Contact: Louise Pickford - Ext 7355

1. Criteria

1.1. The Portal Prize Fund was established by Lord Portal in 1944 to encourage Hampshire school children and students to develop a wider knowledge of Commonwealth countries. Applicants must be resident in or attending secondary schools or further education colleges in Hampshire. The closing date for applications for 2001/02 was 31 March 2001.

1.2. This Sub-Committee has established the following priorities:-

Priority 1 - applicants who can demonstrate that they will use the money to carry out teaching work in an overseas Commonwealth country.

Priority 2 - applicants who can demonstrate that they will use the money to travel to Commonwealth countries on projects which benefit those countries and the people who live there.

Priority 3 - if any funds remain, applicants who can demonstrate that the money will be used towards a project which will promote a wider knowledge of Commonwealth countries in the United Kingdom.

1.3. The maximum which may be requested is £400. It was originally envisaged that 3 or 4 awards would be made each year. However, last year twenty awards were able to be made as the fund had been dormant for some years. Individual amounts ranged from £200 - £400 depending on the duration of the project. The total distributed last year was £4,950 although £450 has since been returned. This year there are 25 applications.

2. County Treasurer's Comments

2.1. Interest earned by the fund in 2000/01 was £546. Adjusting for inflation on the Trust Fund since April 1982 its value would currently be some £6,250. Its market value at 31 March 2001 was £9,395. Allowing for expected income at £550 in 2001/02, the Sub-Committee could allocate up to £3,600 in grants during the year to preserve the capital value. The Sub-Committee may, however, wish to preserve some or all of the added value to increase the real value of the Trust's income in future years. Following the large number of awards made in 2000/01, expected income has fallen by over 30% from £800 to £550. If grants are made well in excess of income this year, future income will fall further, and the level of grant aid in future years will be much lower. Were the fund to be exhausted, those for whom it was set up have the option of applying to the Sub-Committee for individual grants.

3. Applications

3.1. Details of the 25 applications which have been received for 2001/2002 are set out on the attached schedule. If approved at the amounts sought the total allocated would be £9,100 thereby virtually consuming the fund in its entirety at market value.

3.2. Applying the "duration" criteria and the Fund's priorities, meeting all the first priorities in full would amount to £5900. On the same basis, the nine other applications which fall into the second priority would amount to £2,100 making £8,000 in all. To respond to all the applications, therefore, and taking into account the County Treasurer's advice that £3,600 would be a reasonable sum to deploy to protect the capital, each of the allocations, if the guideline maxima were applied, should be reduced by 60% as shown in column 7 of the Appendix.

RECOMMENDATION

That awards be made to the applicants on the attached schedule in the amounts shown in column 7.

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The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

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2 Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

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APPENDIX

THE PORTAL PRIZE FUND

APPLICATIONS FOR 2001

	Name (1)	Age (2)	Project (3)	Amount Requested (4)	Comments (5)	Maximum entitlement (6)	Recomm endation (7)
1.	James Morgan, Denmead	17	Construction of classrooms and orphanage in Kenya July - September 2001	£400	Lasallian Developing World Projects enables young people to travel abroad to help construct classrooms or other educational facilities for the benefit of young people in deprived areas of Africa and Asia	£300	£120
2.	Chris Rochfort, Southampton	19	Conservation assistant in Queensland August - September 2001	£300	Working with the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers	£200	£80
3.	Ellen Stenning, Winchester		Teaching a range of subjects in Zambia 6 months	Not specified	GAP Activity Projects is an educational charity providing voluntary work placements overseas for young people in a year out between school/college and higher education	£400	£160
4.	Chris Paine, Emsworth	18	Construction of a school and teaching in local schools in Ghana Summer 2001	£400	Lasallian Developing World Projects enables young people to travel abroad to help construct classrooms or other educational facilities for the benefit of young people in deprived areas of Africa and Asia.	£400	£160
5.	Meghann Brook, Romsey	18	Youth mission trip to Uganda July - August 2001	£400	She will work with children in local schools making music.	£200	£80
6.	Matthew Brook, Romsey	16	Youth mission trip to Uganda July - August 2001	£400	He will work with children in local schools making music.	£200	£80
7.	David Hewett, Romsey	18	Youth mission trip to Uganda July - August 2001	£400	He will work with children in local schools making music.	£200	£80
8.	Neil Sharman, Romsey	18	Youth mission trip to Uganda July - August 2001	£400	He will work with children in local schools making music.	£200	£80
9.	Louisa Sellon, Winchester	18	Teaching English in a school in Malawi January - May 2001	£400	To follow	£400	£160

10.	Lucy Carver, Liphook	18	Teaching project in Kenya January - May 2002	Not specified	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
11.	Laura Hurst-Bannister, Andover	17	Teaching in a primary school in Uganda May - August 2001	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
12.	Eleanor Remnant, Baughurst	17	Teaching project in Tanzania January - May 2001	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
13.	Rebecca Bell, Bordon	18	Teaching project in Mozambique October 2001 - March 2002	£200	The Oasis Trust is an innovative organisation working in partnership in 12 countries, across four continents, to deliver Global, Community, Youth and Church action initiatives that tackle social issues that matter. Built on a Christian foundation, it operates regardless of race, religion or creed.	£200	£80
14.	Nicola Dennis, Locks Heath	19	Teaching in primary school in Uganda 4 months	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
15.	Charlotte Welsh, Ringwood	17	Teaching music, drama and sporting activities to children in Kenya 4 months	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
16.	Sarah Fry, Alton	18	Education programme in Uganda January - August 2002	£400	Students Partnership Worldwide send volunteers on 4-10 month programmes in rural Africa and Asia	£400	£160


17.	Isobel Allen, Winchester	18	Teaching programme in Vanuatu 4 - 10 months	£400	Students Partnership Worldwide send volunteers on 4-10 month programmes in rural Africa and Asia	£400	£160
18.	Holly Carpenter, Old Portsmouth	18	Teaching English in Zimbabwe 4 months	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
19.	Sally Davies, Winchester	18	Teaching project in Kenya April - August 2002	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
20.	Richard Crossby, Lymington	17	Teaching project in Kenya January - May 2002	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
21.	Charlotte Hosier, Cosham	17	Teaching project in North India. September 2001 - February 2001	£200	Charlotte is paying all costs involved including travelling and living expenses.	£200	£80
22.	Tanya Leakey, Beaulieu		Teaching project in Kenya November 2001 - February 2001	£400	Africa and Asia Venture is an educational scheme sending school leavers to Kenya, Uganda or India for 4 months between completing secondary education and starting higher education courses.	£400	£160
23.	Philip Hamann, Fleet		Teaching project in South India July - September 2001	£400	As part of I to I International Projects Limited	£300	£120
24.	Jade Harrison, Gosport		Conservation projects in Tanzania in January - June 2002	£400	Gap Challenge Placements in Tanzania is voluntary work teaching in secondary schools or working on conservation projects	£400	£160
£3200

Contact: Louise Pickford - Ext 7355

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