About Us
The Rank Fellowship was launched in November 2003 to mark 25 years of the Rank Foundation School Leadership Award, a bursary scheme funded and administered by the Rank Foundation, a grant-giving charitable trust.
Over the past quarter of a century, 1,000 teenage boys and girls have benefited from anonymous financial assistance from the Rank Foundation’s School Leadership Award. In order to qualify for the Award, pupils must be
- at a participating independent or state school
- in need of financial support to complete their school or university careers
- regarded by their Head as possessing outstanding leadership potential.
The Rank Fellowship is open to past and present beneficiaries of the Rank Foundation’s Leadership Award (referred to here as “Fellows”). It promotes networking and mutual support among Fellows and encourages them to invest time and effort in voluntary activities, thereby contributing to a better society. The Rank Fellowship is already geared up to provide practical opportunities for Fellows to lend their skills and experience to specific not-for-profit or charitable organisations, including those supported by the Rank Foundation.