CPFA Travel Grants 2023

About the CPFA Travel Grants

The CPFA Travel Grants provide generous financial support to Lower Sixth students who intend to travel during the Summer holidays. Individuals or groups may apply for a grant; preference will be given to initiatives that are planned and organised independently, with little or no adult involvement (or that of an organisation). If an application is successful, the size of the grant will depend on the nature of the planned travel and the number of other successful applications; however, expect in the region of a few hundred pounds.

The Grants are intended to support travel that is educational in its broadest sense, that brings benefit to community, and that strengthens connections. Activities should be of educational, cultural, academic, charitable and/or ecological value. For example, a subject-specific Summer School, an overseas trip to support EPQ research, or a ‘full immersion’ visit to develop a language.

Through these Grants, students will be encouraged and expected to look beyond the immediate, and to strive to become more interesting and interested young adults. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

Preference will be shown to independently organised initiatives, with little or no adult involvement

Eligibility

Money must be used to support activities of educational, cultural, academic, charitable and/ or ecological value (eg a summer school, eg to support EPQ research, eg to develop language learning, eg volunteering)

Trips that include salaried employment are not eligible

Grants available to students in Lower Sixth, for travel between Saturday 8 July 2023 and Wednesday 6 September 2023

May be used for travel inside or outside of UK

Application Process

Individuals/groups apply to Mr Tolputt by 14 June 2023, as a formal letter of application (emailed to ejt@cokethorpe.org as a pdf attachment). The letter should include the following:

• A travel itinerary including details of the proposed duration of the activity/project being undertaken

• Details of the activity itself

• Details of who is running the activity – is it an established organisation, or is the it to be planned by the applicant?

• A detailed costing including travel costs, board and lodging, insurance, medical requirements.

• Funding – how is the travel being funded and have any funds been raised already?

Applicants will then have an interview with Mr Tolputt and Mrs Cooper.

What We Will Expect From You

A letter of thanks to the CPFA (before Summer)

A short report on return (including photographs, maps etc) - the report will be used to promote the Grants to future applicants

An article in the Ocellus

A lunchtime talk