District TrainingFund Application Form

Bexley District Training Fund

Bexley District administers a training fund to support the development of Scouting across the London Borough of Bexley. Grants are awarded for training and development that will be of benefit to the District, as well as to the member’s own Group / Unit. As a guide, a successful applicant will commit to using these skills for the District (which may include for the benefit of a different Group) at least twice in the first year of the award.

The fund is:

  • Limited to adult members
  • To support adult members with their own personal development, for instance:

-Qualifications in adventurous activities, e.g. sailing, canoeing, climbing, mountain leadership

-Campfire leader

-Advanced First Aid

-Other activities as agreed by the grant approval panel

Limits: Maximum grants of £100 per individual fees, or 50% of costs whichever is the lower amount. Matched funding is always sought. Grants must be agreed prior to expenditure. Requests that exceed £100 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Submitting your application

Application forms must be signed by the applicant – normally the Group Scout Leader or Section Leader. Forms can be handwritten or completed electronically, however as the form needs to be signed, the signature page should be scanned and emailed, with the rest of the completed form, to the District Commissioner (). Forms can also be hand delivered. The form can be found at the end of this document.

Waiting for a decision / Payment to successful applicants

On receipt of a fully completed form you will be advised of the date that your request will be considered. Applications with exceptional circumstances that may require a quicker decision will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If successful you will normally receive payment within 2 weeks of the review or on sight of receipts/invoices if appropriate. In most cases we will pay grants by cheque. We do not make grant payments to individuals, except in very particular circumstances. We expect funds to be paid directly into the Bank/Building Society account of the Scout Group / Explorer Unit.

Training Fund Application Form

Applicants must complete both of this form, writing clearly.

SECTION 1 – INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT

Note: To add a tick to a box in the table below, double click on a box and select ‘checked’ in the window that appears, then click ‘ok’. The window will disappear and a tick is shown.

Top of Form

Full Scout Group / Unit Name
Section (tick all that appropriate) / Beaver Scouts / Cub Scouts / Scouts / Explorer Scouts
Name of applicant / contact person
Role
Date of application
Contact email address
Contact phone number(s) / Home: / Mobile:

Bottom of Form

SECTION 2 – GRANT REQUEST DETAILS

List all training courses being applied for:

Course / Qualification / Dates / Venue / Total Cost / Grant Requested
Names of members who will attend the course (as part of this grant application)
The benefit to be gained (outline how the grant will benefit the District and your Group)

Bexley District Scout Council

District CommissionerLee Curtis Founder Robert Baden-Powell OM Chief Scout Lt Cdr (Hon) Bear Grylls RN

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