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 Monday 18 January 2027 at 9 am. Please return to this page to access the application form.
Closing dates
The application round will close on Monday 1 March 2027, or as soon as we have allocated all the funding.
Decisions
We will make decisions on the basis of the eligibility criteria and on a first come first served basis, so students are encouraged to apply as soon as they can.
Our vocational bursaries are designed to provide support to 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.
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:
The Vocational Bursary scheme opens on Monday 18 January 2027
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 is now closed
The Pharmacy School Essentials Grant is now closed, thank you for your applications, we have now spent the funds.
If you have already applied and received an email confirmation this will give the latest date when you will hear from us.