Assistance and advice in times of hardship is available to Institute Members through The Member’s Benevolent Trust (MBT)*

The Trust is an independent charity (No 207184) devoted to the relief of the following individuals. A needy person who is or has been a paid-up member of the Institute, or of bodies which have merged with, or been absorbed by the Institute, and spouses, widows, widowers, parents, children, grandchildren, or Dependants of such a person.

• The Trust exists to help those eligible who are in need because of death, illness, reduced circumstances or social distress by providing personal contacts and advice and/or financial grants as the Board believes appropriate.
• All applications are reviewed in complete confidentiality. To ensure anonymity a file number is allocated so that no information can be transferred to the Member’s file at the Institute.
• Grants may be made to assist with general household needs, furniture, security installations, medical aids and adaptations, clothing, respite breaks, school uniforms and other one-off exceptional items which may be required as a result of hardship or need.
• The Trust is particularly anxious to help unemployed and redundant members in the following ways: assistance with subscriptions, travel grants for job interviews; relocation grants; appropriate course fees (where this will widen scope for re-employment).
• A main aim is to help Members stay within their profession or maintain contact.

 

Applications

Applications are preferred in writing and should be sent to The Honorary Secretary, The Member’s Benevolent Trust, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DB. In an emergency or with an informal enquiry, please telephone +44 (0)20 8299 4905, or email gjbowyer@aol.com.

Restrictions

All grants are discretionary and are awarded in good faith on the evidence submitted. The Trustee’s decision is final and grants are not negotiable. The Trust would not normally make a grant where a member is in full-time employment but advice may be given.

*The Member’s Benevolent Trust of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining is composed of the merged funds of The Member’s Trust of the Institute of Materials and The Benevolent Fund of The Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. It was formed on 10 June 2003.