The Ouseley Trust was formed with the aim to maintain a high standards in choral worship in the Church of England, Church of Wales and Church of Ireland, doing so through the provision of grants.
The Trust supports causes through offering grants to either individuals or groups, with grants made in the following areas:
- Grants towards the costs of musicians, scholarships, bursaries, and choral outreach/development schemes.
- Means-tested assistance towards the fees of individual choristers at cathedrals and choral foundations.
- Purchase of liturgical music (not hymn books or psalters).
- Courses for individuals and groups of church musicians.
- Where there is no specific choir school: grants towards chorister support costs, including theory, instrumental and vocal tuition, plus travel and subsistence associated with choristers at cathedrals and choral foundations.
- Other projects (e.g., outreach) of an innovative kind that are likely to further the Trust’s object in a direct and effective way. In exceptional circumstances, these may include music commissions. In EVERY case, the project must have a direct bearing on the promotion and maintenance of a high standard of choral worship.
Applications are via an online application form with a useful procedures and guidelines document also available.
The Trust offers grants of varying sizes but are usually small grants of a maximum of £5,000.
Applicants are able to apply before two yearly deadlines, usually at the end of February and June.
For more details visit the Ouseley Trust website.