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Education grants to individuals

This information sheet is for prospective applicants to the Grants for the arts programme.

Grants for the arts is a competitive programme and you should read this and any other

relevant guidance, including our ‘How to apply’ booklet (available in print or online), before

you submit your application.

We do not give grants to individuals in statutory further or higher education. This

information sheet suggests some sources of information on funding for study. It is not a

complete list.

Local Education Authorities If you are a students looking for a grant you should first contact your Local Education

Authority.

Contents 1 Where to get information 2 2 Useful publications 6

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1 Where to get information Association of Commonwealth Universities

For information summaries address basic questions on international study opportunities –

at undergraduate and postgraduate level – in Commonwealth countries. Additional

sources, both books and websites, are also listed.

Woburn House 20-24 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9HF Phone: 020 7380 6700 Fax: 020 7387 2655 Website: www.acu.ac.uk (click on ‘Library’, then ‘Student Information Summaries’). Council for Dance Education and Training Offers advice to people on dance courses. Old Brewer’s Yard 17-19 Neal Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9UY Phone: 020 7240 5703 Fax: 0207 240 2547 Website: www.cdet.org.uk The Educational Grants Advisory Service A membership organisation that advises students about non-statutory sources of financial

help, specialising in advice about educational trust funds. They have a database of trusts

and charities.

You should make your first enquiry in writing to the Student Advisor, stating your name and

age, course details, personal circumstances and the nature of your financial difficulty.

They also offer advice about support from education authorities, research councils and

scholarship agencies. They provide information on sponsorships, loans, grants and benefit

regulations.

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Family Welfare Association 501-505 Kingsland Road London E8 4AU Telephone help line: 020 7254 6251 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 2-4pm) Website www.egas-online.org.uk National Council for Drama Training NCDT can give a list of accredited drama courses and advice on getting grants. 1-7 Woburn Walk London WC1H 0JJ Phone 020 7387 3650 Email info@ncdt.co.uk National Union of Students Gives information and advice for first-degree and postgraduate students on where to get

help. They also produce the NUS Welfare Information pack, which includes information on

grants, awards and alternative financial support.

NUS 2nd Floor Centro 3 19 Mandela Street London NW1 0DU Phone 0871 2218221/ 020 7380 6600/ 020 7388 2300 Email nusuk@nus.org.uk The Careers Group Has a reference library of information from different educational trusts and foundations that

may offer support to students, endowed scholarships and details and guidance on all grants

available from Education Authorities. The library also has access to FunderFinder as well

as The Directory of Grant Making Trusts and The Grants Register.

Other universities and colleges may have similar services – check with your local institution.

First Floor, Stewart House 32 Russell Square London WC1B 5DN Website www.careers.lon.ac.uk/library Email library@careers.lon.ac.uk

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Career Development Loans Career Development Loans are available from Barclays, The Co-operative Bank and The

Royal Bank of Scotland in partnership with the Learning and Skills Council.

You can apply if you:

x are over 18 years old

x live or intend to train in the UK

x intend to use the education or training to work in the UK or EU

x are not getting funding from any other source for the course.

You can only apply for a course in the UK that is up to two years in length (full-time, part-

time, open or distance learning) as long as it is related to a job you want to do.

Career Development Loans of 80% (100% in some cases) will cover course fees, books,

materials and expenses (living expenses for full-time courses only) and can be from £300 to

£8,000. The Learning and Skills Council pays the interest while you study. You start

repaying the loan (with interest) a month after you have completed the course. You can

defer payment for up to five months after you have finished your course if you are

registered unemployed at the time. For more details contact your local branch of one of the

three banks listed.

For further information on Career Development Loans, please go to the Directgov website

www.direct.gov.uk

Phone: 0800 585 505 (helpline open from 8.00am to 10.00pm seven days a week)

Financial help for higher education students There is financial help available for students who live in the UK who want to study on a

Higher Education course. The help is different depending on what part of the UK you

usually live in.

