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British American Tobacco (BAT) Bursary

To support the development of skills and the capacity of key voluntary/community sector volunteers and activists.

Maximum Grant: £2,000

About the Fund Holder

This bursary programme is funded by a community legacy given to County Durham Foundation by British American Tobacco, (formerly Rothmans).

What we will fund

Mentoring and membership of action learning sets.
Provision of a personal development and training plan.
Vocational and skills training.
For people with special needs, access to specialist equipment to enable them to participate in training.
Travel and subsistence during training.
Support costs for carers or dependents.

Are you eligible?

Applicants must live or work in the Easington area, with a priority for Peterlee and actively contribute towards a community activity or project, which provides services or activities needed by the local community.

This bursary programme will be for people who:

actively contribute towards a community activity or project, which provides services or activities needed by the local community
have clear project aims that they want to achieve within the next two years
have the commitment and ability to make it happen.

Groups of up to three likeminded individuals can apply for a bursary.
Each individual should fill out a separate application form. You do not have to do the same activities, for example you could go on different training courses to develop your Community Project.

Apply for a grant

We cannot make retrospective awards so please ensure that you allow three months from the time of your application to the start date of your project.

Step 1. Download and read the full guidelines for this fund to ensure you fit within the criteria, or call 0191 3830055 to request a paper copy.

Step 2. Fill out the application form (which is attached to the guidelines) and send it to:

County Durham Foundation
Jordan House
Forster Business Centre
Finchale Road
Durham
DH1 5HL

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