Deadline: 31 August 2025
The Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is accepting applications for its Mrs. Joan Christie CVO, OBE Legacy Grant and Bursary Scheme.
Categories
- Awards are made annually under each of the following three categories: –
- Music: Talented young musicians who live within the Borough can apply for the Music Bursary Award.
- Volunteering: Young volunteers who play an active role in volunteering within a group in the Borough can apply for the Volunteering Bursary Award.
- Horticulture: The primary purpose of their project will be to engage and inspire pupils with additional needs. Submissions should involve projects working with plants or garden and horticultural materials. Schools who apply must be recognised by the Education Authority.
Funding Information
- The Mrs Joan Christie CVO, OBE Legacy Grant and Bursary Scheme 2025 will provide three categories of funding as follows:
- Music: The Council will award £1,000 to four successful applicants who can play a musical instrument or sing to a high standard.
- Volunteering: The Council will award two bursaries of £1,000 to two successful applicants and the organisations with whom the volunteer works will also receive an award of £1,000.
- Horticulture: The Council will award a Horticultural Grant of £1,000 to two schools within the Borough for the delivery of horticultural projects.
Eligible Activities
- Music Bursaries
- purchase of musical instruments
- tuition fees
- practice/performance facility hire
- recording studio time
- transport to performances
- Volunteer Bursaries
- volunteer work with any recognised community group operating in the Borough
- Horticultural Bursaries
- horticultural equipment and products
- design and installation consultancy services
- specialist accessibility equipment
Eligibility Criteria
- Music
- Under 21 years of age on 31 August 2025
- Live at a permanent address within the Borough
- Never have previously received a bursary from Council for any reason
- Play a musical instrument or sing to a high standard NB If applicant is Under 18 they will need consent of parent/guardian to complete the application.
- Volunteering
- Under 21 years of age on 31 August 2025
- Live at a permanent address in the Borough
- Never have previously received a bursary from Council for any reason
- Work as a volunteer in a group that services the needs of those living in the Borough
- NB If applicant is Under 18 they will need consent of parent/guardian to complete the application.
- All applicants to this category must ensure they have the approval of their group to make the application.
- Horticulture
- To be eligible to apply applicants must be a primary,
- post-primary or special school in the Antrim and
- Newtownabbey Borough as recognized by the
- Education Authority.
Ineligibility Criteria
- applicants from outside the Borough
- retrospective expenditure
- unrelated expenditure
For more information, visit Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
