homecoming and going! grant fund application
DESCRIPTION
Young Scot are requesting organisations to put on a youth-led community event and host a group of young people from another area in Scotland. Best of all, Young Scot will fund up to £1,000 for your group to hold the event! The event could cover history, heritage, culture, diversity, environment, industry, etc and could be done through exhibitions, drama, song, posters, videos, storytelling, or whatever else you can think of! So get creative and think up ideas to help celebrate your local community!TRANSCRIPT
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HOMECOMING AND GOING! FUND Application Form
1. YOUR APPLICATION
Young Scot is launching an exciting project that gives your youth/community group the chance to host an event to celebrate your local community!Young Scot is asking you to put on a youth-led community event and host a group of young people from another area in Scotland. Best of all, Young Scott will fund up to £1000 for your group to hold the event!
Please complete the application form and return to Young Scot.
Answer all of the questions applicable to you and your youth/community group and make use of the space available.
Complete your application form with help from your youth/community group leader, or you can send us a video or audio recording with the same information.
Your Name
Address
Postcode
Daytime Telephone no.
Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY)
Youth/Community Group Name
Number of Members
Groups Facebook Page
How did you hear about the “Homecoming and Going!” project?
2. PERSONAL STATEMENT
Please submit a 300 – 500 word personal statement to tell us your ideas and why we should fund you or your group. Tell us why your project is special and how it is important to you. Tell us:
Why you think your group should be funded £1000 to host a “Homecoming and Going!” event?
Why your local community in particular should be celebrated?
How you will involve the local community in the event and make sure it is well represented?
Give examples from your community’s history, heritage, culture, diversity, environment, industry, etc.
Your personal statement is your chance to shine, so please give as much information as possible. Feel free to use more paper!
Please note, all project ideas should involve different groups from the community which brings people of different ages from within your community together.
3. BUDGET
List your requirements with costs (e.g. equipment, accommodation, transport, expenses, venues, staff time). We like exact costs so please don’t be tempted to round up/down. Please break down costs as fully as possible and enclose quotes if you have them. The more details you give the more likely your application will be successful. The maximum amount that can be awarded is £1000.
Element Cost££££££££££
Total cost of Project/IdeaAmount applied for from Homecoming and Going! Fund
Are you contributing any funding? If so, how much and how do you plan to raise the remainder?
Have you applied for funding elsewhere? If so, please let us know the outcome of any applications. You will not be penalised for having received funding from another fund.
If you are successful, who should the funding be made payable to?
4. REFEREE (e.g. Group Leader, Youth Worker, Teacher)
Please provide us with the contact information for a referee who can vouch for the information provided by you in this application.
NameJob TitleOrganisationAddress
PostcodeDaytime Telephone No.Email
5. NEXT STEPS
Once you have completed all parts of the application form, please either email it back to us or send by freepost.
Email: [email protected]
Post: Homecoming and Going! Fund, Young Scot, Freepost EH1077, Edinburgh, EH12 0BR
If you have any questions about any part of this application form, please email us at the above address or phone our InfoLine on 0808 801 0338 (free from mobiles and landlines, Open: 10am – 6pm, Mon-Fri).
Find us online: www.youngscot.org
Tweet us @YoungScot using the hashtag #HomecomingScot
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