Scotland-wide grants

Indepen-Dance, Glasgow

The Foundation currently runs two grants programmes to which groups across Scotland can apply at any time, provided they meet our eligibility criteria.

These programmes are:

These both offer one-off awards of between £250 and £5,000 to fund activities for up to 12 months.  To have the most impact, these programmes support relatively small organisations with an income of less than £250,000 per year, and make grants to fund projects, equipment or activities where our contribution will be at least 25% of the total cost.

Applications for up to £2,000 (Express Grants) are made on a two-page application form and you will receive a decision within six-weeks.  Main Grants (over £2,000) are submitted on a different form and take up to three-months for a response.

Occasionally, we are able to make larger grants over £5,000 (usually up to a maximum of £25,000) where projects match the interests of particular donors and when funds are available. However, the opportunity to apply for larger awards depends very much on what funds we have available and the interests of our current donors. For this reason, if you are seeking a larger grant, we ask you to complete and email us a large enquiry form in the first instance. 

Please note that we have made some changes from January 2009:

  • The maximum size of an Express Grant has been increased to £2,000.  (Express Grants were formerly known as Small Grants.)
  • All applicants must send us copies of their constitution and annual accounts with their application form. (This was not previously required for Small Grants.)
  • We will require all applicants to have their annual accounts inspected and signed by someone independent of the group. For more details click here.