Somerset Training and Employment Support Grant Application

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About You (the applicant):

What is your first name?

What is your last name?

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What is the address where you currently live?

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If you are completing this form on behalf of someone else, please tell us your name, your relationship to the applicant, and provide your email add telephone number.

Your previous experience, training and qualifications

What qualifications (GCSE and so on) and work experience do you have and how long have you been out of education, employment or training?

What you write will help us understand your current situation and to check whether you meet the criteria for the fund. You could start your answer like this: “I had a hard time at school and left with four GCSEs (English grade 4, Maths grade 5 etc.), then did an apprenticeship at college. Unfortunately, I couldn’t finish my apprenticeship and now…” If you don’t have many qualifications or work experience don’t worry, this won’t harm your application and we will take your background and situation into account.

Do you live in a low income household, identify as coming from a minoritized community, or do you have disability?

You don’t have to answer this question if none of these things describe you. If you do answer it, then what you write will help us understand your circumstances and any disadvantages you may have faced. You could start your answer like this: “I get Universal Credit and I will attach proof of this to my application…”

Do you recieve Universal Credit?

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What is the course name, and/or the name and address of the educational, employment or training opportunity that you plan to start? When do you expect this opportunity to start and end?

What is the total amount of money you are asking for from us?

What would you do with the money if we gave it to you?

What you write will help us understand how well you would use this money, so you need to be clear about the different things you would buy and how much each would cost. You could start your answer like this: “I would use the money to purchase the tools I need for my apprenticeship. This will cost £350 in total, which would include…”

How does using the money this way help you make the most of your education, employment or training opportunity?

What you write will help us understand what difference our money might make to you. You could start your answer like this: “I believe this apprenticeship is the best way to kick start my career, but I need to be able to buy these things so that…"

How much is the full cost of what you want to do? (this can be the same as the amount you are asking for)

If what you want to do costs more than the money you are asking for, where will the rest of the money come from?

Supporting Documents

Please attach any documents to support your application, such as proof of Universal Credit, your Business Plan and so on.

Declaration

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information within this form is complete and correct.

I further understand that:

I am applying for a one-off grant of up to £500 from the Somerset Training and Education Fund and if successful it is my responsibility to deal with any changes to state benefits or income tax liability arising from the grant.

If a grant is awarded it is based on the information I have given in this form and in any supporting documents I provide. If any of this information is found to be knowingly incorrect, I may be ineligible to apply for future grants.

If my circumstances change and this is relevant to my application or grant if awarded, I will contact Somerset Community Foundation immediately.

I will be contacted by email regarding this application and any grant awarded and will regularly check my emails and junk mail folder. This will include confirming receipt of any grant payment and providing feedback to Somerset Community Foundation on how this grant has benefitted me within 6 months of receiving the grant payment.

Somerset Community Foundation may share the information provided in this application with our relevant funders.

The information provided in this application will be processed and stored in accordance with Somerset Community Foundation's Data Protection Policy. For more information about how we gather and store date, please read our Privacy Statement.

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