Every year many young Catholics travel to Lourdes to work as a helper or as support staff to an assisted pilgrim. We know this can be a life-changing experience, and if you do plan to go, then we’d like to help you with your expenses. This can be on your own, or with an HCPT or Diocesan Pilgrimage, and we also support those providing the same service to assisted pilgrims on the Jumbulance.
You will most likely be travelling to Lourdes in a group that is being arranged by your school, diocese or another Pilgrimage organiser. The process is pretty straightforward and once you are ready to apply you'll need to provide us with details about yourself and your plans of what you will be doing.
Eligibility
Religious Referee
You will need to provide the name and other details of your school chaplain or parish priest who can confirm that you are actually Catholic. We will need this confirmation before we make any award to you.
Pilgrimage Organiser
Your Pilgrimage Organiser may be your school or perhaps your local diocese. We will ask you for this information during your application.
Pilgrimage Group Leader
You will also need to provide the name and other details of your Pilgrimage Group Leader, who can confirm that you are actually going to Lourdes. We will need this confirmation before we make any award to you.
Make your application by completing our application form. The process should only take about ten minutes, and you should receive a decision within a week, depending on the time of year and volume of applications.
Apply nowAwards range between £100 and £200 depending on your Project Organiser. We will usually send this money to your school or Project Organiser rather than to you directly.
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