Bursary Awards for charitable work

Over the years, numerous students from King Edward VI College have actively engaged in valuable service to communities worldwide and within the UK. Their contributions have spanned various initiatives including aiding children in orphanages, participating in sports projects and community events, working in overseas hospitals as well as many other impactful, life-changing endeavours. To support and further the impact of this significant work, we are delighted to announce the availability of two grant awards – The Roy Award and The Community Service Award – both of which support students performing this valuable service during their ‘gap year’ (year 13 students) or summer activity (year 12 students) as follows:

• The Roy Award (at home or abroad):  this is an endowment left to the Foundation Trustees by the late Dr Dilip Kumar Roy.  A total bursary of up to £10,000 is available to ONE successful applicant – the panel will award a sum to that student, which is commensurate with the scale and scope of the proposed community service project. Any student who is unsuccessful in their application for the Roy Award will automatically be considered for the college’s Community Service Award.
• The Community Service Award (at home or abroad):  students may wish to use the award to support voluntary work in which they are currently involved, or an activity which they are planning.  A total bursary of up to £2500 is available to be SHARED between the successful applicants

How to apply:

The awards involve an application process and a presentation to a selection panel.

All candidates will have to demonstrate:

• What the nature of their proposed community service project is
• How they are proposing to prepare for the project
• How they propose to utilise the bursary
• How the community will benefit from their work
• How they themselves will benefit from the work

Application Form

Completed application forms can be emailed to reception@kedst.ac.uk or handed into the Reception desk.

If you would like to discuss a proposal, please speak with your personal tutor, or you can contact reception@kedst.ac.uk for further information.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 26 February 2025.

We welcome the opportunity to hear your ideas about supporting our global community.

For successful candidates, there will be an interview whereby an informal ten minute presentation will be required to showcase your project/ideas, these will likely take place on Wednesday 12 March in the afternoon.