Available Grants

Study Travel Grant

We offer up to £1500 to individual applicants to assist with foreign or domestic travel projects. From 1st April 2020, submissions at any time will be considered but please allow a minimum of three months from application submission to your intended date of departure.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications are currently suspended until 1st January 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Alpine Garden Society Joint Grant

Each year we offer one or two fully funded places on an Alpine Garden Society Trip. We will announce which trip we are offering on our Facebook Page each year, with the deadline for applications being 15th January.

PLEASE NOTE: The ongoing COVID-19 situation has temporarily suspended this grant.

Schachen Alpine Garden Grant

Each summer we fund one young horticulturist to spend 2-3 weeks working in this world renowned garden in the mountains close to Munich. Deadline for applications is 15th January.

PLEASE NOTE: The ongoing COVID-19 situation has temporarily suspended this grant.

How To Apply:

  1. Read the eligibility criteria and guidance notes (see below) carefully to ensure you and your intended project qualify;
  2. Fill in all parts of the Application Form;
  3. Email your application to the Secretary with your name as the file name;
  4. Ensure your two referees email their references as attachments to the Secretary.
*You must allow a minimum of four weeks from submission of your application to your date of departure (see Guidance Notes for more detailed information). Please also note that a decision will not be made immediately after submission: there may be a delay of up to two weeks to allow the Trustees to review applications. Submissions will only be considered by the Trustees once both references have been received.