Thank you for your interest in applying for a Grand Master’s Keystone Fund Bursary. The Grand Master’s Keystone Fund (G.M.K.F.) is a fund operated by the Mark Benevolent Fund (M.B.F.) (charity number 207610) for the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons (G.L.M.M.M.).

The forms will be available from 01 July 2025. 

Is this application:

1. On behalf of an applicant who is a child, stepchild, grandchild, spouse, widow or other dependent of a member or deceased member of a Masonic order administered from Mark Masons’ Hall who is financially dependent on that member or that member’s immediate family? 

If so, the member or, in the event that the member is deceased, the main income generator in the family should sponsor the application and complete Form 1.

2. On behalf of an applicant who is a child, stepchild, grandchild, spouse, widow or former dependent of a member or deceased member of a Masonic order administered from Mark Masons’ Hall who is not financially dependent on that member or that member’s immediate family? 

 If so, the applicant should complete Form 2 and the member or, in the event that the member is deceased, the member’s next of kin or a senior member of the family other than the applicant should support the application.

3. From an applicant who is themself a member of a Masonic order administered from Mark Masons’ Hall? 

 If so, the member himself should complete Form 3.

Please consult the Bursary Scheme’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) via the button on the right, to seek answers to any queries. If after having consulted the FAQs you still have questions, please contact the G.M.K.F. Bursary Scheme Coordinator, Ruth Drury, by email at gmkfbursaries@mmh.org.uk