Applying for a grant

When to apply
You can apply for a grant at any time. Trustees meet four times a year, but you do not need to time your application to coincide with these meetings. Procedures exist to give approvals between meeting dates, where necessary.

We do not publish the dates of Trustees' meetings.

What happens to your application
We will send you an acknowledgement letter within one week of receiving your application. If your proposal is either in an unacceptable form, or ineligible, or a low priority, we will tell you in this letter.

We will assess all acceptable applications and we may contact you for further information and/or make a personal visit. In the case of charitable bodies we may also ask for a presentation.

We aim to make decisions on grants of up to £50,000 within one month of receiving your application. Decisions on grants over £50,000 can take up to three months.

If the application is for an emergency you may request a faster timescale and we will do our best to assist.

Applications by or on behalf of Individuals

Download and fill in the application form

The application form can be downloaded here 1.49 Mb and then printed out for posting to us at this address.
You are advised to keep a copy for your own records.
To assist you a sample of a completed form is included in the application form.
Please note we cannot process your application unless you ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
Please type your answers or write clearly in capital letters using a blue or black ballpoint pen.

The information you give is required to help us to decide if a grant can be given. Once you have completed your application form post it to us at the address provided on the form.

If you wish to apply on behalf of Registered Charities or Overseas Charitable Organisations then please click here.