We now have a useful checklist to check eligibility for funding:- 

 

Are you ready to apply? 

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• Is the money for an extra-curricular activity?  

• Have you identified an organisation that offers the chosen extracurricular activity?  

• Do you know the full costs of the activity? - this could be the weekly cost or a one off amount. 

• If you are over 18 or a family member applying on behalf of a child have you identified a named professional or contact within the organisation who can provide sponsorship for the application? 

 

Eligibility Criteria

• Does the young person live in England, Wales, or Scotland?  

• Is the young person aged between 7 and 25?  

• Is the young person studying at a British state school or attending a college or a UK university? 

• Is money tight  for the young person’s family? Does this result in them being at risk of missing out in taking part in this extra-curricular activity?   

• Will this activity create opportunities for the young person to develop new skills, talents, try something new, and to build confidence/self-esteem? 

 

Sponsor confirmation

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If you are a parent or an over 18 wanting to make an application, please ensure you have identified a sponsor and ask them to complete the application form.​​

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Identifying the costs

 

Please provide a full breakdown of costs for the chosen activity; include weekly costs, equipment costs and any one off amounts needed for the chosen activity. We might not be able to cover all costs, but would like to know about any matched funding or other sources of income. As a small charity our funds are limited, but it would be good to know all of your aspirations, even if we can't fund the whole amount initially. 

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Your engagement with FEES Fund

We are a small charity set up in memory of Fiona (Fi) Braidwood, in your application we would like to know how Fi's legacy has inspired you to apply. Please look at the photos and information on the Fi - our inspiration page to get to know her, and to understand why as Trustees we have established FEES Fund. Think also about our charity values - Opportunity, Aspiration, Kindness, Community and what they mean for your application.​

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Impact

Please share with us how the funding will enrich learning and how it will support the development of any new skills.

What difference will the funding make? And what outcome will it have - tell us your dreams! ​

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After the activity has been completed, we ask all application sponsors to provide a brief impact report. This forms part of our quality monitoring and end of year reporting as we are a registered charity.

 

Application process  ​

Please complete the online application form 7-25 years - applying as a sponsor on behalf of a young person

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All applications need the support of a sponsor. The sponsor needs to be an adult who is a non-family member and will be the point of contact for FEES Fund to liaise with.

 

The sponsor can be based within the chosen enrichment activity organisation or might be a responsible adult who knows the young person in a professional capacity for example a teacher, family support worker, youth leader or they might be from the enrichment activity, for example a scout leader or music teacher. We recommend that the sponsor and applicant complete the application together, with the sponsor including a supportive statement to all the responses provided in the form, including the young person aspirations and their support of the Fees Fund application.  

 

If you are a sponsor please refer to the FAQs to check you have included all the information we require, to consider a FEES Fund application. 

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Can I apply for funding for my organisation?

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FEES Fund grants are aimed at individuals.  An application can be made by a sponsor within an organisation on behalf of an individual.

 

FEES Fund Trustees are always keen to hear from organisations that provide extracurricular, community based, enrichment activities. 

  

A small amount of funding is available for organisations who would like to work in partnership with FEES Fund to help promote awareness of FEES Fund and encourage future individual applications helping us to reach more children and young people who meet our eligibility criteria.  Previous examples have included funding team shirts which include FEES fund as a shirt sponsor.   

  

Please use our website contact form if you have an idea for collaboration that may require a small amount of funding and one of our trustees can discuss this further with you.

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