The Hockerill Foundation

The Hockerill Foundation makes individual grants mainly to those training in the United Kingdom to be teachers, with a priority to teaching Religious Education.

Who can apply?

The foundation makes grants in the following categories for study in the United Kingdom, with priority given to Religious Education courses.

• students and teaching assistants taking teaching qualifications*, or first degrees leading to teaching.
• teachers, teaching assistants and others in an educational capacity seeking professional development through full-time or part-time courses.
• those undertaking research related to the practice of Religious Education in schools or further education
• students taking other first degree courses*, or courses in further education.
• others involved in teaching and leading in voluntary, non-statutory education, including those concerned with adult and Christian education.

* Grants are not usually awarded for the first year of a three or four year course, but exceptions may be made for mature students.

They also make small grants for gap year projects with an educational focus, but only to those whose home or place of study is in the Dioceses of Chelmsford and St Albans (approximately Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, and the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge & Waltham Forest). We do not have sufficient funds to help gap year students in other parts of the UK.

The following are not normally eligible for grants:

• Teachers who intend moving out of the profession.
• Those training for ordination or mission, or clergy who wish to improve their own qualifications, unless they are also involved in teaching in schools.
• Those taking courses in counselling, therapy, or social work.
• Training for other professions, such as accountancy, business, law, or medicine.
• Courses or visits abroad, including "gap" year courses (except as above)
• The education of children at primary or secondary school.
• Those training to teach English as an additional language

Applications which are clearly excluded by the criteria will NOT be considered and may not receive a reply.

The value of the grants they make normally prevents them from helping students assessed as overseas students because of the very high fees and costs involved, but they will consider those who have almost completed their course but are in danger of failing through lack of funds.

All grants to individuals are made on an annual basis to enable the Trustees to help the maximum numbers of students. As a result if you are still in difficulties after you have received your first grant, and wish to be considered for help in subsequent years, then a new application will need to be made. Please contact the Secretary at info@hockerillfoundation.org.uk for an application form.

To apply simply complete the application form that you can download on our links and documents page.

What are the eligible countries and nationalities?

Students of any nationality from any country can apply to the Hockerill Foundation

How to Apply

The application forms are available on request from the Hockerill Foundation website.