The Amar-Franses & Foster-Jenkins Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The Trust is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not expect to win funds by sending a cold application.
- Its website's contact form is for other enquiries, so use it to ask whether your work fits rather than submitting a full proposal.
- Its trustees decide the fields and institutions it supports, and its listed themes, such as medical research, structural engineering, climate change, botany and horticulture, and the arts, show where its interests lie, so only work clearly within those fields is worth raising.
- Typical grants in the annual report fall between £3,900 and £54,000, with a median of £20,000, but the largest grant was £56,500, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Organisations whose work is theology, religion, the paranormal or metaphysics should not apply, as the Trust does not fund these.
Overview
The Amar-Franses & Foster-Jenkins Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1182652).
The Amar-Franses & Foster-Jenkins Trust provides finance to selected academic institutions so they can fund postgraduate and post-doctoral research in both arts and sciences. It began with one scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and now funds 27 awards at 15 centres of academic excellence. According to the annual report, it paid £298,600 in total, and it also provides subsidised accommodation for postgraduate students and graduate music and drama students in London.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust provides finance to selected academic institutions to enable postgraduate and post-doctoral research in the arts and sciences. It supports postgraduate education, training and research through bursaries, scholarships and other assistance for education establishments and students. Its fields span pure and applied art and science, engineering, medicine, music and drama, alongside subjects such as medical research, structural engineering, climate change, botany and horticulture, painting, opera and technical theatre. The trustees decide which fields and institutions to support, while the institutions select individual students and researchers. The Trust also provides subsidised accommodation for postgraduate students and graduate music and drama students in London.
Themes
- Medical research
- Structural engineering
- Climate change research
- Botany and horticulture
- Painting and printmaking
- Opera singing
- Technical theatre
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in England, London, Wandsworth and Birmingham.
What they don't fund
- Theology, religion, the paranormal or metaphysics
How to apply
Postgraduate students should enquire directly with their academic institution; other enquiries can be sent through the contact form.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Trust decides which fields of study or research to support, then chooses institutions that specialise in those fields.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in year to 31 August 2025 by size
Median £20,000 (year to 31 August 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- University College London£56,500year to 31 August 2025
- The Guildhall School Trust£54,000year to 31 August 2025
- University of East Anglia£40,000year to 31 August 2025
- Foundation & Friends of the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew£37,000year to 31 August 2025
- National Opera Studio£25,000year to 31 August 2025
- Alzheimer's Research UK£20,000year to 31 August 2025
- Birmingham Royal Ballet£20,000year to 31 August 2025
- Royal Horticultural Society£10,000year to 31 August 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £677,761 | £367,559 | £152,100 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £2,428,807 | £295,448 | £188,100 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £2,705,896 | £425,526 | £220,500 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £608,753 | £455,068 | £278,500 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £419,932 | £521,324 | £298,600 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- affj.org
- affj.org/story · read on 24 October 2026
- affj.org/bravura-house · read on 24 October 2026
- affj.org/contact · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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