We administer, we do not sell
The funder appoints us to run the process: intake, eligibility checks, assessment and correspondence. We do not sell anything to applicants and there is no product behind any of this.
About us
Who we are and how to check us
Northbridge Awards International is an independent administrator of individual grants funded by Universal Grant Income. Applicants come to us directly — we do not cold-call, and we never announce an award to someone who has not applied. This page sets out our role, the documents we publish, and the ways you can verify anything we send you.
Three countries, one process
We serve residents of the United States, Canada and Australia. The steps are the same everywhere; only the legal detail and tax treatment differ by region.
Decisions in writing, with reasons
Every outcome is issued in writing, states the criteria it was judged against, and explains how to ask for a review. Nothing important is ever decided on a phone call alone.
Money only moves towards you
No fee, deposit, insurance charge, gift card or cryptocurrency is ever required from an applicant, at any stage, for any reason.
Transparency
Everything we publish, in one place
Privacy Policy
What personal data we collect, why, how long we keep it, who processes it, and your rights over it.
Terms of Service
The terms on which this site and our administration service are provided, including limits on what we can promise.
Eligibility criteria
Age, residency, income and purpose requirements, plus the documents you will be asked for.
FAQ
Is this a loan? Do I have to pay anything? How is my information used? Answered in plain language.
Spot a fake message
How to confirm an email really came from us before you share any details.
Application tracking
Check the current stage of your application with your reference code and email address.
Verification
How to verify this site and our messages
A secured connection
This site is served only over HTTPS with a valid TLS certificate, so everything you submit is encrypted in transit. Check for the padlock in your browser's address bar and confirm the domain matches the one in your correspondence exactly, character for character. Lookalike domains with extra words or hyphens are not us.
Nothing sensitive by unsecured channels
Documents are only ever collected through a secure link sent from our own domain. We do not ask for ID or bank details over social media, messaging apps or in a phone call, and we never ask for banking passwords, PINs or full card numbers at all.
Badges, testimonials and affiliations
We deliberately do not display trust badges, accreditation logos, press mentions, partnership claims or recipient testimonials that a visitor cannot independently verify. Fabricated seals and stock-photo success stories are among the clearest signals of a fake grant site, so we would rather show fewer claims than unverifiable ones.
When a credential is real and current — an accreditation such as a Better Business Bureau rating, a named funder or partner, verified social profiles with genuine history, or a recipient story shared with written permission — it belongs here with a link to the issuer's own record so you can check it at the source rather than taking our word for it. Ask us for that link at any time.
Ready to start, or just checking?
Read the eligibility criteria first — it tells you what qualifies and what we will ask for, so you can decide before sharing anything.