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Grant Aid
A number of financial awards are made each year to expeditions and individuals who show particular merit through the Trust's Grant Aid procedure. Only expeditions gaining YET Approval will be considered for Grant Aid.
Grant Aid for YET Approved Expeditions
Each year the YET awards grants to a number of expeditions who have successfully achieved YET Approval status. Expeditions that apply for YET Approval are automatically considered for one of the annual grants which are awarded on the recommendation of the YET Screening Panels following the annual screening interviews.

The annual grants made to Expeditions are:

The David Hollier Expedition Award - The David Hollier Fund awards grants to one or two expeditions each year. The award has no set criteria but favours expeditions with links to Scouting or Duke of Edinburgh.

Stephenson Expedition Award - One or two expeditions a year are granted the Stephenson Expedition Award. Again, there are no set criteria but polar expeditions are favoured. Awards may also be made to expeditions from the John Hunt and Sir Vivian Fuchs funds (see individual awards).
Grant Aid for Individuals taking part in adventurous activities including expeditions

The YET runs a grant aid scheme to help individuals under the age of 19 to take part in adventurous activities that have been given YET Approval.

Jim Bishop Memorial Fund
Jim Bishop was an outstanding young engineer, scientist and explorer who was killed in an accident whilst on an international expedition to the Karakorum . He was inspired by mountains and adventure as a teenager and he always regarded this initial experience as an important factor in his subsequent life. He endeavoured to encourage this taste for adventure in the young, and the Jim Bishop Memorial Fund was established by his family and friends to help further these ideals.

The Jim Bishop Memorial Fund makes annual awards to young people aged 19 or under to assist them to take part in adventurous projects or expeditions at home or abroad. Applications are welcomed from all young people and the definition of adventure should relate to the background and experience of the applicant. In recent years grants have been given to enable participation in expeditions abroad, or at sea, and to an autistic youngster attending an adventure course in Wales.
The David Hollier Award
David Hollier was a teacher and Scout leader who organised many youth expeditions abroad, fully recognizing the value such experiences have on the development of our young people. For many years he was a voluntary officer of the Young Explorers' Trust.

The annual David Hollier Award is restricted to young people who are members of an overseas youth expedition although the award recipient will be drawn from applicants to the Jim Bishop Memorial Fund. If you have applied to the Jim Bishop Memorial Fund you will automatically be considered for the David Hollier Award so there is no need to make a separate application.
Sir Vivian Fuchs Award
Vivian Fuchs was the leader of the first successful expedition to cross Antarctica in 1957. He had a distinguished career as an explorer at first in East Africa and later in polar exploration. He was the third and very active President of the Young Explorers' Trust. The award in his name may be made to an expedition as a whole or to an individual taking part in the expedition.

The John Hunt Awards
John Hunt led the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1952. He always had a keen interest in adventurous activities for the young, establishing the Endeavour Organisation, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and many initiatives with disadvantaged or delinquent youth. He was the first President of the Young Explorers' Trust.

Hunt Awards aim primarily to encourage young people whose circumstances might not otherwise lead them to consider such an undertaking and as such prioritise expeditions helping disadvantaged youth. The awards can be made to expeditions or individuals.

Applications for all individual awards are made using the same form and the closing date for applications is the 1 st February with applications considered by a panel in late February each year. Applications are judged solely on the Application Form presented, although approaches may be made to the stated referee in certain circumstances. Young people applying should complete the application form themselves. However, there may be some occasions where this is not possible which case the form must be returned with an accompanying letter from the adult completing the form to explain the circumstances.

Grants are made to individuals only, not to groups, and mass applications from all members of an expedition group are unlikely to be successful as the number of Awards are limited. Expedition leaders should advise expedition members as to who should make an application. In the event of several applications for the same project normally only one would be considered. This will be the most deserving if it can be discerned from the application. In these cases advice might be sought by the panel from the Expedition or Activity Leader.

To apply for the Bishop, Hollier, Fuchs or Hunt Awards, download the 2012 application form and return it to the details listed at the bottom of the form.
Grant Aid for Individual Contribution to the YET
This is an annual award made to an individual who is a member of The Young Explorers' Trust (or an affiliated expedition group) for outstanding service to youth expeditions.
The Alfred Stephenson Award
Alfred Stephenson was heavily involved in Antarctic exploration during the 1930?s. He was very keen on youth expeditions and became the first Screening Panel Chairman in 1974 for some 10 years.

The Alfred Stephenson Award for outstanding service may recognize a long period of involvement with the youth expedition scene, or a one-time young member who has later developed active leadership skills, or a young member who has made a particularly outstanding contribution to an expedition in the field. Nominations can be made by any YET member but must be submitted by mid March each year. Together with those submitted unsuccessfully in previous years, nominations will be considered by a YET appointed panel and the Award winner announced in April. Nominations can be made by downloading and completing an application form.
To nominate someone for the Stephenson Award, download this form and return it to the Awards Administrator at awards@theyet.org.
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