The ASFT Fund
| Grant size | Up to £15,000 |
| Area |
All of Scotland
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| Key dates | |
| Application Deadline: | 07/08/25 |
| Grant decisions communicated by: | Mid-October 2025 |
About this fund
The ASFT Fund has been established to support organisations across Scotland, awarding grants of up to £15,000 for one year.
The ASFT Fund has £90,000 to distribute this year, and it is likely to be able to make 6-9 awards.
Details of the fund priorities can be found below.
Purpose of this fund
Your project must meet at least one of the specific fund priorities below.
Please note it does not strengthen your application to meet as many of the themes and corresponding listed areas of support as possible. Therefore, stay focused and don't dilute your request by appearing to spread yourself across multiple causes.
Fund priorities:
- Educational and learning projects, particularly those that support disabled children or outdoor education.
- Creative and performance arts.
- Responding to the effects of poor physical and mental health, and poverty.
- Older people.
- Increasing participation in sport.
Who can apply?
- Registered charities
- Constituted voluntary and community organisations
- Community companies e.g. companies limited by guarantee, community benefit societies or Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations’
- Community Interest Companies are eligible to apply if they meet the fund's minimum governance standards, which you can find here.
All applicants must meet Foundation Scotland's funding criteria. Before progressing your application, please visit our common eligibility criteria here.
What can’t be funded?
Requests for capital projects (i.e. building/ground works, renovations/refurbs, purchasing large capital items/equipment).
Organisations with an annual income in the most recent annual accounts exceeding £350,000.
At Foundation Scotland we have some standard exclusions that apply to all funds. Before progressing with your application please visit our 'What we can't fund' page here.
How are decisions made?
The ASFT Fund Trustees make the final decisions on applications presented to them, supported by Foundation Scotland staff. For more information on our decision making processes, please visit our 'How funding decisions are made' page here.
How to apply
Applications submitted by 7th August 2025 can expect a decision in mid-October 2025. Please ensure your application and supporting documents are submitted by the application deadline.
If you would like to review the questions you will be asked to answer before starting the form, you can see them here.
If you have already started an application form and have not completed it, please login here to resume.
Contact information
Central Systems Support