The following directories and guides list sources of funding. Some of them may be held in the Library.
EGSA is a local, independant, voluntary organisation that aims to connect adults with learning.
Leverhulme
The Leverhulme Trust makes awards for the support of research and education. the Trust emphasises individual and encompasses all subject areas.
www.leverhulme.org.uk
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This foundation is the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK, spending about £7 million on a research and development programme that seeks to better understande the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of overcoming them.
Awards for Postgraduate Study at Commonwealth Universities
Published by: Association of Commonwealth Universities
Directory of grants available to graduates of Commonwealth and some non-Commonwealth Universities who wish to undertake postgraduate study or research at a Commonwealth university outside their own country.
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Published by: Association of Commonwealth Universities
Detailed guide to 500 universities of the Commonwealth. Appendices include a short description of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and addresses of Commonwealth Scholarship agencies world-wide.
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Published by: Charities Aid Foundation
Provides information on over 2,400 grant-making organisations in Britain.
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Published by: The School Government Publishing Company
Lists educational authorities and associations.
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Published by: Directory of Social Change
Lists over 1,100 educational charities and includes a small section on awards for international students.
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Published by: Association of Commonwealth Universities
Information on fellowships and grants for university staff in a Commonwealth country who wish to carry out research, make study visits or teach at a university in another Commonwealth country.
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Published by: Macmillan
Includes information on a variety of scholarships, fellowships and research grants, exchange and vacation study opportunities, professional and vocational grants.
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Published by: Directory of Social Change
Provides information on over 200 of the largest grant-making organisations in Britain.
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Published by: Department of Education and Employment
Gives general information on British local education authority grants and UK student loans.
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Published by: UNESCO
Country by country list of grants for studying in over 100 countries world-wide, including Britain.
The Higginson Leadership Award 2011
The Higginson Leadership Award was founded by a gift in 1954 from Wing-Commander John S Higginson, MA, CBE, OBE, who lived at Ballyward Lodge near Castlewellan in Co Down. Wing-Commander Higginson was an RAF veteran of the Second World War, whose post-war activities became increasingly philanthropic in nature, focusing in particular on improving services and facilities for the youth of Northern Ireland. Wing-Commander Higginson died in November 2000, but the award has been re-launched by his nephew and heir Andrew Higginson OBE, who has assumed the role of Trustee. Andrew Higginson is Director of Higginson Associates Ltd, London-based Consultants in Conflict Resolution, Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance.
The purpose of the award is to encourage a sense of social responsibility and inspirational leadership among students and alumni of the University, and to support stand alone activities or ventures, rather than participation in existing projects, which will demonstrate initiative and the ability to inspire or act as a role model for others. Preference will be given to projects or proposals involving developmental or humanitarian aid overseas, in a post-conflict environment.
Applicants must either be enrolled Queen’s students or Queen's alumni at the time of application.
Awards made are normally in the region of £300 - £1800.
Students who have received the Higginson Leadership Award in recent years have led teams on projects to build resource centres and help impoverished communities in Romania, Kenya, Bolivia, Thailand, and Uganda.
Further details and application forms may be downloaded from the web http://www.qub.ac.uk/dasa/AcademicAffairs/ or obtained by emailing a request to sgc@qub.ac.uk
Completed application forms, with references, should be returned to the Student Guidance Centre, Queen’s University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN by 4.30pm on Wednesday, 18 May 2011. You may be called for interview and you will be notified of the date in advance.
