International funderBased in United Kingdom

The Gold Standard Charitable Trust

London, United KingdomWebsite

About The Gold Standard Charitable Trust

The Gold Standard Charitable Trust focuses on widening access to high-quality independent education by funding means-tested bursaries for talented pupils at a fixed group of partner schools. Its support is highly targeted and practical: it helps cover a substantial share of tuition fees so students from lower-income backgrounds can attend schools that would otherwise be out of reach. This is a tightly managed, education-access funder with a clear geographic and institutional focus in the UK, especially London and partner schools.

Annual Giving$867K

Focus Areas

Independent School BursariesMeans-Tested ScholarshipsWidening Access to Elite EducationPupil Fee SupportUK Education Access

Giving Approach

Structured bursary funding through a defined partner-school program; awards are typically very large as a share of fees (often 75%+ and averaging around 86%), with applications tied to an annual cycle and limited to eligible students at partner schools rather than open grantmaking.

How to approach this funder

Applications are only available through the GSCT partner-school bursary process, so applicants should work through one of the 12 partner schools and watch the annual timeline closely; for the 2026/27 cycle, applications open 31 October 2025 and close 5 January 2026.

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The Gold Standard Charitable Trust

About The Gold Standard Charitable Trust

Focus Areas

Giving Approach

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Notable grantees:

Open Grant Opportunities

GSCT Bursaries (Partner School Bursary Funds)

The Gold Standard Charitable Trust

About The Gold Standard Charitable Trust

Focus Areas

Giving Approach

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The Grant Brief

Notable grantees:

Open Grant Opportunities

GSCT Bursaries (Partner School Bursary Funds)