The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity (STWLC) hosts interviews with prospective borrowers quarterly, whereby applicants discuss their applications and, in the case of business applicants, talk the panel of Sir Thomas White Loan Charity Trustees through their business plans.
Important dates for our next few application rounds are listed below:
APRIL – JUNE 2025
The deadline for submission of applications for consideration during this round is 3.30pm on Tuesday 1st April 2025.
Applicant interview dates are scheduled for:
Thursday 1st May 2025
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Wednesday 7th May 2025
Thursday 8th May 2025
Please note not all dates may go ahead, depending on the number of applications received.
The final decision regarding this round of applications will be taken on Monday 2nd June 2025. Applicants will be notified of the decision shortly after this date.
Applications submitted later than the deadline will not be considered and will be held over for the next quarter’s interviews.
JULY – SEPTEMBER 2025
The deadline for submission of applications for consideration during this round is 3.30pm on Thursday 3rd July 2025. Applications submitted later than the deadline will NOT be considered and will be held over for the next quarter’s interviews.
Applicant interview dates are scheduled for the first two weeks of August and you should notify us on your application of any dates during this period where you cannot attend a zoom meeting. Please note we will do our best to accommodate your request, however this cannot be guaranteed.
The final decision regarding this round of applications will be taken on Monday 1st September 2025. Applicants will be notified of the decision shortly after this date.
OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2025
The deadline for submission of applications for consideration during this round is 3.30pm on Wednesday 1st October 2025. Applications submitted later than the deadline will NOT be considered and will be held over for the next quarter’s interviews.
Applicant interview dates are scheduled for the first two weeks of November and you should notify us on your application of any dates during this period where you cannot attend a zoom meeting. Please note we will do our best to accommodate your request, however this cannot be guaranteed.
The final decision regarding this round of applications will be taken on Monday 1st December 2025. Applicants will be notified of the decision shortly after this date.
PLEASE NOTE:
For business loan applications, to ensure consistency of information received from applicants, we will only process applications where the STWLC business plan template has been completed.
If any other business plan is submitted, the application will be returned without being considered, requesting that the information be resubmitted on our business plan template.