You should fill in the application form, giving all the detail required, and bearing in mind that the Selection Committee will take quality of presentation into account.

The Selection Committee will be looking for evidence of enterprise and originality; therefore you should make clear in your application to what extent the proposed project has resulted from your own initiative, as opposed to, for example, simply applying for a standard, organised gap year activity.

Please give an outline of personal research and planning wherever possible, rather than simply including a copied set of details from organising bodies.

You should include details as far as possible of: (a) costings of the activity, and (b) proposals for meeting those costs.

Other efforts at fundraising and any applications to other grant-giving bodies should be mentioned under (b).

Please set out clearly the dates of the proposed enterprise as far as possible.

The Members of the Selection Committee are positively influenced by applicants’ awareness of the interests and achievements of G Kempson and Rupert Rosedale.

​If you have followed all the guidelines above, you will find that the interview itself is a friendly and informal occasion!