Dill Faulkes Educational Trust
The Dill Faulkes Educational Trust Ltd (DFET) was founded by Dr M C (Dill) Faulkes in 1998 as a company limited by guarantee (Company Number 3571924) and a registered charity (number 1070864).
Since its establishment, the Dill Faulkes Educational Trust has instigated and/or supported a variety of projects, according to the following objectives:
(a) To assist financially selected research institute, college, university, school or other educational establishment (hereinafter called "School")
(b) To provide financial assistance or grants to any School
(c) To establish a periodical medal or prize at any School
(d) To endow any School with a lectureship, "chair" or similar position
(e) To promote research and the publication of the useful results of such research
(f) To provide scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or financial assistance to any person or group of persons attending any School
(g) To promote lectures, seminars, conferences, teaching or other means whereby the public may be educated or informed
(h) To publish and disseminate any journal, books, writing or other information in any form and to commission any books or other disseminable information
(i) Otherwise to further the education of the public
Projects Funded:
Faulkes Telescopes
FT North - £4.25m
FT South - £4.25m
Faulkes Telescope Project
University of Cardiff - £350K
University of Glamorgan - £150K
University of Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Faulkes Gatehouse - £1m
Faulkes Institute for Geometry - £2.5m
Faulkes Flying Foundation - £1m
Edgley Sailplanes Ltd - £350K
Bell Projects
Trinity Church NYC - $1.2m
Cambridge Great St Mary - £350K
St Michael's Cornhill - £85K
Knowl Hill School - £165K
St Paul's Cathedral Education Department - £40K
Rickmansworth Waterways Trust - £20K
Dark Sky Wales - £20K
Individual Bursaries - £130K