Funding

We can award guests who require financial assistance funding towards a break at Calvert Devon, thanks to the hard work of our fundraising team and the generous donations of our supporters and benefactors.

If you’re interested in a funding bursary, please let our Guest Services team know at point of booking and they can talk to you about this in more detail.

We can offer:

• 10-30% off the total tariff for families and individuals
• 5-15% off the total tariff cost for groups and schools/organisations

Please make sure to read the Terms & Conditions below before applying.

1 – Make a booking enquiry

Applying for funding starts with your booking phone call with our Guest Services team. If you’d like financial assistance, mention it to our team and they’ll talk you through the process.

2 – Receive an application form

During the booking process, you’ll be sent an application form. This might be alongside booking request correspondence or just after you’ve paid your deposit, depending on the situation. Your application form must be received before your balance due date.

3 – Submit application form

Once you have submitted your funding application form, we request that you make your deposit payment before we can deliberate eligibility and decide on an outcome. We will contact you either way, whether you are successful or not.

4 – Get a response

If our team inform you that you are successful in your application, they will send you an updated invoice with expected payment dates.

If our team inform you that you are unsuccessful in your application, you may request a refund of your deposit payment, should this be necessary.

1. One of the key criteria to be eligible for funding is financial need
2. Fundings are discretionary and are assessed on a case-by-case basis
3. Guests who require financial assistance are welcome to apply for funding for a break at any time of the year
4. Previous funding recipients are welcome to apply again after 12 months but are unlikely to be awarded at the maximum percentage
5. Previous receipt of funding does not mean that you will automatically be eligible to receive some in the future
6. We are unable to award funding after a booking has already been paid in full
7. The application form can be completed and sent back to us, funding is only approved and secured once the deposit has been paid and an amount allocated. The guidelines may change at any time to manage funds
8. Funding comes from various funders and, therefore, has certain restrictions and/or requirements for allocation. Funds are often determined by location, circumstance, age and disability according to the funder’s aims and objectives. We are obligated to ensure that we allocate funds accordingly. Therefore, in some instances, we may be unable to provide some if an application does not fit a specific criterion and we do not have any remaining unrestricted funds
9. Funding is only available to guests staying at Calvert Devon and are to assist directly with the cost of the stay. Unfortunately, we cannot offer bursary support for breaks outside of Calvert Devon, or towards travel costs and other associated costs.

For non-Calvert Devon funding options, check out some of the other funders found in the UK that could possibly provide financial support, each with their own criteria:

The Henry Smith Charity – The purpose of their Holiday Grants programme is to provide access to recreational trips or holidays for groups of children who have disabilities. They are interested in contributing to trips that would not take place without our funding.

Happy Days Children’s Charity – they aim to help as many people as possible by funding trips, experiences, respite breaks and group activity holidays for those who need them most.

Family Fund – the UK’s largest grant-making charity for families raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young adult on a low income. They can help fund family breaks and grant a wide range of other items including kitchen appliances, clothing, sensory equipment, and technology.

Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust – supports young individuals, groups and projects with ongoing progress into adventurous activities. This includes walking, climbing, cycling, kayaking, sailing, horse riding for residential courses at an outdoor centre such as Calvert Devon.