Alec Dickson Trust
Neil Puffett
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Alec Dickson was a journalist who, after graduating from Oxford University in 1935, combined work as a foreign correspondent in Central Europe with helping groups of young people in the slums of Leeds and London.
Following the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, he gave up journalism to work helping refugees. He went on to found Voluntary Services Overseas in 1958 and Community Service Volunteers in 1962. The Alec Dickson Trust was established after Alec's death in 1994. The trust aims to support young people who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.
How much is available?
Grants do not usually exceed £500. The trust will expect recipients to report on how any support was used and how it helped to fulfil the aims of the project.
What will it fund?
Grants are intended to support innovative projects. The trust aims to fund projects that use volunteering or community service to support young people, particularly the most marginalised.
Applications for grants are invited from individuals aged 30 and under or from small groups of young people who believe their actions to be in pursuit of the aims of the trust. It is highly unlikely that applications from young people embarking on organised "gap year" projects overseas, or requesting a grant for college/university course fees, will be successful.
When is the deadline?
There is no set deadline. Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications.
Find out more Visit www.alecdicksontrust.org.uk, email alecdicksontrust@gmail.com or phone 0207 278 6601
