Providing support for those in need
The Foundation is able to offer a certain number of grants and repayable grants each year to applicants in need. These can be awarded to:
- widows, widowers, divorced or separated spouses of clergy who have served in the Church of England, the Church in Wales or the Scottish Episcopal Church;
- clergywomen, deaconesses, missionaries or other women professionally connected to the Church of England.
These grants can be made for a variety of reasons including resettlement costs, car expenses, household goods and furnishings. Grants will not be given towards educational, counselling or clothing costs for children, care home ‘top up’ fees or bankruptcy fees.
The amount of any award will depend on the type of help required, and all decisions are at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
Occasionally we also award ‘annual grants’, or regular support payments, to applicants. These are reviewed annually; any applicant for a grant will automatically be considered for an ‘annual grant’.
All grant applications need to be sponsored by someone who knows the applicant in a professional capacity. This requirement is deemed necessary as it is not possible to validate applications in person. Examples of suitable sponsors are: Bishop’s Visitor, Clergy Widows Officer, Parish Priest, Archdeacon, Broken Rites Chair. Please contact us if you want to check the suitability of someone or if you anticipate having any difficulty with this.
If you would like to apply for a grant, please click here for a fillable pdf (you will need to download it, save it and email it back to info@edwardstorey.org.uk). Alternatively you can contact the Foundation to ask for an application form to be emailed or posted to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, want to check your eligibility or want to check whether the Trustees award grants towards the item/service you require help with.