General:
The Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund was established in 2006, as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Its primary objective is to provide grants to assist young people with the costs of travel
to Wild Country areas for expeditions, and it is intended that the fund be
drawn down over a ten year period. One-off grants of £50 per expedition are offered, and applications, using the official
Application Form, are invited from any Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Unit or group operating in Hampshire.
It is recognised, however, that many young people do not complete their Award,
despite having successfully undertaken the Expedition Section. In an attempt to encourage young people to
see the Expedition in the wider context of the Award, all the members of the
group must have completed at least one other section of their Gold Award
before the venture. Although the Application Form only asks the Unit Leader to confirm that this is the case,
documentary evidence (in the form of photocopies of the relevant pages of the young
peoples’ Record Books) may be requested prior to release of the grant.
How the process works:
The process of obtaining a grant has been made as simple as possible:
- The normal arrangements for the venture are put in hand, including the necessary
Wild Country and Operating Authority approvals.
- The grant application form is completed by an Award leader or participant and
countersigned by the Unit Leader.
- Notification will be sent to confirm (or otherwise) the award of a £50 grant.
- The venture goes ahead as planned.
- The young people all sign a picture postcard, and post it to the Fund’s Administrator
from a postbox in the area where the venture is taking place (An appropriate message may be included if desired!).
- On receipt of the postcard, the Administrator releases the grant to the address
shown on the form. The Cheque will normally be made payable to the Unit.
Further points:
- Although both training and assessed ventures take place in Wild Country areas, only ONE
application from any group of young people will normally be approved in any calendar year.
- The picture postcards may be used as publicity and promotional material for the Award.
- Although grants are intended for Wild Country ventures, applications for ventures in
other areas by groups with Special Needs will receive favourable consideration.
- In the first year, it is intended to deal with applications on a “first come first
served” basis. However if experience shows that demand is greater than the resources available, in future years the
fund’s managers reserve the right to introduce some means of prioritising applications. This may be on the basis
of need, or might take into account the number of other Sections of the Gold Award that have already been achieved.
Send completed Application Forms to (you get your Application Form [Word format] here):
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The Administrator
Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund
20 Sun Hill Crescent
NEW ALRESFORD
Hampshire
SO40 9NJ |
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