Diamond Education Grant

How to apply

Applications for grants towards courses in the academic year September 2023 to July 2024 are now open. Short courses are considered as long as they fall within these dates. Please complete the application form , but do read the notes below first to check if you are eligible.

• Diamond Education Grant Application Form 2023

To be eligible for a grant you do not have to be a Soroptimist (most of our applicants are not) but you must be female and permanently resident within one of the countries of our Federation. Eligible countries are listed below.

The closing date for applications is 15 April 2023, and all applicants will be notified via email at end of June 2023 whether or not they have received a grant. Successful applicants will be asked to provide some further proof of enrolment and two references before their grant is issued.

Eligible Countries

Asia

Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Europe

Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Malta
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom

Caribbean

Anguilla
Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos

How to donate

Around seventeen awards are made each year. With increased funding, many more women could be helped to make that vital career step up. To make a donation, either complete the donation form in the left hand side panel of this webpage or send a cheque, made payable to SIGBI Limited, to SIGBI Ltd, 2nd Floor, Beckwith House, 1 Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK4 1AF with a note to say that it is for the Diamond Education Grant.

And don’t stop there! Next time you review your Will, please consider including a legacy for the Fund, enabling your work as a Soroptimist to live on after you. The  wording should be as follows: “I GIVE the sum of £……….to SIGBI Ltd (address as above) for the benefit of the Diamond Education Grant Registered charity No 1139668.”

Recycling in aid of the Diamond Education Grant

Many Clubs have successfully used the jewellery recycling service to fund raise for past SIGBI Projects and their own Projects, and we now ask you to consider continuing this great method of raising funds in aid of the Diamond Education Grant.  SI Milford Haven is currently doing this in conjunction with “Recycling for Good Causes”.

Please encourage your Members to support this project so that we can continue to transform the lives of women and meet our goal to educate, empower and enable.  Clubs can raise funds by simply collecting recyclable items such as jewellery (made of any material), watches, rings, old bank notes and coins or gadgets such as Sat Navs, Games Consoles and Games, Tablets, Video Cameras, Mobile Phones, iPods and Laptops of any age.

The smaller items can be posted in a padded envelope to FREEPOST Licence RSXA-GJBY-ARRZ, Soroptimist International DEG, Unit 14 Amber Business Village, Tamworth, B77 4RP.  For gadgets please request a sack by contacting Erene Grieve via hq@sigbi.org or 01646 278826, fill it and then request collection from customerservices@recyclingforgoodcauses.org.

Don’t Delay Start Recycling Today!