Travel Grants for Youth
The United Kingdom has a history of sending young people out into the world for education, cultural and work experience. Travel grants for youth--for volunteering breaks and gap years--are available from several governmental and philanthropic groups. According to World Wide Volunteering, there are at least 1,000 educational trusts in the UK, giving out about £300 million a year. You might qualify for a youth travel grant through one of these organizations.
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Raleigh Graduate Bursary Awards
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Youth travel grants fund Costa Rican expeditions. Raleigh International organizes volunteering and youth travel expeditions for young people between the ages of 17 and 24. Their graduate bursaries program is co-funded by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. It provides youth travel grants worth two-thirds of the cost of one of Raleigh's 10-week expeditions to places like Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Applicants for the bursaries can be recent graduates or about to graduate, and must be residents in England.
Raleigh
Third Floor
207 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8XD
0207-183-1270
raleighinternational.org
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
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Apply for travel grants for projects overseas. The Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowships offer British citizens over 18 return and internal travel, daily living costs and and local insurance for overseas visits of between four and 12 weeks. You don't need any special qualifications or education, just a passion for your topic and a project proposal that will benefit you and your community or field.
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
29 Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3AZ
0207-799-1660
wcmt.org.uk
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Youth in Action
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Promoting cross border understanding through travel grants The Youth in Action (YiA) program is an EU initiative that provides youth travel grants for 15- to 18-year olds. The program, which is funded through 2013, supports crossborder European volunteering and exchanges. Another part of the YiA scheme, Youth in the World, sponsors exchanges with Europe's near, non-EU neighbors. In the UK, YiA is administered by The British Council.
Youth in Action
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN
020-7389-4030
britishcouncil.org
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