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About the trust

Through the generosity of Alexander W Davie, the Charitable Trust was established in 1992, following his death, to provide financial assistance for educational purposes to children and young people under the age of 25 whose parents are unable to provide such assistance and who meet one of the following criteria. Category 1: The person in respect of whom an application is made (“the applicant”) must have been born in the Parish of Lumphanan or his/her parents were resident in Lumphanan at the time of birth. Category 2: The applicant has lived in the Parish of Lumphanan for five years prior to the date of the application, and continues to live there.   Category 3: The applicant was born in either the Parish of Torphins or the Parish of Kincardine O' Neil, or the applicant's parents were resident within either of these Parishes at the time of the applicant's birth or the applicant has lived within either of those Parishes for five years prior to making the application, and continues to live there. Applications are means-tested and School, College and University awards of up to £7,800 annually are paid by three instalments, at or around the beginning of each term. Applications must be submitted on an annual basis and applicants must be under 25 years of age on 1st August of the application year. Please note that no retrospective payments will be considered by the Trustees. The Trustees meet annually in early September to consider applications received on behalf of young people embarking on the next stage of their education at School, College or University. The Trustees may also consider applications to pursue second degrees or to undertake further studies which have commenced more than two years after completion of secondary education at the discretion of the Trustees and only where they are satisfied that exceptional circumstances merit the provision of such assistance. Although the Trust awards are primarily for core education costs, the Trustees may consider one off applications from the parents of children who meet the criteria for expenses such as educational school trips or private tuition. Such applications are considered throughout the year on a case-by-case basis. The Trust may also offer financial support for private education fees where the criteria is met. Applicants seeking such assistance should, however, note that the maximum award that the Trust will make at any one time is capped at £7,800. If successful, any award made by the Trust will be paid directly to the applicant’s school and parents will be expected to provide financial information to support their ability to pay any outstanding fees for the school year. Please note applicants seeking support in a subsequent year must submit a new application each year.

Davie Trust awards made over the past two years

Year 2024/25 - During the 2024/25 period, the Trust has awarded approximately £55,000 in grants to nine students to support their college and university education. Individual awards ranged from £3,900 to £7,800. In addition, one-off payments totalling £3,200 were made to six young individuals to help cover the costs of piano lessons, school uniforms, trainers, textbooks, and school trips. Year 2025/26 – During this period, the Trust made awards to nine students attending university. These awards totalled £66,400, with individual grants ranging from £3,900 to £7,800. A one-off payment was also made to a young student to assist with piano lessons and piano examination fees relevant to his further education. In addition, distributions were made to Lumphanan Primary School and Kincardine O’Neil School to support students attending a show pantomime as part of the Alexander Trust Davie Day. If you are intending to start College or University after the summer in whatever form that takes, remember to submit an application to lynne.burke@ledinghamchalmers.com on or before Friday 14^th August 2026.