participate in, or continue with, a programme of further education.
Link to grant application page:
https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/grants/educational-grants/

The Fund for Human Need
Provides one-off emergency payments, usually to a maximum of £120, to refugees, asylum seekers or the homeless.
Link to grant application page:
https://fundforhumanneed.org.uk/?page_id=81