Grant-making policy
The Trust’s main aim is to provide grants to support the Humanist schools in Uganda. Applicant schools must have procedures in place for monitoring educational standards and for development planning that are acceptable to the Trust. Membership and adherence to the principles of the Uganda Humanist Schools Association (hereafter known as “The Association”) is normally sufficient to allow a school to meet these requirements.
The methods of support may include scholarships for needy students, funds for learning materials, staffing, staff development or work on school buildings and infrastructure. The Trust reserves the right to change the way it supports education in the schools in order to best meet its stated objects.
The Trustees will consider applications for funds from individual Humanist schools or collectively through the Uganda Humanist Schools Association, where the latter is judged to be more appropriate. Where bids exceed the funds available, the Trustees reserve the right to provide a proportion of the funds requested or to mount an appeal for additional funds to meet a need that has been identified.
The Trust may offer grants to schools for specific purposes determined by the Trustees, who will take fully into consideration the preferences of original donors.
Applications can be sent at any time of the year by e-mail to uhstinfo@gmail.com.
They should set out clearly, on the appropriate application form:
- How the money will be used.
- A justification of why this is a current priority for the school or Association.
- Itemised cost estimates.
- How the applicant school or association proposes to report on the outcomes from the use of the grant.
Receipts will be required for expenditures.
Scholarships and all other funds will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of appropriate organisations, normally those of individual schools, and never to the bank accounts of private individuals.
The Trust requires copies of the annual reports and accounts of grant recipients. These should itemise other external sources of funds and how they were used. Double funding of the same cost is disallowed, but the Trust will consider proposals based upon the co-funding of a large item with another appropriate donor organisation.
Pre-proposal: Applicants may wish to discuss their needs informally without commitment on either side, before submitting a formal application.
In cases of genuine emergency requests will be assessed immediately.
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