Verulam House Fund Trust

The Trust was established in April 1997, in accordance with a Resolution made by the St Albans Diocesan Synod October 1996, to award bursaries and project grants for promoting spirituality, education, service and witness within the Diocese. This Fund aims to support people and projects that promote education, spirituality, witness and service – and is always pleased to receive requests for financial help.

There are eight trustees, of whom six are elected by and from the Houses of Clergy and Laity of the Diocesan Synod in such a way that one member of the clergy and one lay person represents each archdeaconry.

Membership:

The Revd Will Gibbs (Chairman and Bishop’s Nomination)

Elected by Diocesan Synod for 2022-2025:
The Revd K David
The Revd L Williams
The Revd T Wynne
Dr J Kurien
Mrs K Smith
Mr M Taylor

Mrs M Butcher (appointed by the DBF)

Barbara Young – Clerk to the Trustees

Verulam House Fund Trust Constitution

Download the Verulam House Fund Trust Constitution

Meetings:

Tuesday 4 July 2023
Tuesday 10 October 2023

Applications:

The deadline for applications is 14 days before the relevant meeting so that they can be included in the agenda.

The Trustees work within the Diocesan Environmental Policy and aim to achieve the Church of England target of Net Zero carbon emissions across all Diocesan operations by 2030.  To help work towards this target the VHFT will prioritise applications that do not include air travel.  If you would like to apply for assistance to travel abroad please demonstrate in your application why this is important and how the environmental impact can be offset or mitigated.

Successful applicants are requested to complete a report on the work enabled by the funding not more than six months after completion.  Please ensure your report arrives 14 days before the relevant meeting so that it can be included in the agenda.

VHFT Leaflet July 22
VHFT Guidance (2009 v3)

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