Introducing the Londoner Bursary - now live

At the end of October, The Hymans Robertson Foundation welcomed existing and new bursary referral partners, co-funders and the London Bursary grant manager, Money Ready, to our London office for the soft launch of the Londoner Bursary. As of November 10^th – the Londoner Bursary has officially launched.

Londoner Bursary soft launch event in Hymans Robertson London Office.

The Londoner Bursary is the fourth of The Foundation’s city-based bursary programmes, building on the impact of the Glasgow, Birmingham and Edinburgh bursaries. The bursaries support young people aged 16 to 25 who are experiencing financial difficulties, with grants of up to £300 helping to remove barriers to education, employment and training.

Bursaries are funded by The Hymans Robertson Foundation and co-funders in each city, getting small grants to young people in under-served communities. With the demand, and the positive impact of small grants that we've already seen from the bursaries in other cities, we're optimistic about the difference this programme can make for young Londoners.

Over 1,000 young people have been supported in Glasgow in the last three years, and over 210 in the first 12 months in Birmingham.

Key facts:

• One-off grants up to £300 for 16- to 25-year-olds, to help with personal development or hardship, with support led by the young person’s needs 

• Referrals through a network of youth organisations in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Camden, Westminster and Hackney 

• Currently funded by Hymans Robertson Foundation, Albert Hunt Trust, The Julia Rausing Trust and a private donor.

• Managed by Money Ready. The referral partner network is open across all five wave one boroughs. If you work with young Londoners and would like to find out more about becoming a referral partner, please email [email protected].