They aim to provide gap funding that supports young people who would otherwise not be able to achieve their ambitions or potential through Further or Higher Education.
From 2013 to 2020, the Foundation provided Scholarships to 100 young people, 85% of whom are BAME, and who studied at 57 academic institutions in the UK.
100% of all donations made to the Foundation are passed along to beneficiaries via awards and bursaries with no discount or fee for administration and overhead.
On the 8th July 2020, the Foundation launched a crowdfunding campaign that raised an additional £1.5 million, including backing from Stormzy, to support a further 150 scholars.
Retiring in 2006 he is now a Strategic Sales Consultant for The Instant Group as well as sitting on the Regional Leadership Committee at global FM outsourcer, Sodexo.
She previously held the role of Managing Director of Operations, having joined Tristan originally in 2016 as Head of Marketing and Communications.
[10] In 2013 The Foundation launched The Black Heart Scholarship Programme, which provides bursaries every year to several students who qualify.
[11] The application process involves writing a personal summary of up to 1200 words detailing the educational endeavour that the funding is requested for, and how it would align with the foundation’s aims to provide it to you.
The UK government has also plans to cut funding for art and design courses by 50% across higher education institutions in England, so the foundation hopes that this scholarship will help to counteract the effect of the funding cuts which are widening the gap for young people to participate in the arts.