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Funding for International Development

11/02/2009

 

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The
Equitable Charitable Trust

 

The
Equitable Charitable Trust is an education charity.  It makes grants of around £1million each year
towards projects for children and young people under the age of 25 who are from
disadvantaged backgrounds or disabled in the UK, as well as in developing
countries.

 

Grants
made by the Trust fall into 3 broad categories;

 

  1. Education
    projects that will help increase participation in, or improve the quality
    of, education for disadvantaged or disabled children and young people in
    developing countries.

 

  1. Education
    projects or services that support the learning and development of disabled
    children and young people in the UK.

 

  1. Education
    projects for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK
    particularly those that support delivery of the National Curriculum or
    vocational learning opportunities.

 

Grants
can be made for capital project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and /or
salary costs of a post.

 

The
new guidelines were published on 12th December 2008.  Please check that you have read the most up
to date before submitting your application.

 

The
size of the grants range from £2,500 to £30,000.  The Trust does not have an application form,
but recommends that organisations follow the guidelines outlined on their
website.  The Equitable Charitable Trust,
Sixth Floor, 65 Leadenhall Street,
London, EC3A 2AD,
Tel. 020 7264 4995/4993 Fax; 020 7488 9097 or visit their website: www.equitablecharitabletrust.org