Fire Service Research and Training Trust (FSRTT)

Scholarship or Educational grant application form

Contents

Scholarship or educational grant application form 2-5

Data Protection – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) takes your privacy seriously and treats all personal information
in accordance with EU/UK data protection legislation. When completing this form, the IFE requests
the minimum information necessary to process your application. The IFE will only use the information
you supply here for the administration of your application and for further communications about the
progress and result of the application. The IFE will not share your personal details with any third
parties unless it is required to do so by law. Please view our Privacy Policy for more information.

1. Applicant’s full name (include title: Ms/Miss/Mrs/Mr/Dr): Date of Birth

Mr. Wendell De Ridder 03/05/1967

2. Contact telephone number Contact email address

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 +27 78 560 7656 charcasouthafrica@gmail.com

3. Address:

203 Lagoon view, Casino Street, Knysna,

Western Cape, South Africa

4. Current occupation/role:

Unemployed

5. Name & address of your employer/educational establishment (please include brief details of your
position and responsibilities):

N/A

6. I wish to apply for a grant from the Fire Service Research and Training Trust:

a) towards expenditure incurred/to be incurred by me in furthering my studies which I

consider to be conducive to the development of knowledge in the fields identified in the
objectives of the Trust.

Course Provider: IFE

Course/Examination: Fire safety Management Course Part 2: Fire Risk Assessment Online Course

Cost of Course: R9 085.00-

(Evidence of fees paid/to be paid must be attached to support this application)

Expected completion date of course or examination date 01 September 2022

Or

b) towards the cost of books totalling £ ------------

(In this case, evidence will be required that the cost of any tuition course has been paid from your
own resources and borne by you)

7. Have you endeavored to obtain financial assistance from elsewhere (please tick  appropriate
box):
x
Yes No

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If ‘yes’ please provide details including amount obtained if your application was successful:

N/A

8. If this grant application is not approved, how will this affect your proposed course of study:

Will not enable me to complete the course , because I am not financially capable at this stage to pay for
the course

9. Will you be in receipt of a financial reward in recognition of a successful outcome to your

studies (please tick  appropriate box):

Yes No X

If ‘yes’ please provide details a n d s t a t e t h e a m o u n t o f t h e r e w a r d :

N/A

Grant applications should contain relevant information for the Steering Group Panel to consider.
Please complete the following as fully as possible following the relevant guidance notes.

10. Background
Describe the background to the application, explain why the grant is needed:

Financial difficulties and to improve Fire Risk awareness in the community. Motivational letter attached

11. Purpose

Detail the overall objectives of the education/scholarship:

To create more awareness of the Fire Risks involved and thereby creating awareness of the necessity of
fire detection as an early warning device.

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12. Outcomes
Describe who will benefit from the grant and how this application relates to the objectives of the
Trust:
Personally I will benefit from the grant enabling me to get a more in depth course on my resume. This will
in turn benefit the community, especially Industrial, Commercial, Accommodation, Schools, Retirement
villages etc. that can be through an assessment be made aware of the Fire Risks involved at the specific
premises.

13. Planning & reporting

Preliminary outline – details should be as concise as possible, but contain enough information to
convince the Steering Group Panel of the specific and measurable outcomes (please continue on a
separate sheet if needed):

As per attached motivational document

14. Person specification

Detail a brief synopsis of the skills, experience, competencies and qualifications you have. Highlight
any other relevant work you have undertaken and any potential conflicts of interest (documentary
evidence may be required):

11 Years Fire Fighting and Rescue experience

SAQCC Fire Detection Commissioner

IFE Graduate member

15. Resourcing
Detail below any information regarding how if successful the grant will be spent, see resourcing
guidelines:

Grant will be spent as tuition fees for the online Fire Risk Assessment course.

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16. Please describe below how your studies will satisfy this criteria:

As per Motivational document

Signed: _______________________________ Dated: _26/07/2022

17. Please provide the name and address of a reference to support your application:

Riaan De Ridder

16A Boswerker street, Knysna Industrial, Knysna,6570

Tel: +(27) 76 191 4082

Referee will need to certify that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the above information and
details are correct:

Signed: ______________________________________ Dated: 26/07/2002

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