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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 Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
Trustees welcome applications for grants towards projects that support group music-making, especially those that involve young people in the process of composing and the development of creative ideas. The next deadline is 30th September.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  30 September, 2026

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People’s Postcode Trust
People's Postcode Trust supports smaller charities and good causes in Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet. The funding offered is unrestricted and therefore flexible. It can be used however it is most needed. The next round opens on 24th September and closes on 1st October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  1 October, 2026

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The Gannochy Trust
The Gannochy Trust provides funding to registered charities, primarily working in Perth and Kinross, but also to inspire and develop young people (from age 11 to 21 inclusive) throughout Scotland. The next deadline is 12pm on 2nd October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  2 October, 2026

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The Nuffield Foundation - Research, Development and Analysis Fund
Grants will advance educational opportunity and social well-being across the UK and will improve the design and operation of social policy, especially in education, welfare and justice. This fund prioritises rigorous and impartial research, development, and analysis projects that bear on one or more of five priority questions. The next deadline for applications 5th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  5 October, 2026

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Aviva Foundation - Financial Futures Fund
Funding for initiatives that aim to address the drivers of financial resilience and promote lasting change. Whether it’s improving access to financial services, building financial capability, or tackling systemic barriers, Aviva is committed to supporting work that makes a real difference in people’s lives. The next deadline is 7th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  7 October, 2026

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NFU Mutual Charitable Trust
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust promotes and supports charities in the UK working in agriculture, rural development and insurance. Trustees are particularly interested in the education of young people in rural areas and relief of poverty within rural areas and will focus on providing funding to larger initiatives, which would have a significant impact on the rural community. The next deadline is 9th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  9 October, 2026

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The Ponton Trust
The Trust's objective is to distribute grant aid to registered charities working with children and young people in the Edinburgh and Lothian area. Its preferred approach is to fund modestly sized projects or contributions to wider programmes and services where direct positive outcomes for young people can be demonstrated. The next deadline is 10th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  10 October, 2026

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New Park Educational Trust
The Trust operates by giving grants to organisations and, less frequently, to individuals. The charitable object is the advancement of education for the public benefit. Priority has been given to North East Fife and surrounding areas, but projects have been helped throughout Scotland. The next deadline is 14th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  14 October, 2026

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The Robertson Trust - Advancing Racial Justice Fund
The Robertson Trust want to support projects that address a specific systemic racism issue, or create the infrastructure needed to sustain impactful anti-racist movements and build a liberated and equitable future. The deadline for applications is 14th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  14 October, 2026

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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 October.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  15 October, 2026

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Commonweal Housing
Commonweal is inviting organisations to propose innovative housing models aimed at improving outcomes for young people experiencing difficult transitions into adulthood. Funding is available for successful applicants to conduct a feasibility study to explore whether their proposal could become a future housing pilot in partnership with Commonweal. The deadline for applications is 16th October.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  16 October, 2026

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A B Charitable Trust Open Programme
This Trust is focused on supporting the most marginalised and excluded groups in the UK, who are often from communities experiencing poverty and racial injustice. They support work that promotes human dignity and defends the human rights of the most marginalised and excluded people. The next deadline is 23rd October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  23 October, 2026

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