Grants for College Essentials

The Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust is a small charity with a long history of providing financial support to families in the UK fashion and textile industry.

Our grants can help families who are struggling to afford the cost of sixth form or vocational college clothing and equipment for teenagers aged 18 years and under.

We encourage families to think about what is needed for the college year ahead, such as:

• Sixth Form Clothing and footwear (e.g. general clothing and/or formal attire if required)
• College Clothing (including specialist clothing for vocational courses)
• Study Essentials (e.g. schoolbag, stationery, books, etc)
• Course equipment (including specialist equipment for vocational courses)
• Laptop for coursework (if they do not currently have access to a home computer)
• Specialist educational tools: If your child has additional educational needs and could benefit form specialist educational tools we can support with this too. Find out more

Please note: we do have capped amounts for most items. Amounts awarded are at the discretion of the charity.

There are some items which we cannot fund, including:

• Travel costs
• College trips
• Tuition fees

Our grants can help families who are struggling to afford the cost of sixth form or vocational college clothing and equipment for teenagers aged 18 years and under. To apply for an FTCT grant, one parent must work OR have recently worked for a UK fashion or textile company. This work must have been for at least one year within the last nine years. The person applying must also claim child benefit for the child who needs a grant.