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
£42,242
Raised in 2023/24
£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.
Jazz and Soul at the Highbury 2024
Our regular Jazz-Soul-Rock night was held at the Highbury pub on 11th October, featuring Canoe and the Danny Kruger Experience. The usual bucket-rattle raised £813.80, a significant increase on last year’s figure of £611.45.
Read MoreChristmas Quiz 2024
Our annual Christmas quiz is being held at the Moseley All-Services Club on Friday 29th November. As usual, the fee for a team of six is £36. In addition to the quiz is a pay-bar, snacks and a raffle. Details…
Read MoreCurry Night 2024
Our annual spring Curry Night was held at the Kababish in Moseley on 20th May, with the Fund raising money both from the entry tickets and a raffle. The event raised £711 for the fund.
Read MoreChristmas Quiz 2023
We held our annual Christmas Quiz on 1st December 2023 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 MoreChristmas cards for 2023
Our 2023 Christmas card was 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. He has begun a course to…
Read MoreAnnual Christmas Quiz
Our annual Christmas quiz is being held at the Moseley All-Services Club on Friday 1 December. As usual, the fee for a team of six is £36. In addition to the quiz is a pay-bar, snacks and a raffle. As…
Read MoreClimbing Snowdon
In July 2023, our former beneficiary Samraj Singh – now a social worker – climbed Snowdon to support the Fund. His hike raised £515. Born in England and educated in India and the UK, Samraj lost both his parents in…
Read MoreDavid Esset our new Trustee
For the first time, the Eve Brook Scholarship Fund has appointed a former beneficiary as a trustee. Originally from Nigeria, David Esset BSc MSc was supported in his engineering studies at Coventry and Warwick by EBSF, and is now Project…
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.
