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Guidelines For Applicants Applying For Projects Operating In Countries Overseas

Funds are available for capital and revenue funding. The funding programme is designed to help small and medium size initiatives.  Trustees will consider applications from any countries within the developing world.  Trustees wish to fund community development, education and health initiatives, Trustees will particularly welcome projects that address the needs and potential of girls and women.

Trustees will be pleased to hear from UK Non Governmental Organisations/charities and hope that UK NGOs/charities will encourage their local partners, if appropriate, to apply directly to Hilden for grant aid.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Completing Forms

     Applicants applying direct from outside the UK must complete the Overseas Application Form.

IMPORTANT:  Applicants from the UK applying for funds for their project partners, must complete both the UK Application Form AND the Overseas Application Form.

 

Presenting Your Case For Funds

Your case for funds should be concise (no more than 2 sides of A4), but supporting documentation is essential, so please ensure your application includes the following enclosures:

  1. Your most recent independently inspected accounts
  2. Your most recent annual report
  3. Projected income and expenditure for the current financial year

Please enclose any other material you feel relevant, for example recent evaluation reports.

 

Commencement

Please be clear about when your proposed work is to commence, and give the relevant timetable.

 

Your Application for Funds - should cover the following:

  1. A clear explanation about who is responsible for managing the project
  2. A coherent plan of how the work is going to be carried out together with relevant budgets.  Project budgets should be presented in the context of the overall income and expenditure of the applicant NGO/Charity
  3. A plan of how the work is going to be maintained and developed in the future by involving relevant agencies and attracting money and resources
  4. An explanation of why the local project seeks the help of a UK agency
  5. Details of local costs (e.g. salaries of state-employed teachers and medical personnel, cost of vehicles, petrol etc) and notes of any problems over exchange rates or inflation
  6. An account of the political, economic, religious and cultural situation in the country/area
  7. A brief comment on the extent to which the project can rely on government and local state funding in the country concerned
  8. Details of monitoring and evaluation.

Please note: The Hilden Charitable Fund does not give grants to individuals. The addresses of the main grant directories are given below for information. If you are an overseas student requiring help with fees the website http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/ may be of some assistance in researching funding sources.

The Directory of Social Change
The Charity Centre
24 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2DP
Tel: 08450 777707
Email: info@dsc.org.uk
Website: www.dsc.org.uk

The Association of Charitable Foundations
Central House
14 Upper Woburn Place
London WC1H OAE
Website: www.acf.org.uk

 

You can contact Hilden by Fax on 020 7603 1525 or by Email: hildencharity@hotmail.com

A useful contact for those volunteering abroad (including non-UK residents) is Worldwide Volunteering which provides a database of volunteering opportunities and funding options. Look at www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk

A useful source for higher education students is the International Grants Registers published by Palgrave www.palgrave.com

Applicants should feel confident in contacting the Hilden office for advice.

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