Rees Jeffreys Road Fund grants
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund gives grants for research, education and roadside improvement projects that encourage and promote better and safer roads, typically under £10,000.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund gives grants for research, education and roadside improvement projects that encourage and promote better and safer roads. Its Ready for the Future application guidance says there is no maximum or minimum amount of grant, although it expects grants will be less than £10,000. Its registered objects cover fostering the improvement of the design and layout of public highways. They also cover roadside parks and open spaces designed to enhance the beauty and attractiveness of the highways, and improving existing and providing additional public highways planned to secure maximum safety and beauty. Applications relating solely to rail, air or maritime transport are unlikely to be funded. It also runs a separate bursary route: a small number of £10,000 bursaries each year for individuals studying for a transport-related MSc, applied for by universities on their behalf.
What they fund
These categories come from the Charity Commission register. The fund's own description is narrower: research, education and roadside improvement projects for better and safer roads.
Who and where
The register is not consistent here. It records the fund's area of operation as throughout England and Wales, while listing England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland among the countries it works in.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Rees Jeffreys Road Fund 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
“provides grants for research, education and roadside improvement projects that encourage and promote better and safer roads”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — Grants - Rees Jeffreys Road Fund →
Who they say they'll fund
“In no circumstances will direct applications from students be considered”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — Bursaries - Rees Jeffreys Road Fund →
What they say they won't fund
“Applications are discouraged for generic leadership and management courses”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — (PDF) Ready-for-the-Future-Application-Guidance-2026-Apr.pdf →
“Applications relating solely to rail, air or maritime transport are unlikely to be funded”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — (PDF) Ready-for-the-Future-Application-Guidance-2026-Apr.pdf →
Grant sizes they mention
“make a small number of £10,000 Bursaries available each year for individuals studying for a transport-related MSc”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — Bursaries - Rees Jeffreys Road Fund →
“There is no maximum or minimum amount of grant, although we expect grants will be less than £10,000”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — (PDF) Ready-for-the-Future-Application-Guidance-2026-Apr.pdf →
Deadlines they mention
“The deadline for universities to make an application to the Fund on behalf of students for the 2026-27 academic year is 5pm Friday 3rd July 2026”
Source: reesjeffreys.co.uk — Bursaries - Rees Jeffreys Road Fund →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To foster the improvement of the design and lay-out of public highways; to promote schemes for the provision of roadsie parkchemes for the provision of roadside parks and open spaces designed to enhance the beauty and attractiveness of the highways, and to encourage the improvement of existing ( and provision of…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Rees Jeffreys Road Fund typically give?
Its Ready for the Future application guidance says there is no maximum or minimum amount of grant, although it expects grants will be less than £10,000. Separately, it makes a small number of £10,000 bursaries available each year for individuals studying for a transport-related MSc. In its most recent published accounts it made £67,755 in grants to organisations and £100,055 in grants to individuals.
What does Rees Jeffreys Road Fund fund?
It provides grants for research, education and roadside improvement projects that encourage and promote better and safer roads.
Who can apply to Rees Jeffreys Road Fund?
Organisations can apply for its grants. Its bursaries work differently: universities apply on behalf of students, and in no circumstances will direct applications from students be considered. The Charity Commission register records its area of operation as throughout England and Wales, but lists England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland among the countries it works in. The two entries do not agree, so check with the fund if you are outside England and Wales.
What won't Rees Jeffreys Road Fund fund?
Its application guidance says applications relating solely to rail, air or maritime transport are unlikely to be funded, and that applications are discouraged for generic leadership and management courses.
How do I apply to Rees Jeffreys Road Fund?
It publishes application guidance for its grants programme on its website, and bursary applications are made by universities on behalf of students to an annual deadline. Check the funder's own website (www.reesjeffreys.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 217771) for the current guidance and deadlines, as these change each year.
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