What is the Lincoln Bishop Foundation Fund?
The Lincoln Bishop Foundation Fund supports a variety of projects that enhance the student experience during their time at university.
The fund focuses on projects that cannot be resourced through the University’s main funds. Therefore, a number of grants are distributed each year to support voluntary work or other innovative, creative, charitable or community-based projects both here in the UK or overseas.
For more information please contact thehub@lincolnbishop.ac.uk
What can you get funding for?
The University has three priority funding areas:
- Lincoln Bishop clubs and societies
- Innovative and creative local community projects
- Developing evidence for the Graduate Attributes Excellence Award
For students, the fund focuses on providing a number of small grants to assist with expenses incurred when undertaking voluntary work or other innovative, creative, charitable or community-based projects both here in the UK or overseas.
For staff or group applications, the types of activities that can be supported include: student expenses associated with field trips, equipment that is hard to fund from central reserves, projects that are difficult to fund or a low priority for departments, but clearly enrich the student experience. Normally, grants are given to innovative or new work rather than activities that have been running for several years.
While it is possible to apply for support for overseas projects, these applications require a stronger justification, as the benefit of the international experience must be clearly demonstrated and may be subject to more stringent criteria.
Each year the Lincoln Bishop Foundation Fund also commits to providing a £6000 grant to the BGSU sports societies to support costs associated with competitions.
How much can you get?
- Students and alumni who apply can receive up to £500.
- Staff applying for grants, to support activities that cannot be funded through the University's main resources but clearly demonstrate enhancement to the student experience, can apply for funding up to £1000
- Groups of students, clubs and societies can apply for grants of up to £1000
The amount awarded is dependent on the strength of an application.
Other benefits of applying for the fund
Participating in a project offers valuable opportunities for students to develop a wide range of employability skills that are highly sought after by employers. Some of these include communication skills, teamwork and collaboration, adaptability and problem solving, as well as cultural awareness and global perspective.
How to apply?
Applications
Click here for guidance for the Lincoln Bishop Foundation Fund.
Click here for the application form for societies and student groups.
Click here for the application form for individual students.
The Grant Awarding Panel meets three times a year to go through all applications and take into consideration the project, the quality of the application and the supporting evidence before making decisions. Applications can be submitted at any time but please note when each of the three rounds of funding close.
If at any point in your application you encounter problems, please contact thehub@lincolnbishop.ac.uk at your earliest opportunity.
2025-26
Funding Round 1
Drop-in information session:
Wednesday 29th October 2025
Deadline for applications:
Wednesday 12th November 2025
Committee Meeting date:
Wednesday 26th November 2025
Funding Round 2
Drop-in information session:
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Deadline for applications:
Wednesday 28th January 2026
Committee Meeting date:
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Funding Round 3
Drop-in Information session:
Wednesday 15th April 2026
Deadline for applications:
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Committee Meeting date:
Wednesday 13th May 2026
More information
If you would like more information about the Lincoln Bishop Foundation Fund or would like to discuss making an application please contact thehub@lincolnbishop.ac.uk
Projects the Foundation Fund has supported
The Lincoln Bishop University Foundation Fund has supported projects all over the world.
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