JWT Organisation Grant

What is John Watson’s Trust?

John Watson’s Trust is a small Edinburgh-based charity that awards grants for educational purposes to children and young people under the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged. John Watson’s Trust is a charity registered in Scotland under charity number SC014004.

Where does John Watson’s Trust operate?

At present, we serve beneficiaries based in Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian or West Lothian. Applications from organisations outwith these areas are eligible if the beneficiaries of a given project reside within them. We are unable to grant every application we receive, as we receive more applications that we have funds to fulfil, but we help wherever we can.

John Watson’s Trust and Organisations

John Watson’s Trust seeks to collaborate in the funding of discrete projects of an educational nature to the benefit of young people whose education is threatened by poverty, illness, disability or other circumstances. We look to collaborate with projects that provide a direct and measurable educational benefit to identified individual young people at ground level, and where the allocation of our funding is specifically laid out.

We do not fund general running costs for organisations. We do not fund staff salaries, wages or costs, as defined by our trustees.

THE JOHN WATSON'S TRUST REGISTERED IN SCOTLAND CHARITY NO SC014004 REG OFFICE AT THE SIGNET LIBRARY, PARLIAMENT SQ, EDINBURGH EH1 1RF

Details of Organisation

Name of Organisation*

Address*

Name of contact person*

Telephone*

Email*

Purposes of the organisation

Please outline in brief the purposes of the organisation*

Background information

Is the organisation recognised by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator as having charitable status?*

Does your organisation have a safeguarding policy?

YesNo

If answered No, please explain why.

Briefly describe how the group came to be set up:*

What arrangements would it have for controlling the use of any grant made?*

Please describe briefly and specifically what the grant is required for.*

Please describe the expected benefits if a grant was awarded.*

Please itemise the expenditure of a grant if awarded.*

Total grant being requested.*

Are any other grants available for this project e.g. from central or local government?*

If so, have they been applied for and with what result?

Would these grants, if awarded, be directly affected by a grant from the John Watson’s Trust?

How did you come to hear of the John Watson’s Trust?*

Declaration

The information you provide in this application form will be held and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and will be used by the John Watson’s Trust to carry out grant processing, analysis, auditing, accounting and evaluation. The information on this form will not be used for any other purpose nor will it be published on our website, and we will not discuss the information on the form with any other agencies or organisations.

I hereby apply for a grant from the John Watson’s Trust for the young person and for the purpose as stated above and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the above information is true and accurate. I consent to the information being shared among the Trustees.

Signee*

First NameLast Name

Date*

What happens next?

Eligible and complete application forms will be considered by the Grants Committee at their next meeting. Following this, you will hear about the outcome in writing within two weeks.