Burwood House Trust and Ruspini House Trust

Burwood House Trust and Ruspini House Trust support accommodation costs for boys and girls respectively. These funds have recently launched a new scheme that aims to support young people at a time when financial assistance from other agencies is very limited.

Who is eligible?

The children/grandchildren of Freemasons* who are also:

• Students studying a postgraduate qualification highly beneficial for their careers; or
• Recent graduates who wish to undertake unpaid/expenses-only internships/work experience; or
• Undergraduate/postgraduate students who need to undertake research away from their usual place of residence

What help is available?

Means-tested grants towards accommodation costs. Assessable Income is calculated by adding ALL household income and deducting direct housing costs.

Applicants from families with Assessable Incomes of:

• Under £26,000          =     £3,000 p.a.
• £26,001 - £31,000    =     £2,000 p.a.
• £31,001 - £36,000    =     £1,000 p.a.

(Support is paid pro rata for courses/placements that are shorter than one year).

For more information and to discuss an application please contact Kerry Whitford at the RMTGB on kwhitford@rmtgb.org

* In certain exceptional circumstances, we can also consider helping children where a Freemason, who does not have to be a relative, has provided financial support for the child. Freemasons must be members under the UGLE constitution.

The Frederick Phillips Charity (for Girls and Boys)

This Charity was established in 1927 and was originally administered by the Grand Charity. It has wide terms of reference, but is currently being used for assistance with Higher Education. Accordingly, the Charity was passed to the RMTGB for administration.

Old Masonians Association Memorial Trust (for Girls and Boys)

This Bursary was established in 1989 as a permanent memorial to Norman Taylor Sinclair, a former Headmaster of the Royal Masonic School for Boys, to former pupils of the School who gave their lives in the service of their Country and to the School itself and the work it did over a period of 179 years. The object of the Bursary is to provide assistance by way of relieving poverty and/or advancing education for the benefit of children of the family of a Freemason under the United Grand Lodge of England.

Contact address:

RMTGB
60 Great Queen Street
London
WC2B 5AZ
Tel: 020 7405 2644
Fax: 020 7831 4094

petitions@rmtgb.org