Homecoming and Going! grant fund application

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MECOMING AND GOING! FUND Application Form

#HomecomingScot

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YOUR APPLICATION

Young Scot is launching an exciting project that gives your youth/community group the chance to host an event to celebrate your local community!

Young Scot is asking you to put on a youth-led community event and host a group of young people from another area in Scotland. Best of all, Young Scott will fund up to ÂŁ1000 for your group to hold the event!

Please complete the application form and return to Young Scot.

Answer all of the questions applicable to you and your youth/community group and make use of the space available.

Complete your application form with help from your youth/community group leader, or you can send us a video or audio recording with the same information.

Your Name Address

Postcode Daytime Telephone no.

Email Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY) Youth/Community Group Name Number of Members Groups Facebook Page

How did you hear about the “Homecoming and Going!” project?

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PERSONAL STATEMENT

Please submit a 300 – 500 word personal statement to tell us your ideas and why we should fund you or your group. Tell us why your project is special and how it is important to you. Tell us: Why you think your group should be funded £1000 to host a “Homecoming and Going!” event?

Why your local community in particular should be celebrated?

How you will involve the local community in the event and make sure it is well represented?

Give examples from your community’s history, heritage, culture, diversity, environment, industry, etc.

Your personal statement is your chance to shine, so please give as much information as possible. Feel free to use more paper!

Please note, all project ideas should involve different groups from the community which brings people of different ages from within your community together.

3.

BUDGET

List your requirements with costs (e.g. equipment, accommodation, transport, expenses, venues, staff time). We like exact costs so please don’t be tempted to round up/down. Please break down costs as fully as possible and enclose quotes if you have them. The more details you give the more likely your application will be successful. The maximum amount that can be awarded is £1000.

Element

Cost £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Total cost of Project/Idea Amount applied for from Homecoming and Going! Fund

Are you contributing any funding? If so, how much and how do you plan to raise the remainder?

Have you applied for funding elsewhere? If so, please let us know the outcome of any applications. You will not be penalised for having received funding from another fund.

If you are successful, who should the funding be made payable to?

4.

REFEREE (e.g. Group Leader, Youth Worker, Teacher)

Please provide us with the contact information for a referee who can vouch for the information provided by you in this application.

Name Job Title Organisation Address

Postcode Daytime Telephone No. Email

5.

NEXT STEPS

Once you have completed all parts of the application form, please either email it back to us or send by freepost.

Email: info@youngscot.org Post: Homecoming and Going! Fund, Young Scot, Freepost EH1077, Edinburgh, EH12 0BR If you have any questions about any part of this application form, please email us at the above address or phone our InfoLine on 0808 801 0338 (free from mobiles and landlines, Open: 10am – 6pm, Mon-Fri).

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