Grants

Are you a disability expert interested in sharing your skills in a developing country as a volunteer? Or are you from an organisation in a developing country which would like to receive disability training? Would you like to share skills and experience with inspiring professionals from all over the world? Then MAITS would like to hear from you!

MAITS provides small grants to enable experienced disability professionals from all over the world to share their skills with those working with and caring for those with neuro-developmental disabilities in low and middle-income countries. Both trainers and organisations receiving training can apply for small grants to cover costs that make the training possible. Our volunteer trainers come from all over the world.

What kind of grants do we provide?

We have two types of grant programme:


1. GRANTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING

We provide grants for delivering disability training in low resource settings. We have a matching service for organisations looking for training and professionals able to provide training on neuro-developmental disability in a voluntary capacity. Organisations can request training in a specific area of therapy or education and MAITS can match them with suitable trainers. The trainers are eligible to apply for grants to enable the training to happen.

If you are a volunteer trainer who has already identified an overseas organisation in a developing country which wants training, you can simply apply for grant funding. This could cover travel, food, training materials etc.

WHAT DOES MAITS OFFER?

MAITS offers small grants to enable training to take place.

For volunteer trainers, we offer grants of upto £1000 to cover trainer’s expenses. The exact amount awarded depends on many factors, including the overall cost of the trip, the expected impact of the training, the trainer’s level of experience, the number of people of the same profession applying at once and the length of the trip.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • To be considered for a small grant as a volunteer trainer you must be a qualified disability specialist, such as a physiotherapist, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, community paediatrician, special educator/teacher or similar.
  • You must have at least four years post-qualification experience
  • You must have experience either working or volunteering overseas in a developing country
  • You must be willing to undergo a DBS or police check to ascertain that you do not have any convictions that would prevent you from working with children and vulnerable adults. Please click here for more details on MAITS safeguarding policy.
  • All trainers must be approved and should agree to comply with MAITS’ code of conduct and terms and conditions, which also include providing a written trip report as per MAITS requirements. Please click here for full details.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ORGANISATIONS RECEIVING TRAINING

  • We work with a variety of organisations as long as they are based in low or middle-income countries and support people with developmental disabilities. Examples of the type of organisations we have supported include universities, schools, hospitals, healthcare providers, charities and NGOs.
  • You need to sign up to MAITS’ code of conduct and be able to provide your organisation’s safeguarding policies.
  • You need to provide a key contact person for the assigned volunteer trainer, so they have a local contact in case of emergency.

DOCUMENTATION FOR GRANT

Successful applicants will be required to go through MAITS due diligence and documentation which is explained in MAITS Trainer’s Handbook. 

HOW TO APPLY

For first time applicants, you will need to register here.If you wish to talk to someone first before applying, you can contact us on info@maits.org.uk or by calling +4420 7 258 8443.

Once your profile has been reviewed and activated by MAITS, you can proceed to fill in the application form and submit to info@maits.org.uk

If you have previously registered with MAITS then please directly proceed with filing the grant application form.

WHAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE?

Apprentice Trainer grant scheme

MAITS is committed to supporting people to gain international work experience. We therefore invite individuals to join more experienced overseas trainers on MAITS funded trips. If you have colleagues arranging such a visit or have answered an advert from our website to join a team for which you have been selected, you can apply for a small grant (up to £250) by completing the relevant application form for apprentice trainer.


2. GRANTS TO ATTEND TRAINING

These grants are aimed at supporting our trainers to attend training involving MAITS trainers for their continued professional development. This could include such things as transport costs, accommodation and subsistence. Senior staff receiving a grant will be obliged to provide subsequent training to their colleagues on behalf of MAITS.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Your application will be assessed according to how well it complies with the following:
1) The training will directly enhance the service delivered by your organisation and is undertaken with the support of your organisation.
2) The knowledge and skills learnt will be shared with others.

Grant Conditions
1) The training has been organised by MAITS or involves MAITS trainers.

2) You can provide proof of acceptance on the training course.

3) Upon completion, you will provide MAITS with a report of the training and your plans for cascading your    knowledge, using the MAITS’ form provided.

4) Receipts are provided to MAITS in order to claim back any expenses previously agreed by MAITS.

5) Expenses will only be reimbursed on receipt of the report, expenses claim form and receipts.

6) Acknowledgement of MAITS’ contribution should be given when reporting to others on the training received.

DOCUMENTATION FOR TRAINING

Successful applicants will be required to go through MAITS due diligence and documentation which is explained in MAITS Trainee’s Handbook

HOW TO APPLY

For first time applicants, you will need to register here.If you wish to talk to someone first before applying, you can contact us on info@maits.org.uk or by calling +4420 7 258 8443.

Once your profile has been reviewed and activated by MAITS, you will need to complete an application form for a grant to attend training, and submit to info@maits.org.uk. Grants are paid once the training has been completed and the required paperwork submitted.

If you have previously registered with MAITS then please directly proceed with filing the grant application form.

MAITS expects all grant recipients to acknowledge MAITS’ contribution when reporting to others on the training given/received and organisations should provide information about the training, acknowledging MAITS on their website.

 

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