1.The Buchanan Opportunities Fund is awarded at the sole discretion of the Chief Commissioner of South West England.

2.Grants are awarded to girls, leaders, commissioners and other uniformed members. We regret that Unit Helpers and other non-uniformed volunteers are not eligible to apply for this grant.

3.Grants will be awarded to eligible members who wish:

  • tofund special projects which will enable them to achieve personal guiding goals;
  • to assist eligible members who are suffering financial hardship and are struggling to raise funds for an event, a camp or international trip.

4.How to Apply

4.1Eligible members who would like to apply for a grant must send apersonal letter of application to the Chief Commissioner together with an application form.

4.2The letter of application should provide full details of the project, activity or event that the grant is being sought for, the total cost of the activity or event and the reason why a grant is being sought.

4.3Leaders cannot apply on behalf of girls in their unit. There is an expectation that everyone who wishes to apply for a grant sends an individual letter of application to the Chief Commissioner.

4.4For eligible members under 18 years who wish to apply for a grant there is space on the application form for the unit leader to write a recommendation or an endorsement for the grant being applied for.

5.Please send the letter of application and form to Girlguiding South West England, St Ann’s Manor, 6-8 St Ann Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2DN, marked for the attention of the Chief Commissioner.

6.The Buchanan Opportunities Fund is partly financed by the annual grant received from Girlguiding from the Buchanan Legacy.

To be completed by the Applicant

First Name / Last Name
Address
Post Code
Telephone
(incl code) / Email address
Please indicate your current Guiding role
Unit / District
Division / County/Island

Outline Details

Please provide a brief description of your project, activity or event:
When are you going? / What is the estimated cost?
Supporting Statement/Endorsement from Unit Leader (for members under 18 years)
Applicant
Signature / Date
Leader
Signature / Date

Bank Details

The preferred method for paying your grant is directly into your bank account via BACS. Please complete the bank details below to enable your payment to be made in this way.

Please be assured that your bank details will be held securely.

(This information is held separately to the grant application form, which is why we are asking for your personal details to be repeated)

First Name / Last Name
Address
Post Code
Telephone
(incl code) / Email address
Bank/Building Society Name
Branch Sort Code / / /
Bank Account Number
[must be 8 digits]
Building Society Roll Number
Account Name
Applicant
Signature / Date

Buchanan Opportunities Fund

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