Apply for a grant

How to Apply

We operate a two-stage application process – our intention is that this allows you to test your ideas with us before committing to writing a full application.

 

As part of the 2024-2027 grants programme, we are introducing a more conversation-based approach to stage one applications – this will shift more of the work onto us and will allow us to give you immediate feedback if we feel an application is not going to be a good fit.

 

Application cut off dates

 

This is a rolling programme that will be open until September 2027. Three-times a year we will gather all the applications that we have in our system and group these together for presentation to our Programme Advisory Group/staff decision-making panel.

 

The dates below are our planned cut-off dates for 2025. However, if demand is very high, we may cap the numbers going forward to a meeting and push some applications back to the next meeting. We will try to avoid doing this and will communicate this clearly and as early as possible with any applicants who are in the pipeline.

 

Transforming Financial Systems:

  • 5th May 2025
  • 5th August 2025/26
  • 12th January 2026
  • 4th May 2026
  • 3rd August 2026

The process will work as follows:

  • Note your interest using our say hello function to tell us about your work

 

  • If your work is relevant to our agenda we will get in touch with you (If not we will offer an explanation at this point)

 

  • We’ll invite you to an application meeting to discuss what you want to tell us. You can find out more about what this meeting would look like here.

 

  • We will generate a stage 1 application for you based on this discussion

 

  • We will check you are happy with the written application we create
  • We will submit this application for review by an advisory panel, alongside other applications

 

  • We will then invite you to submit a full stage two application which you will create (or give you feedback on why your work was not taken forward)

 

  • We will hold a more detailed conversation with you about your work

 

  • Trustees will make a final decision on your proposal at their next quarterly meeting

 

  • The process will take around 6 months in total.