Sir Philip Reckitt Educational Trust travel abroad grant 2025

The Sir Philip Reckitt Educational Trust had a fantastic year in 2024 and the Trustees were so pleased to see people travelling again having considered consider over 250 applications from many individuals, schools, colleges and universities within our county.

As a reminder to those who are interested, the aim of the Trust is to encourage individuals resident or in education in the geographic boundary of Norfolk to travel, preferably abroad, to further their interest or education.  The Trust does not fund full-time education and associated commuting but individuals undertaking projects or research as part of their course are welcome to apply.

Application forms for grants to travel this year can be obtained from the website www.spret.org, via e-mail, or by writing to the address above.   Applicants must clearly outline on the application form the nature of the project for which a grant is sought.  There is no age limit, but is requested that applications are received at least six weeks prior to departure. Priority will be given to those received by 1 March for travel May 2025 onwards.

All applications submitted for consideration must have the backing of the Principal of the establishment at which you normally attend or in the case of other applicants, the support of your employer or suitable referee. This supporting letter should be forwarded via post, e-mail attachment to the application form or be forwarded direct by the referee.  Awards will be made on a strictly individual basis so grants are not normally made to exploration societies and expeditions as a total group, as each member of the group needs to complete their own form. Once these applications have been considered and grants awarded it is unlikely that any more applications will be considered for the same trip.

The Trustees require a written report from those who receive grants, at the conclusion of the travel period, and it is considered reasonable to expect this to be forwarded within three months of their arrival back home.  The Trustees would underline the obligation falling upon those supporting applications in this respect, as they do wish to avoid the unnecessary expense and inconvenience in 'chasing' these reports.

In the event that a beneficiary is unable to take part in the trip for which we have provided an education grant then our grant must be returned in full. If travel is simply postponed but rearranged at some point in the future the grant can be retained provided it is for the same purpose and same destination, unless it subsequently gets cancelled - in which case the grant must be returned.  It is also recommended that applicants consider taking out insurance cover for this eventuality.

The Trust looks forward to receiving your applications in due course.