Simmons Grants

Information

A small number of grants in the region of £1,000 to £1,500 are made annually to projects that work to enable rural young people overseas to live self-sufficiently.

Requests for grants should come from the organisation managing the project, with evidence of active Quaker support. The organisation need not be Quaker-run, but projects supported should operate within appropriate principles including financial and environmental sustainability.

Projects

This year we have provided funding for:

• a project to provide uniforms and additional items for secondary school pupils in Rwanda.

Last year we funded:

• an education and gender rights programme for teenage girls in Centocow, South Africa (PDF)

How to apply

Applications for 2021 will open in May 2021 and close at the end of July.

The 2020 documents are below, for information only. These should not be used for 2021 applications as there will be new documents available.

• Simmons Grants description 2020 (PDF)
• Simmons Grants application guidance 2020 (PDF)
• Simmons Grants application form 2020 (PDF)

If you have any questions about the application process please contact the Grants Programme Officer.