ARMF is open to anybody under the age of thirty, no matter who they are or where they’re from.

Applicants to ARMF do not have to be catholic nor is there religious bias in selection. However candidates must be committed to involving themselves physically and spiritually in a catholic pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Applicants to ARMF do not have to be connected to Ampleforth but they must be prepared to act as volunteers with the Ampleforth pilgrimage if required. In exceptional circumstances ARMF funding can be made available to applicants who wish to volunteer with other pilgrimages to Lourdes.

ARMF exists to help those who genuinely lack the financial means personally and/or the recourse to those financial means e.g. through a family member.

The amount ARMF awards covers in part or in full the cost of a volunteer’s transportation and lodging with the Ampleforth pilgrimage. This is expected to be between £100-500.

It is a condition of funding that candidates be available to help with the transportation of the sick from the UK to Lourdes and back again.

If you would like to apply for funding please click on the link below.

The application deadline is April 10th each year.

Click here to download the application form.