From care to career
The Eve Brook Scholarship Fund, established in 1998, is for young people, aged 16 – 25, who have grown up in residential or foster care with Birmingham City Council. It is a scheme to celebrate the achievement of young people who’ve been looked after by giving them help to go to college or university.
307
Young people supported into Higher Education
£32,000
Spent on young people in 2024/25
£464,660
Distributed in grants to care leavers in Higher Education
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Click on the sections below to find out how we can help, who we’ve helped, and how you can support us and get involved.
25th Anniversary Event
In 2023 we held a major event to celebrate 25 years of the Fund, attended by Lord Mayor of Birmingham - Cllr Maureen Cornish, the Deputy Leader of the Council - Cllr Brigid Jones, and addressed by our Patron Baroness Helena Kennedy KC.
25 Years of the Eve Brook Scholarship Fund
In 2023, the Eve Brook Scholarship Fund (EBSF) celebrates a quarter of a century of helping Birmingham care-leavers to go to University. On 27 February, we launched a new film about our work, produced by the Birmingham film makers TinkerTaylor - just click on the image at right to watch it.
News and updates
Here are some recent highlights from our activities.
Forthcoming events 2025 for your diary
Watch out for the following Eve Brook events in 2025: Curry Night – Monday 28th April – Kababish, Woodbridge Rd, Moseley Jazz Night – Friday 17th October, The Highbury, Dads Lane Quiz Night – Friday 5th December, All Services Club,…
Read MoreChristmas Quiz 2025
Our annual Christmas quiz is being held at the Moseley All-Services Club on Friday evening, 5th December. As usual, the fee for a team of six is £36. In addition to the quiz, the evening boasts snacks, a raffle and a pay…
Read MoreChristmas Cards 2025
Our 2025 Christmas card is being designed by former beneficiary Luke Fielding BA MA an artist, writer and teacher, who is teaching English and Art at Tudor Grange Treetops, which provides education for autistic children. The design of the card and payment…
Read MoreWe support record numbers of postgraduate students
During 2024 the Eve Brook Scholarship Fund supported 11 young people through postgraduate courses with our £3,000 bursaries. The last few years has seen a significant increase of Birmingham care-leavers going on to post-graduate study. 2024’s tally was the largest…
Read MoreChristmas Quiz 2024
We held our annual Christmas Quiz on 29th November 2024 at the All Services Club in Moseley. The quiz evening, which also includes a raffle and sales of EBSF Christmas Cards, has been a regular fixture in the EBSF calendar…
Read MorePlease help us help our young people move from care to career via higher education
The Eve Brook Scholarship Fund is a registered charity and is funded purely based on the basis of private and charitable donations and fundraising events.
