Funding

Youth Work Grants & Funding

Looking for funding to support your youth work project? We can help.

This funding directory lists hundreds of charity grants and youth work funds for practitioners, youth clubs, voluntary organisations, community projects and more.

You’ll find information on everything from small local grants for individual practitioners to national funding schemes for large-scale projects. You’ll also find information and guidance on our national funding partnerships here, including the National Voluntary Youth Organisation Support Fund.

We also run a number of National Grants Programmes, designed with and for the youth work sector in Scotland, distributing over £1m each year to youth work organisations across the country. You can contact us if you have any questions about our funding programmes.

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The Ironmongers' Company - STEM Projects
The Ironmongers’ Foundation wishes to support initiatives that encourage young people to study science subjects at school and go on to pursue STEM-related further education or vocational training, particularly in the area of Materials Science. The next deadline is 1st April.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  1 April, 2026
Ponton House Trust
Welcomes applications from locally-based charities focused on delivering activities in the Edinburgh and Lothian area that help vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people, and where a grant from the Trust will make a significant difference. The next deadline is 10th April.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  10 April, 2026
The Novum Trust
Providing small short-term, one-off grants generally of between £500 and £2,500 to support distinctively new and Scottish projects in Christian action and research. The next deadline is 15th April.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  15 April, 2026
The Thomas Wall Trust
The Thomas Wall Trust
Grants to support individuals to undertake education and training, and charities to equip people with necessary skills to secure employment. Applications for the July meeting will open on 1st March. The deadline for 1st stage applications is 5pm on Friday 24th April.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  24 April, 2026
SWEF Business Grants
SWEF Business Grants are available for young people in Scotland who are struggling to invest in their business venture and/or keen to take the business to the next level. The next deadline is 14th May.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  14 May, 2026
FCC Scottish Action Fund
The FCC Communities Foundation provides funding for community, heritage, and environmental projects in areas around eligible waste management sites in Scotland. The next round opens on 25th February and closes at 5pm on 20th May.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  20 May, 2026
Stafford Trust
The Trust will consider applications for grants from charities registered in the United Kingdom, with preference being given to charitable organisations operating in Scotland. They fund local community projects and child welfare projects. The next deadline os 30th June.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  30 June, 2026
The Meikle Foundation
The Meikle Foundation (previously the Martin Connell Charitable Trust) has supported a wide range of charitable activities including medical, youth, aged and cultural. The Trustees tend to support charities which are predominantly based in Scotland (with a particular interest in initiatives in Aberdeen and Fife).
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  31 July, 2026
The Robert McAlpine Foundation
The Foundation was established by the family of Sir Robert McAlpine and gives grants to support small charities situated throughout the UK. Funding is focused on bespoke applications which aim to improve mental and physical wellbeing. This includes applications for care and carers, assistive equipment, befriending and community social activities, education, training, outward bounds and sport provision for vulnerable people.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  7 August, 2026
The Grocers’ Charity
The Grocers’ Charity awards about £1 million pounds each year to UK-registered charities. For their open grants, they typically provide one-off grants of up to £5,000. The major causes supported include: Relief of hardship, disability, arts, and children and young People. The next deadline for initial enquiries is 1st Setpember 2026..
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  1 September, 2026