If you normally live in England, go to www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance to find out what

help is available, how much, and how and when you should apply.

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If you are an EU national – that is, a national of a member state of the European Union – or

the family member of an EU national, you can get information about the financial support

arrangements while you are studying at college in England from the SLC EU Customer

Services Team.

EU Customer Services Team PO Box 89 Darlington DL1 9AZ Phone: 0141 243 357 – between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk/EU If you normally live in Wales, you should contact the local authority (LA) for the area you

normally live in. You can find the contact details for LAs, along with other information about

student financial support services, on the Student Finance Wales website at

www.studentfinancewales.co.uk (in English) or www.cyllidmyfyrwyrcymru.co.uk (in

Welsh). You can call also call the Student Finance Wales Contact Centre on 0845 602

8845.

If you normally live in Scotland, you should contact the Student Awards Agency for Scotland. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland Gyleview House 3 Redheughs Rigg South Gyle Edinburgh EH12 9HH. Phone: 0845 111 1711. Website: www.saas.gov.uk If you normally live in Northern Ireland, you should contact the Education and Library Board

(ELB) in whose area you normally live. You can find the contact details for the ELBs at

www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

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2 Useful publications You can borrow the publications listed below from a main public reference library or you

can buy them at a bookshop.

A Guide to the Major Trusts Volumes 1 and 2 £39.95 each Regarded as the fundraiser’s bible, these essential reference works provide the only source

of independent critical analysis of what trusts do in practice. Each volume contains recent

grant information, contact details, deadlines, exclusions and applications advice for each

trust.

Directory of Social Change 24 Stephenson Way London NW1 2DP Phone: 020 7391 4800 Website www.dsc.org.uk The Educational Grants Directory £34.95 Lists educational charities that support children and students in need. Directory of Social Change (as above) A Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need £34.95 Directory of Social Change (as above) Grants Register Published twice yearly, it lists government agencies and international, national and private

organisations that offer support to students at or above graduate level. For anyone that

needs professional or advanced vocational training. Lists the following kinds of support:

x scholarships, fellowships and research grants

x exchange opportunities, vacation study awards and travel grants

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x grants-in-aid, including equipment, publication and translation grants and funds for

attending seminars, courses, conferences

x grants for all kinds of artistic or scientific projects

x competitions, prizes and honoraria, (not for work already created)

x professional and vocational awards, including opportunities for the academic and

administrative staff of educational institutions

x special awards – for refugees, minority groups, etc – and funds for students in

unexpected financial difficulties

Macmillan Reference 25 Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NF Phone 020 7881 8027 (order hotline) Study Abroad This publication, available from UNESCO, contains information on international

scholarships, including scholarships to British universities.

UNESCO Phone: 020 7766 3490 Email: info@unesco.org.uk Website: www.unesco.org.uk Studying Abroad This publication, available from British Council, contains information for UK students on

studying abroad

British Council 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN Phone: 0161 957 7755 (Information Centre) Email general.enquiries@britishcouncil.org

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Working Out

This report, available from Metier, contains information about the current support available

to graduates working or freelancing in the arts and entertainment sector.

Metier Glyde House, Glydegate Bradford BD5 0BQ Phone 01422 381618 Rhinegold Guide to Music Education £20.00 Contains sections on scholarships and grants for study and research in the UK and abroad. Rhinegold Publishing Limited 241 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8TF Phone 020 7333 1720 Website www.rhinegold.co.uk Handbook of Music Awards and Scholarships Gives details of where to get funding for children, undergraduate and postgraduate

students.

Musicians Benevolent Fund 16 Ogle Street London W1W 6JA Phone 020 7636 4481 Website www.mbf.org.uk then click on The Funding Wizard Arts Council England 14 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3NQ Phone: 0845 300 6200 Textphone: 020 7973 6564 © Arts Council England, January 2008