St Marylebone Educational Foundation
Educational grants for individuals who have lived or attended school in the City of Westminster, for at least two years.
Grants are available to promote the Education of young people under the age of 25 by awarding bursaries, providing financial assistance for outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books to assist such persons to pursue their education, including the study of music and the other arts.
Tertiary (University or education after A' Level's) Grants are not awarded.
Grants are also available to Westminster based schools and organisations for capital funding for various projects.
Last updated on 12 May 2022
Who is eligible?
What we can't help with
The Foundation can only support secondary school students. It doesn't give grants for higher education.
If you have not lived or attended school in the City of Westminster for at least two years. If you are over the age of 25 or will be when the grant commences.
Royal Academy and Royal College of Music - Please apply to your college scholarship officers not directly to the Foundation
How to apply?
Email the charity, stating your age and explaining why you think you are eligible and what you would like to apply for. You can also write to the Foundation on the address below.
You can apply all year round. However, applications are considered at meetings in March, June and October. You may need to wait several months to find out if your application is successful.
Applicants usually receive a home visit, deadlines for individual applications are as follows;
Deadline for the March Meeting is March 2nd (after the secondary school places are announced on 1st March)
Deadline for the June Meeting is April 30th
Deadline for the October Meeting is August 31st
Other information
The Foundation also gives grants to schools and organisations that live within the City of Westminster. The school or organisation must be assisting people that live or attend school in the area.
The Foundation is unable to help with funding for running costs.
The Foundation may be able to offer help with partial funding for the following:
- Capital expenditure for improvement of the buildings or infrastructure
- Enrichment of education through music or other arts
- Alleviation of issues experienced by those with special educational needs
The Foundation has a limited income, and it would depend upon the number of eligible applicants in any financial year and the purpose of the bid whether the Foundation would be able to consider bids up to £10,000.
The Trustees ask that you submit a bid no longer than 2 sides of A4 detailing where and how the funds would be spent and what effect the funded changes would have on the children they are destined for and why.
Submission deadlines for Organisations
The Trustees meet 3 times a year, March, June and October.
Deadline for the March Meeting is February 1st
Deadline for the June Meeting is April 30th
Deadline for the October Meeting is August 31st
Contact details
St Marylebone Educational Foundation,
12 Melcombe Place
Marylebone
London
NW1 6JJ
Email: applications@stmaryleboneeducationalfoundation.org
Web: https://www.stmaryleboneeducationalfoundation.org
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Please make sure you are eligible for help from this fund
Applications will only be considered from those with a proven 2 year connection to the City of Westminster either by living or being schooled there.
The funding is for education at primary or secondary level. Tertiary Education (university courses or other training after A’ Level’s) is not currently supported.
Grants can be for music lessons, equipment such as laptops and uniforms. It is also possible to apply for a bursary towards the cost of school fees.
Bursaries for school fees will be considered if the above eligibility criteria has been met and the child falls in one of the categories below.
- It has been established, in partnership with the child’s current teachers or educational professionals, that the child’s needs cannot be met through state funded provision. Where support is requested, the parent or guardian must have applied for, and know the outcome of, an application for a place at a state funded school and explain why this school is inappropriate for the particular needs of the child.
- In professionally identified SEN cases, the parent or guardian should have taken the appropriate steps to obtain an ECHP for the child. The Trustees may also consider applications from families where the parent or guardian are disadvantaged due to health issues or disability.
- In order to provide stability in education provision until the next ‘usual’ transition point, e.g. until the end of Year 6, Year 11 or Year 13. This would normally apply if fees have been funded by the child’s parent or guardian or with family support, and circumstances materially change. Day or boarding.
- (In the case of boarding provision) the circumstances at home are such that the child could not reasonably be expected to thrive. In professionally identified SEN cases, the parent or guardian should have taken the appropriate steps to obtain an ECHP for the child.
- The parent or guardian should be aware that only the child in the application will be offered support. Siblings will not automatically be offered support.
- Partial funding is usually either in place or being offered by the school, another charity or source such as family members.