Guidance
What can I apply for?
The Salford Foundation Trust will consider applications where you may be looking to pursue an opportunity which will help you to develop as a person or learn a new skill. This could be funding for a piece of equipment, an activity or a training course.
What can’t I apply for?
We will not fund requests that are for the benefit of a group of people rather than an individual, e.g. a school or a youth club.
This is not an exhaustive list:-
Exclusions
The Salford Foundation Trust will not consider requests for:-
- Driving lessons and associated items e.g. insurance and licences
- Membership fees
- Childcare costs
- Course fees for Higher Education and associated general living expenses
- Living expenses
- Remedial intervention, i.e. therapies (speech/language/occupational etc)
- Retrospective funding
- Standard school/college trips
- Residential excursions under normal circumstances will not be considered, however in cases that are unique to the individual the Trustees will consider how/if they can support the application
The Salford Foundation Trust will not consider opportunities that:-
- Have a political or religious focus
- Should be financed by statutory services
- Are for the benefit of a group of people e.g. a school, youth club etc
Priorities
The Salford Foundation Trust will give priority to:-
- Applicants who have resided in Salford for a minimum of three years
This policy will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
How much can I apply for?
We will accept applications for financial assistance up to the value of £500; in exceptional circumstances we may consider requests for a higher amount. If your application is successful we will pay for your request, rather than release actual monies, i.e. payment will be made direct to the provider of the service or the equipment needed for your opportunity.
Who decides?
If your application meets with the criteria of The Salford Foundation Trust it will go to the Sub- Committee to be assessed. Before your application is presented to the Sub-Committee the Charity Administrator will contact your referees if they have any additional questions regarding your application.
When can I apply?
Each application round is open for six weeks.
Salford Foundation Trust Application Rounds - 2010-2011
| Round | Opens | Deadline |
| 6 | 18/01/2010 | 05/03/2010 |
| 1 | 29/03/2010 | 30/04/2010 |
| 2 | 24/05/2010 | 02/07/2010 |
| 3 | 26/07/2010 | 20/08/2010 |
| 4 | 13/09/2010 | 22/10/2010 |
| 5 | 15/11/2010 | 15/12/2010 |
| 6 | 17/01/2011 | 04/03/2011 |
When will I find out if my application has been successful?
The Charity Administrator will endeavour to let you know the outcome of your application within three weeks of the funding round close date.
There is only limited funding available and the decision of the Fund Committee will be final, therefore should your application prove unsuccessful we will be unable to enter into feedback discussions. However we shall endeavour to signpost you to alternative sources of support or funding.
What happens if my request for funding is approved?
When you are notified that your application has been successful, arrangements shall be made to fund your request.
However to help us monitor and evaluate The Salford Foundation Trust, we will contact you and your referees after your opportunity has begun to find out how you have benefited. We will be interested to hear about your progress and what impact you feel our funding has had. This will help us to make sure that we too have achieved what we set out to do.
Can I re-apply?
If you are unsuccessful you may re-apply one year after the date of the decision letter. In exceptional circumstances continuation funding may be considered.
The Trustees decision is final and no further discussion or correspondence will be entered into once the decision has been made
Salford Foundation Trust offers the opportunity to obtain funding where personal circumstances could stand in the way of ambitions and provides support for young people between the ages of 5 and 25 who live in Salford.
Join The Salford Foundation Trust in making a tangible contribution to the lives of Salford’s young people and have a far reaching effect on the City’s future generations.