Charlie Bayne Travel Trust

What support you can get

This fund can cover extra disability-related costs for students travelling in the UK or aboard. Examples include travel expenses, for you or a carer, or indirect costs such as equipment. The fund is open to students with physical disabilities and sensory impairments. Disabled students who are wheelchair users should be the principal beneficiaries.

This fund does not normally cover costs for travel between Cambridge and the student's or carer's home.

Who is eligible

You must be:

  • a current undergraduate or postgraduate student at Cambridge or Anglia Ruskin universities
  • able to describe the nature of your disability and how it affects your travel plans
  • able to provide a plan for your trip with estimated costs

The travel described in your application needs have one of these purposes:

  • broadly educational
  • voluntary charitable activities
  • enhancing international understanding

You can apply to this fund in more than one year, even if you have received a grant from it before. Undergraduates can apply for travel in the summer following their graduation.

When to apply

The application window has now closed for the 2025 award round for the Charlie Bayne Travel Trust. The window for applications will reopen again in Lent Term 2026.

How to apply for the Charlie Bayne Travel Trust in 2026

Once the application window re-opens, complete the application form and send it:

  • by email to disability@admin.cam.ac.uk
  • by post or in-person to Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre, Student Services Centre, Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3PT

You may include a covering letter with anything else you feel is relevant that the form does not cover.

The trustees of this fund may invite you to come and discuss your application at the beginning of June 2026.

If you receive a grant, you must provide a report about the travel it supported by 31 October.