George Drexler Foundation grants
George Drexler Foundation does not accept applications from charities; it invites four named medical schools to apply on behalf of UK medical students in financial need.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
George Drexler Foundation is closed to open applications, and a charity cannot apply to it. Under its scheme four medical schools are invited to apply on behalf of students: University College London, University of Nottingham, University of Liverpool and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. Each medical school is considered for a maximum grant of £20,000. The trustees wish to identify and assist particularly gifted or talented undergraduates who are struggling to support themselves financially through medical school. Students put forward must be UK citizens who will be in the third or fourth year of their medical degree. A personal or family link with commerce is a mandatory requirement for an application to be considered. The foundation does not fund overseas students, medical electives, volunteering, part-time study or gap year projects. Its application process is open to those four schools between 1 December and 31 March each year; confirm the dates before you rely on them.
What they fund
These categories come from the Charity Commission register. In practice the foundation's published scheme is narrower, and supports medical undergraduates through four invited medical schools.
Who and where
The register records the groups and places the foundation covers. Its own guidance limits applications to four named medical schools.
Who they help
Where they fund
What George Drexler Foundation says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“The trustees wish to identify and assist particularly gifted or talented undergraduates who are struggling to support themselves financially through medical school.”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
Who they say they'll fund
“Under the scheme four medical schools are invited to apply they are: University College London, University of Nottingham, University of Liverpool and Penisula College of Medicine & Dentistry.”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
“It is a mandatory requirement of the Foundation that a personal or family link with commerce is established for an application to be considered.”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
“Medical schools should note that the applications they submit must be for students who are UK citizens and who will be in the 3rd or 4th years of their medical degree courses.”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
What they say they won't fund
“the Foundation does not fund overseas students, medical electives, volunteering, part time study or gap year projects”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“Each medical school is considered for a maximum grant of £20,000.”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“Our application process is open to our four selected medical schools between 1 December and 31 March each year.”
Source: georgedrexler.org.uk — Guidelines - George Drexler Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To apply the income of the foundation for charitable purposes in connection with the advancement of educationinvlufinh higher commercial education and the relief of poverty of persons formerly employed on commerce or of their husbands, wives, widows or widowers issue.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
Can my charity apply to George Drexler Foundation?
No. Its published guidance describes a closed scheme in which four named medical schools are invited to apply. There is no route on its website for a charity to make an application.
How much does George Drexler Foundation give?
Its guidance says each medical school is considered for a maximum grant of £20,000. In its most recent published accounts it made £170,000 in grants to organisations and £90,000 in grants to individuals.
What does George Drexler Foundation fund?
Support for medical undergraduates in financial hardship. The trustees say they wish to identify and assist particularly gifted or talented undergraduates who are struggling to support themselves financially through medical school. Its registered objects also cover the advancement of education, including higher commercial education, and the relief of poverty of people formerly employed in commerce or their husbands, wives, widows, widowers or children.
Who is eligible under the scheme?
Four medical schools are invited to apply: University College London, University of Nottingham, University of Liverpool and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. The students they put forward must be UK citizens who will be in the third or fourth years of their medical degree courses, and the foundation says a personal or family link with commerce is a mandatory requirement.
What won't George Drexler Foundation fund?
It says the foundation does not fund overseas students, medical electives, volunteering, part time study or gap year projects.
How does the application process work?
Its guidance says the application process is open to its four selected medical schools between 1 December and 31 March each year. Check the funder's own website (www.georgedrexler.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 313278) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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