How to Request a Grant
The Abhayaratna Trust exists to help Triratna Buddhist Order members in financial hardship. So if you are an Order memebr with less than £10,000 in savings (approx US dollars/euros 12,000) you can apply for a grant of up to £1500 or equivalent currency to help with things that support your practice, such as retreats, solitaries, Order gatherings, travel to these; and also living costs such as fuel bills; and wellbeing/health costs where funding is needed and not otherwise available. It is straightforward to apply. Use the online forms below, or email taradakini@abhayaratnatrust.org.
The Order Health Fund
The Abhayaratna Trust’s Order Health Fund supports Order members worldwide who fit our grant criteria and who have a) an urgent or chronic health problem that needs funding and b) there is no other funding available. Contact taradakini@abhayaratnatrust.org to find out more and apply.
Grant Application Forms
Here are some examples of grants we’ve made in the past YEAR:
Emergency Cash for a Housing Bill
UTILITY BILLs
solitary retreats
FOOD & Clothing
REPLACEMENT FRIDGE
Accommodation & Travel to Order Events
counselling & Therapy
Hospital costs
Medical health devices, glasses, hearing aids
If you need more than £1,500 (USD or euros 1750), we may want to run an appeal for you, or we may direct you to other grant organisations or sources oF support.
Your GRants contact is taradakini@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 or message Taradakini.
Requests from India and Requests on behalf of friends
If applying from India, your request will usually be forwarded by us to Karmavajra@gmail.com who coordinates our grants programme in India.
Asking for financial support isn’t comfortbale for most people, so you can apply on behalf of an Order friend with their permission, or simply alert us to their circumstances. Email taradakini@abhayaratnatrust.org.