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Getting started
Applications are judged on their merits within the prevailing social, political and economic climate, so beyond the clues offered by the short history of the Trust available elsewhere on this website, we cannot provide any guidance about which area of activity the Trust is likely to support or the amount of funding that might be available.
You are strongly encouraged to contact the Trust office to discuss your proposal before making a formal application. Please contact the Trust's Project Adviser, Mark Ross, on:
Tel: 01904 625744
e-mail: mark.ross@jrrt.org.uk |
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What we do not fund
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd is not a charitable trust and therefore only provides grants for non-charitable political and campaigning activities. Examples of work for which the Trust does not make grants are:
- The personal support of individuals in need
- Educational bursaries
- Travel and adventure projects
- Building, buying or repairing properties
- Business development or job creation
- General appeals
- Academic research
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Work which we believe should be funded from statutory sources, or which has been in the recent past.
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Application process
We do not have a standard application form. However, an application should include:
- A covering letter addressed to Tina Walker, the Trust Secretary (see below for the address)
- No more than five pages of accompanying text setting out the proposal
- A full budget for the project
- Supporting material, including your most recent annual accounts
Trust staff make an initial assessment of applications and are authorised to reject those that are clearly inappropriate. All staff rejections are reported to the Directors at their next meeting, when they consider all remaining applications. The meetings take place at quarterly intervals in March/April, July, October and December. (Top of page) |
When to apply
The deadline for applications is approximately four or five weeks prior to the Trust meeting. Applications for small grants of up to £5,000 can, however, be considered at any time since they are decided by the postal vote of just three of the seven Directors.
The following table shows the dates for the quarterly meetings in 2008 and the corresponding deadline for applications. All applications must be received by 12 noon on the date given as the deadline:
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Quarterly Meeting |
Deadline - 12 Noon |
3rd October 2008 |
Thursday, 4th September |
Please note that applicants for the October meeting should reserve Thursday, 25th September for a possible meeting with Directors. |
5th December 2008 |
Thursday, 6th November |
Please note that applicants for the December meeting should reserve Thursday, 27th November for a possible meeting with Directors. |
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Applications should be sent by post or e-mail to:
Tina Walker
Trust Secretary
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd
The Garden House
Water End
York YO30 6WQ
e-mail: info@jrrt.org.uk
Please notify us of your intention to apply (either by phone or emailing mark.ross@jrrt.org.uk) as soon as possible beforehand. (Top of page)
Writing your application
When writing your application you should attempt to answer the following questions:
a) What is the purpose of your application?
The application should begin with a brief summary (just a paragraph), explaining what you want to do and how much funding you require.
b) Who are you?
You should state clearly and succinctly who you are. For an organisation, it is helpful to mention when the organisation was founded, its size, legal status, who is on the board or steering group and what its primary activities are. For an individual, it is useful to include a brief CV with details of your current employment and past experience. In addition to assessing the merits of the proposal, we will also consider whether you are the right organisation/person to do it.
c) What do you want to do?
This is the main part of your application and should set out the work for which you are requesting a grant.
i. What?
It is important to clearly explain what you will be doing and what you hope to achieve.
ii. When?
Detail the timescale for the work that you are proposing - when will it begin and how long will it take?
iii. Why?
You should explain why you want to do this work and, in particular, why you feel it is worth doing now. It is also important to be sure that no one else is tackling the same issue, or, if they are, that extra work is needed.
iv. Impact
The application should explain what effect you expect this work to have and, if necessary, how you plan to ensure that the lessons learnt from your work will become known by others.
d) Why JRRT?
It is important to make a case for coming to the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd as opposed to any other source of funding. Remember, JRRT is not a charitable trust. It gives grants for political and campaigning purposes, and will normally only fund projects for which there are no alternative sources of funding.
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