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You're eligible to apply for a Large Grant (more than £15,000).

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Apply for a Large Grant (more than £15,000)

You have successfully completed the Eligibility Quiz and have been directed here for our Large Grants application form (opens in a new tab).

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What is a Large Grant?

  • Grants of more than £15,000.
  • Two-stage application process.
  • We aim to respond to the first-stage application within six weeks.
  • If your application progresses, you'll have four months to submit the second-stage application. We aim to respond to the second-stage application within six months.
  • Applications are assessed by our Grants Team; decisions are made by our Grants Committee or Trustee Board.

Please ensure that you read our 'Applying for a Grant' page carefully before beginning your application. You may also wish to review our Application Guidance document (PDF), which includes a preview of both the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Large Grants Applications.

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We work to promote equity and transparency in our grantmaking and across our organisation, and to ensure that our processes enable grantees and potential grantees to be impactful and successful without creating barriers or imposing unnecessary burdens.

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We never work with third-party agents or consultants to source or solicit applications to our Open Grant Programme, and no special preference is given to applications or organisations that work with third-party agents to submit their applications. Each application is assessed independently and equitably by our grants team and board of trustees against our eligibility criteria and Impact Framework.

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Bookmark this page if you wish to begin your application at a later date.

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Begin your Large Grant application. Return to your saved application.

Your guide to the Open Grants application process

We want our application process to be straight forward.

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Assess Eligibility

Read all the guidance on our website (such as the 'Applying for a Grant' page) and take the Eligibility Quiz.

Submit Application

Eligible organisations will be directed to the appropriate application form. Complete and submit this through our online grants portal for review.

Review Process

Our team will evaluate your application and provide a response within the specified timeframe. We may contact you with questions.

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Our Decision

You will receive notification of our decision, along with any next steps. For Large Grants, if you are successful at Stage 1, you will be asked to complete a Stage 2 form before a final decision is made.