Holmes Hines memorial fund
Small awards are available to help individuals or organisations with activities related to science and engineering for which public funds are not available. Applications can be in any area of science and engineering.
Examples of awards made during 2008-09:
- Support for students to attend a summer STEM (Science, Engineering & Maths) Festival
- Contributions towards the running of Schools’ Science Weeks
- Support for Science and Engineering Lunchtime and After School Clubs
- Contribution to the purchase of tools and equipment to be used for an Electronics Club
- Support for an Annual Schools’ Science Conference
Background
The Holmes Hines Memorial Fund is a registered charity (number 284529) which is administered at EPSRC by a trust. The fund was created following a bequest from a retired headmistress of a girl’s school, Miss Hines, to promote scientific research and, in particular, to help individuals to reach their scientific potential.
The bequest stated that it should provide annual prizes, scholarships, exhibitions or research grants, the incidental expenses of visiting scientists, the purchase of scientific apparatus and equipment, and funds for ‘such other purposes for the advancement of scientific knowledge as the council shall see fit’.
How to Apply
There is no set date for considering applications so you can apply at any time; there is no special form or format. Please contact Alison Hughes, the fund administrator, by emailing holmeshines@epsrc.ac.uk or writing to:
Alison Hughes,
EPSRC Finance,
Polaris House,
North Star Avenue,
Swindon,
SN2 1ET.