Objectives
This
charity exists “for the benefit of persons of either sex who are, or have been,
engaged in evangelistic work, including retired missionaries or missionaries
still engaged as such or continuing Christian workers”.
Under
this description, grants are awarded to individuals towards their personal
living expenses in undertaking Christian outreach projects, for periods of
training for Christian ministry and outreach and to retired persons whose lives
have included Christian evangelistic work. Under the terms of its original
endowment, the trust is only permitted to support Christian workers from
Protestant denominations.
Applications for Grants
Applications
are invited from persons who qualify under the above description. The trustees
meet quarterly to consider applications and decide on awards. Applicants are
asked to submit, by post, a signed application form with all the accompanying
documents that are listed on the form. Incomplete forms and missing
documentation are likely to result in rejections.
Application
form in Word:
click here.
Application
form as Acrobat pdf file:
click here.
This
website, together with the application form, contains all the information that
should be required for applicants to judge whether or not they are eligible to
apply for a grant. Please do not make prior contact with the
administrator about the likelihood of an application being accepted.
The
trustees like to see that applicants are making best efforts to receive funding
from all possible sources. It should be noted that declaring your applications
to other sources of funding, and any grants your have received, will not
prejudice your chances of being awarded a grant by the trust.
Following up on Applications
If you
indicate an email address, your application will be acknowledged on arrival and,
if funds are available and you appear to qualify for consideration for a grant,
the date of the trust meeting at which it will be considered will be indicated.
You should therefore hear by email no later than 2 weeks after that meeting. If
you do not have email, you will be advised by post.
Trustees’ Discretion
Please
note that the trustees have total discretion in the making of grants and will
not enter into any kind of correspondence or discussion about the reasons
awards are made or refused.
Next Trust Meeting & Availability
of Funds
The
next meeting of trustees at which grant applications are to be considered will
take place towards the end of May 2008. It should be noted that only limited
funds are available for awards between now and March 2008, which is the trust’s
financial year.
