​​​What the fund is for
You can apply to receive financial support from the Lord Portsea Gift Fund if you're a young person and want to further your career in:
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the civil services in Jersey, Guernesey or the UK
- the
UK armed services
You could use your grant to help you pay for educational training, re-training or specialised equipment​.
Grants are usually between ÂŁ1,000 to ÂŁ2,000.
The amount of funding available can change every year.
Who can apply
You can apply for a grant if you:
- are aged 29 or under​
- were born, or have a parent who was born, in the Channel Islands
- are employed or about to become employed by:
- the Government of Jersey or Guernsey
- HM Government Service such as the military, civil service or hospital services
- a local authority in the UK
Applying for the grant​
Complete the application form below and return it to Skills Jersey.
We must receive your application by 1 May for conside​ration of funding for the next academic year.
Decisions about funding are made by a Grands Panel once a year, usually in July, for the next academic year​.
Lord Portsea Gift Fund Application Form
​How the fund originated
In 1957, a sum of ÂŁ17,000 was left by Miss Albina Bertram Falle to the Royal Court and the States of Jersey in line with the wishes of her late brother, Lord Portsea.
With the approval of the Royal Court, the States of Jersey accepted the gift in 1968 and 3 years later (the sum now ÂŁ27,000), the States Assembly adopted the Lord Portsea Gift Fund (Jersey) Act 1971, which set out the rules for the administration of the Fund.
In 2014, the status of the Fund changed when the Royal Court
approved its incorporation under the name of The Lord Portsea Gift Fund Incorporated.
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