Medical Toolkit Grants & Elective Bursaries.
Supporting medical students - the NHS Junior Doctors of the future
A further extremely generous donation from The C A W Blackwell Discretionary Will Trust will enable The Victoria Foundation to increase the grant amount and number of medical students it supports annually.
The Victoria Foundation is truly grateful to have received an additional six figure donation from The C A W Blackwell Discretionary Will Trust. This very considerable donation will enable the Foundation to increase both the grant amount it awards to medical students facing great financial hardship during their studies and the number of students it supports annually. Grants from ‘The Charles Anthony Walter Blackwell Training Fund’ will be awarded by the Foundation to medical students in real need to help provide study materials, equipment, and travel to hospital or elective placements.
Graham Ball, TVF Founder and CEO, said
“This tremendous donation will have such a huge impact not only on the increased level of support we will award to medical students but will also enable us to expand the reach of our grant giving programme which supports widening participation in medicine. ‘The Charles Anthony Walter Blackwell Training Fund’ will provide vital funding for medical students – the future generations of doctors. We are so truly grateful to the trustees of The C A W Blackwell Discretionary Will Trust in making this award to the Foundation.”
TVF supports *widening participation in medicine by awarding Toolkit Grants and Elective Bursaries of c£500 (an increase from £250 due to 'The Charles Anthony Walter Blackwell Training Fund’ donation) to over 50 medical students each year from lower socio-economic backgrounds to help cover the cost of textbooks, study materials, medical equipment and travel to hospital or elective placements. TVF does not award grants towards tuition fees.
*Widening participation in medicine aims to ensure that the NHS is reflective and understanding of the needs of its patients in the future.
Applying for a Medical Toolkit Grant or Elective Bursary
Grant applications are reviewed each quarter in January April July October
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact The Victoria Foundation on T: 020 8332 1788 or by Email
Please note TVF is unable to consider applications; before a student has started studying medicine, from an overseas student studying at a UK university or from a student studying at an overseas unversity.
4th year student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School awarded £500 TVF Toolkit Grant in 2023
‘I’d like to say a huge, huge thank you to TVF Mr CAW Blackwell Medical Toolkit Grant and would like to accept this incredible offer of £500.
This grant means a huge amount to me, my mum and my brother. Since losing my dad, there's been a huge financial burden on my family, and medical school has been difficult to fund so far. I've been extremely grateful to The Victoria Foundation for helping me through this and relieving some of this stress on us.’
Year 1, 2nd degree - University of Leicester
…… This grant has helped to fund the necessary equipment I will need for my clinical training within medical school, including a stethoscope and essential textbooks. I am extremely grateful for the work of the foundation and the generosity of all the donors.
Can you make a donation now to help support medical students during their studies on their way to becoming NHS junior doctors of the future?
TVF would like to continute to support an even greater number of medical students - please make a donation NOW. Every donation, small or large, will help to provide support for medical students from lower socio-economic backgrounds studying at universities across the UK.
Could you Sponsor a Toolkit Grant for a Medical Student by making a regular gift to TVF?
A monthly gift of £20 per or an annual gift of £240 could provide a Toolkit Grant for a medical student to help fund textbooks, medical equipment and travel costs to a hospital placement.
To arrange a bank transfer or to set up a standing order please find TVF's Bank details. HSBC Kingston Branch Account No: 01 56 33 27 Sort Code: 40-26-12
How you donation could help
- £80 could provide a textbook for a medical student
- £200 could provide study materials & help cover travel costs to a hospital placement
- £250 could provide a bursary towards the travel costs for a medical elective
Toolkit Grant - thank yous from medical students 2020 - 2021 - the difference your donation could make
I would like to thank the Victoria Foundation Mr CAW Blackwell Medical Toolkit Grant Fund for the financial support that they provided me this year. I'll be eternally grateful and I endeavour to return the favour in the future. With teaching being delivered online I became more reliant upon my laptop that was over 10 years old and didn't have the capacity for this. Thus, I had to invest in a new laptop and without the aid of the TVF I wouldn't have been able to purchase this learning essential.
Year 2, 2nd degree - University of Aberdeen
I'd like to say a massive thank you for awarding me this grant at such a stressful period of time. I've been able to invest in books and online resources to complete my 5th year of study, and am now no longer struggling to afford my living costs.
Year 5 - Imperial College London
I am writing to thank The Victoria Foundation and the Estate of Mr Charles Anthony Walter Blackwell for awarding me with a Medical Toolkit Grant of £200. This will make a great difference to me during my second year of Medicine, aiding with the transport to clinical sessions and the funding of necessary resources. Given the current circumstances, this grant has become even more valuable to me, and I greatly thank those involved for making it possible.
Year 2, 2nd degree - University of Aberdeen
I used my Medical Toolkit Grant to purchase a wireless iPad keyboard to write my January exams on my iPad from home. Moreover, I purchased a highly recommended Human anatomy app, software and flashcards which have been enormously useful in learning my anatomy this year and future to come.
Year 1, 2nd degree - University of Leicester
…… This grant has helped to fund the necessary equipment I will need for my clinical training within medical school, including a stethoscope and essential textbooks. I am extremely grateful for the work of the foundation and the generosity of all the donors.
Year 3 – University College London
The £200 grant awarded to me will help me greatly over the next year of my study. I am approaching my final year of medical school and have a number of high stake exams coming up such as the PSA and SJT, and this grant will allow me to purchase the necessary resources in order to prepare for these exams, but will also allow me to reach my full potential. Year 4, 2nd degree - University of Leicester
Thank you so much for making this grant possible for medical students like myself. The grant means that the equipment needed for my degree is affordable, so that my family and I don't have to struggle for everyday essentials at the expense of my degree. Without the help of charitable organisations and people, like Mr Blackwell, I would be struggling, and for this I am grateful.
Year 1, 2nd degree - York Medical School
I wanted to thank the organisation for making this grant available to me. I really appreciate it and without it I would find it incredibly challenging to drive to and from far away placements. I hope you can reach as many people with this grant as possible.
Year 5 - St George’s University London
Thank you so much for your generosity, I cannot thank you enough and really appreciate the help 'The Victoria Foundation Mr CAW Blackwell Medical Toolkit Grant Fund' has given me. This grant will allow me to focus on my academic studies in order to further my career. It’s a huge relief to not have to constantly worry about finances. I will also be able to continue volunteering and focus on my publications as earning money is not necessarily the priority.
Year 4, 2nd degree - St George’s University London