# New education fund from Dorset Community Foundation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/02/new-education-fund-from-dorset-community-foundation/
- Published: 2013-10-02T09:43:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Dorset Community Foundation has created the Dorset Education Fund to support
education, learning and training activities for Dorset residents. It is the first
time it has developed an education specific fund.

Grants are available for groups and individuals depending on the age of the beneficiaries,
which can range from 5 to over 65, and the type of the applicant.

The [Dorset Education Fund](http://www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org) is open to
eligible individuals, constituted community groups and charities within Dorset.

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The fund is designed to support, through grants of up to £5,000, group based community
learning projects which encourage people of different ages and backgrounds to acquire
new skills, re-connect with learning, pursue an interest, prepare for progression
to formal courses and/or learn how to support their children better.

The Fund consists of a number of elements:

 *  for charities and community groups involved with extra-curricular projects for
   children aged between 5 and 16. Successful applicants can get up to £1,500 for
   projects which assist children in making the most of their potential and engage
   those who are particularly disadvantaged and least likely to participate.
     
 *  support with grants individuals who live in shire Dorset and are aged between
   16 and 19. Applicants must be in education, apprenticeships and/ or training 
   and will be required to evidence financial need. The first grants will be made
   in Spring 2014.

A legacy left to the Foundation has funded two elements of the Fund. Retired school
teacher Marjorie Gordon wanted to assist young people into Further and Higher education.

The fund is accepting donations. Some of these are eligible to be match funded by
50% from the Communities First Government Scheme.

The fund opened for applications today and will close on 6 December 2013. 

 

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