New category since July 2025
We recognise that great initiatives often start with the idea and vision of an individual who identifies a need for change, or a gap in their sector.
Within the existing categories that the Foundation currently supports, we welcome applications from individuals to help them be a catalyst for beneficial change. The maximum amount of any personal grant will be £5,000 and the trustees may set conditions such as interim progress reports, before payment of the full sum. In some circumstances, repeat funding will be considered for continuing projects.
Application process (for Personal Awards only)
Stage 1
Please download the Personal Awards application form and email it to admin@wingate.org.uk by 5pm Friday 5th December 2025.
The form asks for some basic information about yourself, the work you’d like us to support and practical matters such as likely costs and timetable. Please type or write directly into the form.
For Personal Awards, we will not consider applications:
- outside our present core-funding subject-areas of Music, Performing Arts and Jewish / Interfaith. (We may add further subject categories in future.)
- focused on political campaigning or lobbying work
- to fund private research, or further education such as doctorates, or other education, including school fees
- to fund the costs of travel, subsistence or registration for congresses and symposia.
- from non-UK-residents
Stage 2
Applicants who are successful at the first stage will be given individual feedback and generally invited to give us further information, which likely to include:
- Further detail about the project. Applicants who have reached this stage will receive some specific questions from us to help inform their application.
- An endorsement from at least one recognised body in the relevant field.
- The name of a trustworthy entity (possibly the same as the organisation above), to act as custodian of funds and joint applicant) or two professional references (at least one of whom will act as mentor to the project, able to comment at each reporting stage) and one character reference.
- Trustees will be open to other endorsement arrangements as long as they would give at least a similar level of assurance.
- Justification for the amount requested and a budget setting out how the funds will be used. Travel expenses for attendance at congresses etc will be allowable only if they are strictly necessary for completion of an approved project.
- A condition of any personal grant will be the agreement of a schedule of progress reports and staged payments.
Administration of funds
Once funding has been agreed, payment will generally be made to reputable bodies (ie UK charities, universities etc) for them to administer. We will try to avoid paying directly to individuals, but in such cases, payments would normally be made in tranches. We would agree appropriate reporting arrangements and milestones with each successful applicant.