At the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, we are committed to making our support as accessible as possible to all who apply. Our bursaries and grants are designed to help the families of grocers and pharmacists in financial need, ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent them from pursuing their chosen educational paths.
 

We continually review our processes to ensure they are fair, transparent, and supportive, helping those who qualify to access the funding they need.

The Trust Board provides oversight and strategic guidance for the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, offering expertise across areas such as finance, strategy, and marketing. Meeting three times a year, they review the Trust’s activities, provide advice and support, and approve key decisions to ensure the Trust continues to fulfil its mission effectively.  

If you have a complaint about the Trust we want to hear about it and will do our best to put it right as soon as possible.

Our Complaints Procedure has the following goals:

How to apply

Our application round will open on Sunday 1 June 2025 at 9am. When the round is open, please log in to the grant application system to apply.  

Closing dates 

The application round will close on Saturday 1 November 2025 at 5pm, or until the funds have been depleted, whichever is soonest. 

Decisions are made on a first come first served basis and we may close the round before this date if funds are used up. 

Our vocational bursaries are designed to provide support to UK students in financial need, who have a parent or spouse or who they themselves work in the Grocery Industry, in a Community Pharmacy or as a Commercial Traveller.

Students must be registered on a full-time vocational course at a UK College. 

The information in this section explains more about eligibility, and the terms we use.

Eligible students

Applicants must be resident in the UK and be the son or daughter, spouse, or be employed themselves:

We are launching a new vocational bursary scheme for students studying a vocational course at any UK college. 

Students can apply for a £1,000 per year bursary for their course. Students must have a household income below £30,000 and have a parent or spouse or be employed themselves:

The Pharmacy School Essentials Grant 2025 is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who applied — we have now reached the maximum number of applications we’re able to process this year.

If you have already applied and received an email confirmation this will give the latest date when you will hear from us.