The Georgie Campbell Foundation bursary application process is now open for registrations to become the first Foundation beneficiary
Set up in memory of 5* eventing rider Georgie Campbell, who died in a cross-country fall in May 2024, the Georgie Campbell Foundation is offering a two-year bursary to an eventing rider whose career and business are at an early stage. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate their requirement for support, ambition to progress, and alignment with Georgie and the Foundation’s core values of loving horses and the eventing community, determination, resilience, and kindness.
The inaugural beneficiary will receive a combination of 1 to 1 mentoring, training and bursary support, which will be uniquely tailored to them. An individual performance and business plan will be developed collaboratively and delivered by a carefully curated group of business and eventing specialists. Focus areas will include financial management, attracting and retaining owners and sponsors, marketing, and managing staff, as well as identifying and working with talented young horses.
Event riders who are registered with BE, have competed at 3* level, and have an early stage eventing business are encouraged to apply before the closing date of Tuesday 30 September 2025. Visit The Georgie Campbell Foundation website to submit a key information form, followed by a response to application questions, either in writing or via video. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel made up of industry professionals, members of Georgie’s family, and Foundation trustees.
Applications are open to riders of all nationalities, including those affiliated with any national team, but preference will be given to those who have not received substantial previous financial support or benefitted from programmes such as Great Britain’s World Class Programme.
Georgie’s husband, Jesse Campbell says that “We set up the Foundation to give back to the sport Georgie loved. In addition to working to improve cross-country safety, we will provide the help that would have made it easier for young Georgie to set up her eventing business.
The first beneficiary is going to be incredibly well supported as on top of the resources and network we are building, we’ve received some fantastic pledges of support from Cooley Farm’s Richard Sheane, to equestrian employers, horse feed, supplement and product companies, and more"
