Our Flagships
We have three flagship schools which receive our largest three-year donations and programmes of non-financial support:
- Greig City Academy, Haringey
- The Halley Academy, Greenwich
- Cubitt Town Primary School, Tower Hamlets
Schools
We also support the following schools and universities through annual donations or scholarships:
- City of London School for Girls
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- King Edward’s School Witley
- Reed’s School
- St Paul’s Cathedral School
Awards for excellence
Tallow Chandlers’ awards recognise achievement in areas related to our trade (oils, fats and energy) and in the study of relevant subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths – STEM).
We make annual awards to:
- bp Apprentices and Technologists
- City & Guilds Health and Social Care student or tutor
- FOSFA International course participants
- Greig City Academy STEM students
- Royal Engineers Sappers
- Manchester and Salford Universities Royal Naval Unit seagoing students
- 206(R) Squadron RAF flight test pilots
All winners receive a certificate of excellence and some are given an engraved silver candlestick and/or Tallow Chandlers’ gold medal. The candlestick represents our origins in the tallow trade.
Bursaries for further, higher and trade education
We provide bursaries for study at or through the following establishments:
- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, including bursaries funded by the Anya Sturdy Charitable Trust
- FOSFA International – the Federation of Oils Seeds and Fats Associations
- London’s Air Ambulance – MSc in Pre-Hospital Care programme
- Manchester University School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
- School of Oriental And African Studies, University of London – jointly funded by M W Beer
- Selwyn College, Cambridge
- University of East London School of Health, Sport and Bioscience
There is also a joint Tallow Chandlers/bp bursary for apprentices who wish to study for a relevant degree.
Candidates for bursaries are selected by each establishment, with the final decision being made by the Company’s Education and Charity Committee.
We do not make awards to students who apply to us directly.