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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:

JULY – SEPTEMBER 2024

The deadline for submission of applications for consideration during this round is 3.30pm on Monday 1st July 2024.
 
Applicant interviews are scheduled for:
 
Thursday 1st August 2024
Monday 5th August 2024
Tuesday 6th August 2024
Wednesday 7th August 2024
 
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 September 2024. 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.
 

OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2024

The deadline for submission of applications for consideration during this round is 3.30pm on Tuesday 1st October 2024.
 
Applicant interviews are scheduled for:
 
Wednesday 6th November
Thursday 7th November
Monday 11th November
Tuesday 12th November
 
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 December 2024. 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.
 

JANUARY – MARCH 2025

The deadline for submission of applications for consideration during this round is 3.30pm on Tuesday 7th January 2025.

Applicant interviews for February 2025 will be scheduled in due course.  If making an application for this round, please note on your application form any dates in February 2025 you cannot make.

The final decision regarding this round of applications will be taken on Monday 3rd March 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.


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.