The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: Grants & Awards
Overview
Grants
Grants are made to organisations and individuals for positive contributions that meet the objectives of the Trust.
Since the Trust was founded it has supported a wide variety of projects including mobile spay/neuter clinics, the search for alternatives to the use of animals in research, poster campaigns, anti-poaching programmes, establishing veterinary hospitals, clinics and a network of animal sanctuaries as well as assisting smaller groups committed to the cause of animal welfare.
Special projects at a variety of sanctuaries and refuges have also been funded.
There are no restrictions on the geographical area of the work (with the exception of the USA and Canada), the type of grant, or the applicant.
- All Grant Applications must be animal welfare orientated and be of direct benefit to animals. See Grants Programme for more information on the Trust’s Grants Programme.
- Applications for vehicles; expeditions; activities that are not totally animal welfare related; educational studies or other courses; the payment of salaries; support for conferences and meetings will not be considered.
- Applicants are expected to also have applied to other grant making Trusts and organisations for financial support for the project.
- Where a grant is given for the construction of a building (e.g. veterinary hospital, clinic, animal shelter) the support of the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust must be suitably acknowledged e.g. “The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Cat Shelter”. It should be noted that when applying for such a grant, outline plans will be required together with a list of internal fitments and equipment to be used. The Trust will only support the construction of building’s that are functional for the task required and have no “frills”.
- Before a grant is given for sterilisation costs through the use of private veterinarians, these costs will have to be made known and agreed by the Trust. Reasonable but yet considerable discounted costs from the veterinarians to be used will be expected.
Visit this page for more conditions of grants: General Grant Conditions Document
All applications meeting the following criteria will be considered by the Trust:
- Those encouraging initiatives designed to improve animal welfare.
- Those promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation.
- Those promoting and encouraging practical work in alleviating suffering and preventing cruelty to animals.
- Those groups who are registered charities or non-government organisations
For details of projects supported previously, see here
The Jeanne Marchig Animal Welfare Award
Since the Trust was established in 1989, "The Jeanne Marchig Animal Welfare Award" has been given
periodically for outstanding work by an organisation or individual.
The Trustees seek to recognise:
- Practical work in the field of animal welfare and protection over a significant number of years, resulting in significant improvements that have made a real difference for animals either nationally or internationally.
The Award takes the form of a financial donation in support of the successful candidate(s) work.
The nomination and selection of those to receive the Award rests solely with the Trustees and their decision is final.
For details of previous award winners, visit the website here