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We have a diverse range of funding programmes benefitting communities across Scotland. Some of our funds are available on a Scotland-wide basis, and others are aimed at specific geographical areas or themes. You’ll find grant size and criteria information on each fund’s page, together with any unique criteria. 

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Bairdwatson Charitable Trust

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £20,000
Employment and skills training for young people who are unemployed, and in re-training and support for unemployed people to get them back into work.

Cockaigne Fund

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £5,000
A fund to support musicians engaged in creative, challenging and original projects, finding connections between cultures and traditions past and present; supporting research, development and performances.

Crown Estate Scotland Community Capacity Grants Programme

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £50,000
This fund aims to provide early-stage financial support for community enterprise projects that contribute to local regeneration and sustainable development.

David Doig Foundation

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: No fixed amount
The fund will support a activities that enable young people to take part in education, with a particular focus on those facing barriers to education and programmes engaging young people in education or training around nature, horticulture, and conservation.

Essentia Foundation

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £3,000
The Essentia Foundation are keen to support organisations that are improving health and social welfare for children and young people or are improving employment opportunities for young people.

Mary Janet King Fund

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £5,000
This fund supports grassroots organisations working with young people to take up musical instruments.

PF Charitable Trust

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £5,000
The PF Charitable Trust's funding policy is to support work at community level and the Foundation provides a valuable service in targeting appropriate groups working in disability, health, children and families, youth work, or the elderly.

Scottish Building Society

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £5,000
The Scottish Building Society is a building society based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the oldest building society in the world and the only independent building society based in Scotland.

Social Investment Fund

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Investment size: Up to £250,000
The Social Investment Fund offers blended grant and loan investment to social enterprises, community organisations and charities across the whole of Scotland.

The Gateway Exchange Fund

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £5,000
This fund will support activity across Scotland that empowers people to move on with their lives and fulfil their potential, where they would otherwise not have the opportunity.

Victoria League in Scotland Trust

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £5,000
The Victoria League in Scotland (VLS) are interested in funding projects that extend the hand of friendship to overseas students, studying in Scotland.

Volant Charitable Trust Large Grants Programme

  • Area: All of Scotland
  • Grant size: Up to £45,000
This is a large, multi year, grants programme which will consider projects supporting: poverty and deprivation; women; children and young people. Please read the guidance for more information on each theme to ensure your project meets the specific criteria under your chosen theme.