With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the plans of so many, the trust has received fewer applications during the pandemic and this is reflected in the number of grants awarded during 2020, 2021 and 2022. Nonetheless, 10 grants were awarded during this time to 6 individuals and 4 charitable organisations, totalling over £10,000, with a snapshot…
During 2019, the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust distributed 19 grants, totalling over £15,000 – awarded to 15 individuals and four organisations. Auguste Navickyte’s volunteering in a Greece refugee camp Auguste, a student living in St Andrews, who is originally from Lithuania, spent a month during summer 2019 in Serres, Greece. Here she worked with a grassroots…
During 2018, the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust distributed 20 grants to organisations and individuals – totalling nearly £12,000. The projects and activities that were funded varied widely, with the trustees selecting worthwhile recipients that represent the ethos of the trust, and Kirsten’s passions, particularly for the arts. Gemma La Guardia’s placement at the Haaretz newspaper…
In 2017, the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust distributed grants totalling over £16,000 to 24 recipients – both individuals and organisations. The trustees receive lots of applications each quarter, across an array of themes – including, sport and physical pursuits, educational projects and musical endeavours. In 2017, one of the dominant themes was the natural world,…
One of the best things about running the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust is receiving reports from successful applicants, and seeing how the grants they’ve received have helped them achieve their goals. In 2016 the Trust provided grants totalling over £22,000 to over 30 recipients – both groups and individuals – and we helped fund some…
Following the success of the two previous KSMT ceilidhs at London’s Battersea Arts Centre, where attendees reeled and jigged to raise a combined total of £20,000, the event headed north of the border in October 2016, to Kirsten’s hometown of Edinburgh, to coincide with the month of her 30th birthday. Friends of the Trust, old…
Here’s a brief summary of some of the grants awarded following the recent quarterly trustee meetings: Callie Halliday (22-year old from Malvern) is a top sprint canoeist and will use her KSMT grant to assist with the costs of competing in the five national regattas which she plans to attend this year. She hopes to be chosen to represent Great Britain at the European under-23 canoe sprint championships. Callie…
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Over the past 12 months, the trust has provided financial support to a diverse group of young people, with an eclectic range of ambitions and funding needs. Hannah Currant (20), a Molecular Biology student at the University of St Andrews, received a KSMT grant to undertake an internship at University College London (UCL). At UCL…
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