Founded in 1919 by philanthropist Sir Richard Stapley, our Trust supports postgraduate students pursuing further degree qualifications at UK institutions.

Joined November 2020
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We’re recruiting! 👀 We are excited to be looking for a Treasurer to join us as a trustee - for more info, head to our website: stapleytrust.org/become-a-tr…
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📣 Read all about it 📣 Our 2025 newsletter has been published - why not have a read: stapleytrust.wixsite.com/so/…

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It's Trustees Week! A time to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK 🎉 We're incredibly grateful to our trustees, who generously volunteer their time and expertise to ensure our charity can continue to support postgraduate students. Thank you!
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🔔 We’re happy to share a new funding opportunity from another charitable organisation. 🔔 The Leslie Fitch Scholarship is for those intending to study a post-grad course in a medical or healthcare discipline. Applicants must be living within the Rother PCN catchment area. ⬇️
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📣 We're recruiting! 📣 An exciting vacancy has opened to join our board of trustees. We are looking for someone with knowledge and experience of postgraduate education in the UK. You may even be a past grant recipient! To apply, please visit our website stapleytrust.org

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It’s 16 June which means it’s Sussex Day! Sir Richard Stapley was born in Twineham, Sussex in 1842 and was educated at day school in Lewes. Happy Sussex Day!
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Our trustees are busy reading the eligible applications for this year’s funding round - as ever, we are hugely impressed by the quality of the applications #postgrad #university #college #funding #charity
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📣 Our annual grant round for the academic year 2025/26 has now closed. This is because we have received the maximum number of applications that we can consider this year. For more info, please see our website
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Happy New Year! 🥳 A reminder that we will open for applications at 9am on Monday 6 January. You may wish to see a mock-up of the application form on our website to help prepare your application: stapleytrust.org/application…
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Hot off the press, our 2024 newsletter has been published! 📰 stapleytrust.org/_files/ugd/…
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📣 A reminder that we open our next grant round for the academic year 2025/26 on 6 January 2025. Our website includes a mock-up of the application form to give you an idea of the process: stapleytrust.org/application…
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We enjoy celebrating the successes of our alumni, and we were pleased to hear that Trust alumnus Audrey Borowski has had her D.Phil research at the University of Oxford published in a monograph 'Leibniz in his World'. Congratulations, Audrey! press.princeton.edu/books/ha…
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Congratulations to Trust alumnus Dr James Ransom, whose research on African higher education institutions has been published as an open access book 🎉 You can read James’ work here africanminds.co.za/flagship-…

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Happy #SussexDay! Our founder Sir Richard Stapley was born in Twineham, Sussex in 1842 and was educated at day school in Lewes. Below is the Arms of Sussex
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As a small charity with limited funds, we're unable to help every student who applies for a grant from us. However, we're proud of our guide which details some alternative organisations who support students. Take a look and share! 🎓🚀⭐ stapleytrust.org/_files/ugd/…

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🚨 We're recruiting! Are you looking to help improve access to postgraduate education? 🎓 We're seeking a new Trustee/Treasurer to help guide the Trust through an exciting period. Please download the information pack from our website to find out more: stapleytrust.org/become-a-tr…
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#onthisday in 1919, the deed to establish the Trust was signed
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📣 Our annual grant round for the academic year 2024/25 has closed. This is because we have received the maximum number of applications that we can consider this year. For information about other grant makers, please see our guide: stapleytrust.org/_files/ugd/…

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