Write a plan of how long it will take you to raise the amount you need and then ask your gap provider for contacts or sources of advice and information. Some organisations run challenges for fundraisers, such as Raleigh International’s Brecon Beacon Challenge.BECOME A CHARITY CASE Charities, trusts and donors which offer grants and specialist bursaries can be found in the Directory of Grant Awarding Trusts, available from libraries. Pay £500 for a three-month UK placement followed by a foreign exchange.Worldwide Volunteering for Young People 01935 825 588 .ukThe UK’s most comprehensive database of gap year providers has more than 900 entries and 250,000 placements Available in schools, libraries and career centres.. Before you pick up the telephone to your long-lost great step-aunt to grovel for funds for your gap year, try these money-raising tips:

Before you pick up the telephone to your long-lost great step-aunt to grovel for funds for your gap year, try these money-raising tips:
THINK AHEADIf you organise well in advance, raising what seem like awesome sums of money need not be daunting. Fees are about £2,000.Travellers Worldwide 01903 700 478 Teaching in Russia, India, South Africa or China earns you board and lodgings with a local family.

Prices range from £895 to £1,295.Trekforce Expeditions 020-7828 2275 .ukThese are demanding but rewarding teaching and conservation assignments in endangered rainforests with tribes in South and Central America and East Malaysia. Volunteers pay £3,330.Smallpeice Trust01926 333 200 .ukA unique programme for engineers combines academic study at a UK university with language tuition abroad and a three-month work placement in Europe. The nine-month course costs £4,950.Short Term Experience Projects (STEP) 020-7939 9000 .ukJoin missionaries in South America and Spain. A seven-week and a four-month project run every year, volunteers must be 18 and active members of their local church.Teaching and Projects Abroad01903 859 911 work placements in destinations ranging from Mongolia to Peru.The Leap 0870 240 4187 with tribes, in ranches and on safaris doing conservation and eco-tourism work to benefit the local communities and wildlife habitats.

Candidates attend a five-day selection course and must raise £3,550.Raleigh International020-7371 8585 Challenging 10-week international adventures for 17 to 25-year-olds. Fees range from £750 to £1,695.International Voluntary Service01206 298 215 .ukPromoting peace and understanding, this charity runs community-based projects with inner-city children and adults with special needs in 40 countries. A registration fee of £50 to £135 buys food and accommodation.Kibbutz Representatives020-8458 9235 enquiries kibbutz .ukEarn your keep through hard manual work in a self-contained community in Israel. Be prepared to farm, cook or work with children eight hours a day. The well-structured programmes allow time for independent travel. Prices vary.Greenforce 020-7470 8888 Wildlife conservationists will enjoy this opportunity to travel while helping the environment.