How to request a grant
The Abhayaratna Trust helps Triratna Buddhist Order members experiencing financial hardship. Our guidelines for applying for a grant are that you are an Order member with less than £10,000 in savings (approx. US dollars/euros 12,000) or less than £15,000 savings if aged 65 and over. You can apply for a grant of up to £1,500 a time (or equivalent amount in other currencies).
If you have savings exceeding these guidelines, your application may still be considered, depending on circumstances. Please feel free to get in touch.
It is straightforward to apply. Use the online forms below or email kshantika@abhayaratnatrust.org.
We offer grants for:
Retreats, solitary retreats, Order gatherings + travel to any of these
Living costs, such as utility bills and white goods
Health and wellbeing support including therapies and mobility aids
Emergency cash
Grants are requested for a wide variety of reasons and needs. The diagram below gives an indication of the range and type of requests that we receive.
Asking for financial support often feels uncomfortable, so you can apply on behalf of an Order friend with their permission, or simply alert us to their circumstances and we will get in touch. Email kshantika@abhayaratnatrust.org.
Training and livelihood grants - a new initiative
Are you an Order member wishing to train or retrain to support yourself in future? Or do you have the necessary skills but not the means to start a small business?
If a lack of funds is getting in the way of you building a sustainable livelihood, get in touch with us about our new training and business start-up grants. We offer grants of up to £1,500 and will also consider running an appeal where more is needed.
Much of our grant work is focused on helping Order members with immediate financial difficulties, as well as funding retreats, but we are keen to explore supporting some Order members to build an ongoing source of income for themselves through training or running their own business. We have been making start-up business grants in India like this since the covid pandemic caused many Order members there to lose their jobs; we are now open to applications from Order members elsewhere in the world. Get in touch with kshantika@abhayaratnatrust.org for more information.
The Order Health Fund
The Abhayaratna Trust’s Order Health Fund supports Order members worldwide who fit our grant criteria by having an urgent or chronic health problem that needs funding and where no alternative funding is available. Contact kshantika@abhayaratnatrust.org to find out more and apply.
Grant Application Forms
Aryadhi
“‘Following redundancy in December 2024 additional expenses such as prescription glasses would simply not be possible. Thanks to the generosity of Abhayaratna Trust donors, I was able to apply for a grant of £237, (the government subsidised rate for those receiving benefits), for the purchase of two new pairs of spectacles. My thanks also to the Abhayaratna Trustees for approving this grant.’ Aryadhi, Norwich Sangha”
“Thank you for your quick response, empathy and generosity towards my present condition. The support gives me hope and a space to breathe and get out of a very difficult situation.”
Your GRants contact is kshantika@abhayaratnatrust.org
Your request will be decided usually within 5 working days, or less in an emergency. If we haven’t acknowledged your initial contact within 5 days, please assume a technical glitch and get in touch again.