The Savoy Educational Trust is an independent United Kingdom charitable trust. It was established and endowed by four directors of The Savoy Hotel Limited in 1961.

1. Who are we?
2. Who do we give grants to?
3. How do I apply?

1. The main aim of the Trust, as one of the leading independent charitable trusts in the United Kingdom, is the advancement and development of education, training and qualifications within the hospitality industry.  The Trust aims to adopt good practice at all times and invest in worthwhile projects that have other well-known and respected partners.

2. The Savoy Educational Trust offer grants to:-

Individuals who wish to make a career in hospitality.

"I am writing to thank you so much for the award you have granted myself and my husband.  I was completely overwhelmed at your continued support without which we would have had great difficulty in fulfilling our dreams for the future.  We are both doing extremely well at college and enjoying the new challenges of level 3.  I will write to you when we have completed the course to let you know how we got on.  Once again a huge thanks for making such a difference to us." - Third year student - Professional Chefs course, Northampton College

"I am extremely grateful and honoured to have received this grant and I would like to express my appreciation to the Trustees of the Savoy Educational Trust, this will make a huge difference to me in my studies." - Student on BSc (Hons) Hospitality Management course - University of Plymouth

Educational establishments to enhance training and education facilities for their hospitality departments.

"This grant will make a huge difference to our students.  By giving our students experience of operating current standard equipment in a real working environment we can ensure that they have the best possible training for their future employment in the hospitality and catering industry.  The benefits of this training do not just extend to the students at the college, but also employers who need skilled staff to help them provide an excellent service to their customers and make a positive contribution to the local economy." Section Head of Hospitality and Catering Services - South Devon College

Associations to support those initiatives that will make a real difference to the hospitality industry.

"Excellent, very informative, well worth it."                                  "Great day, very knowledgeable presenters.  Thank you."              "Very educational day.  All the presenters are very good.  All the aspects of the course were well explained."                                   Fantastic day very well organised and presented ...  All the presenters and staff very approachable." Delegates on the Academy of Food & Wine Skill Build Seminar programme         

The Trustees believe in making a difference, in the long term, to career development and retention for those already employed in the hospitality industry.  In seeking to address this very important issue the Savoy Educational Trust collaborate with the Worshipful Company of Innholders to provide a joint scholarship programme for developing General Management potential. 

"I returned from my second week of the Business Leaders Programme at Cranfield last week, an exhausted but newly motivated man!  The programme is excellent.  It endorsed some of the things I was already doing but more importantly opened my eyes to many other aspects of my role which will certainly improve my business performance.  This programme has convinced me that senior management development is essential to an organisation and will also help integrate development at all levels.  I could never have justified this from my own company's limited development budget.  I heartily recommend the programme to others." 2006 Worshipful Company of Innholders/Savoy Educational Trust Scholarship winner

3. Full details of how to apply can be found on the How to Apply Page. Please click on the appropriate heading.