Charity No 1139668
Diamond Education Grant
What is the Diamond Education Grant?
This grant awarding body was set up by our Federation (SIGBI) in 1972. Its purpose is to provide grants to assist women to update their skills after employment breaks or to acquire new skills to improve their opportunities for employment and promotion. Awards are made to help towards the cost of course fees or books/equipment, not for living expenses.
The grants that are awarded included courses as diverse as helicopter engineering, teacher training, an MA in play therapy, a BSc in midwifery, a conversion course for an overseas qualified pharmacist and a diploma in sign language interpreting.
How to apply
Applications for 2023 are now closed. The 2024 applications will open towards the end of the year with a closing date of 15 April 2024.
To be eligible you must be permanently resident in one of the countries of our Federation, which are:
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!
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