Deadline: 12-Jan-23
The Community Foundation for Staffordshire’s Edward Wood Fund is now open to support individuals who are hearing impaired up to the age of 19 years old.
Small grants are available to support projects that would be unobtainable through statutory organisations. The fund is available to people resident in Stoke on Trent and those who have been educated in Stoke-on-Trent.
Support is available for the following: needs not normally met by statutory bodies or agencies such as local education authorities, health or social services; Education or social visits, meetings or excursions that bring young people together; provision of specialist equipment or software; learning support materials; support for specific activities for individuals which promote opportunities for inclusion and extended learning. Initial support for a hearing-impaired student applying for a course of higher education may also be considered.
Funding Information
You can apply for a grant of up to £500.
Who they will Support?
They will support people who meet the following criteria;
- Children & Young People up to the age of nineteen (those aged 0-19).
- Applicants must be hearing impaired
- Resident in Stoke on Trent or spent your education in Stoke on Trent.
- Initial support for a hearing impaired student applying for a course of higher education will also be considered and is open to application.
What you can apply for?
- Support for needs that are unobtainable via statutory bodies or agencies such as local education authorities, health or social services.
- Educational visits.
- Social events/ visits which bring children and young people together.
- Acquisition of specialist equipment or software to aid in education and daily activities.
- Learning support materials.
- Support for specific activities for individuals which promote opportunities for inclusion and extended learning.
For more information, visit Edward Wood Fund.
For more information, visit https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/edwardwoodfund/#1582620301717-8d2bb436-5a0d