Grant

ELIGIBILTY

• Applicant should be of an ethnic origin.
• Applicant should be a girl between 8 to 18 years of age on the first of January of the year of the grant.
• Applicant should be actively involved in an extra-curricular* activity.
• The applicant should demonstrate evidence of the reason for which the grant is being sought.Examples include funds needed for a sports tour, dance competition, art exhibition or a music contest.
• Applicant must provide 2 reference letters – one from their teacher and one from their coach, mentor or tutor. These letters should highlight their enthusiasm for the activity, and their potential to grow.
• Applicant should be actively involved in an extra-curricular* activity.
• Applicant should provide evidence of financial restraints as a letter from their parent(s). We will only consider individuals who would not be able to participate in their activity due to financial issues.
• Applicant must show competitiveness and high performance in the area of interest. This could be demonstrated through certificates and achievement awards in the activity.

*Extra-curricular activities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Sports: Tennis, badminton, baseball, hockey, cricket, soccer, swimming, skiing and gymnastics.
• Dance: Bollywood, bhangra, classical, contemporary, hip hop, jazz and ballet.
• Arts: Theatre, sketching, painting and photography.
• Music: Playing instruments, composing and singing.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• In the case of there being more than one applicant that the committee consider should be awarded a grant, the committee reserve the right to equally split the grant between recipients as they in their absolute discretion consider appropriate.
• In the case of there being no applicants or no eligible candidates that the committee consider should be awarded a grant, the committee reserve the right to retain the grant funds in the ‘IAMHER’ account for similar use in the following year.