Zetland Educational Trust
Zetland Educational Trust Application Form
Funding Guidelines
The Zetland Educational Trust comprises of a number of endowments as specified in the Zetland Educational Trust schemes 1961 and 1965 which are vested in Shetland Islands Council as the governing body and statutory successors to the County Council for the County of Zetland.
The Zetland Educational Trust will not generally cover Bursaries or funding which is available through other grant schemes e.g. attending University, obtaining practical experience of trades, apprenticeship and, travel scholarships.
The Zetland Educational Trust will only provide a grant of 75% of total project costs unless under exceptional circumstances. The remainder of project costs to be met by fundraising activities or in-kind support. The Trust will not give funds retrospectively.
The Trust aims to support a wide a range of beneficiaries with smaller sums (e.g. £200-£2000) of money that will allow projects to happen that wouldn’t otherwise be able to happen. The Trust will also consider larger projects where it is thought the overall educational benefits would make a real difference to the enhancement of education in Shetland. The amount of monies available through the ZET will vary year on year depending on interest received. For example 2004/5 there is approximately £20,000 available in total for prizes and awards. Projects that are considered to be innovative and make creative use of resources as well as being new will be viewed favourably. All applications are expected to be of a certain quality and will be judged by the Officer Group on their own merit. The final decision rests with the Head of Education.
Trust Purpose
The purpose of the Trust is to enhance the educational experience of pupils attending schools throughout Shetland.
The Trust will fund projects that fall under the following headings:
Educational Excursions
The Trust may provide assistance to meet the costs of organised educational excursions for the benefit of pupils attending school centres in Shetland. Suitable excursions may include visits to places of historical interest, museums, art galleries, zoological gardens, workshops, exhibitions, ships and any other places and also attendance at lectures, concerts, performances and displays. The pupils and young persons should derive some educational benefit from attending the excursion.
Special Equipment
The Trust may fund improving education by providing or assisting to provide special equipment which is in addition to what the local authority may reasonably be expected to supply.
Promotion of Ability and Skill in Swimming
The Trust may spend money for the promotion and encouragement of swimming among pupils in Shetland by organised instruction, by meeting travelling and other expenses of teams, by paying fees, travelling expenses and personal expenses of instructors and by other methods as appears appropriate.
Promotion of Knowledge of Shetland
The Trust may spend money in promoting a knowledge of Shetland its character, its skills and its arts among persons being educated in Shetland by assisting to establish and maintain a museum at a suitable centre in Shetland, by assisting to meet the costs of making films designed to develop the knowledge of Shetland and by any other methods as appears appropriate.
Educational Experiments and Research
The Trust may spend money providing assistance to bodies and persons approved by them to undertake educational experiments and research, including archeological research which in the opinion of the Trust will be for the educational benefit of persons in Shetland.
Application Process
Application Forms will normally be considered by the end of March and payments made by the end of the academic year (late June). However, for this current year 2005/6 applications need to be returned by end of September and payments made prior to Christmas.
Monitoring Process
A form must be completed by those receiving an award, giving a summary of how the money was spent and how the award benefited the school/group/etc.
Who is Eligible to Apply?
Application forms can only be completed by Schools or Officers of the Education department acting on behalf of one or more schools
Completed applications should be returned to: Zetland Educational Trust, Education, Community Services Department, Hayfield House, Hayfield Lane, Lerwick Shetland ZE1 OPY.