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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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John Watson's Trust
The Trust awards educational grants to the benefit of those aged 21 or under who are in a situation of disadvantage and/or have additional support needs. The next deadline is 23rd October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  23 October, 2026

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The Gordon & Ena Baxter Foundation
Supports a wide range of causes across the North of Scotland. The Foundation was founded to “spread a little fertiliser” in local communities, and that means supporting good causes across a broad range of themes and activity. The next deadline is 30th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  30 October, 2026

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The Weir Charitable Trust
This Trust supports services/projects, run by Scottish-based community groups and charities, in the following qualifying categories that address any aspect of the following purposes: Animal welfare, culture, health, recreational facilities and sport. The next deadline is 30th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  30 October, 2026

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The Magdalen Hospital Trust
Funding for projects working with vulnerable children and young adults, especially those at risk of sexual and other forms of exploitation. Projects can include those that provide: training for work and personal development, clubs and play schemes, safeguarding education, mental health support and counselling and emergency care. The next deadline is 31st October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  31 October, 2026

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Local Energy Scotland - CARES Community Buildings Fund
Provides grants to help community organisations reduce their building’s energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It does this by funding the installation of renewable technologies like heat pumps, battery storage, and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, as well as some energy efficiency measures. The next deadline is 31st October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  31 October, 2026

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Shackleton Foundation
Provides seed funding and support to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting young people in the UK. A single grant of up to £15,000 is available to support leaders with innovative social ideas aimed at generating positive social change for disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. The next deadline is 2nd November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  2 November, 2026

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Worshipful Company Of Information Technologists (WCIT)
WCIT's purpose is to use the power of tech for impact through digital inclusion, education, charitable, and public engagement initiatives across the entire UK. Every year, it supports a variety of charities through its grant-making programme and by providing pro bono support to a multitude of organisations. The next round opens on 14th September and will close on 3rd November (or sooner if the cap of 50 is reached). 
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  3 November, 2026

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The Lintel Trust Small Grant Programme
The Lintel Trust Small Grant Programme
The Lintel Trust provides support for projects helping people to maintain their tenancies, improve their lives and participate fully in community life. Most projects funded offer support to those who are excluded from community activities. The next deadline is 4th November..
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  4 November, 2026

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The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Young Women and Girls
The focus for 2026 is on supporting work with young women and girls who are either already in contact with the criminal justice system or at a high risk of involvement with it. The next round is due to open on 7th September and closes on 5th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  5 November, 2026

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Screwfix Foundation
A grant giving charity with a clear purpose to support projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need throughout the UK. The next deadline is 10th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  10 November, 2026

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Weavers Benevolent Fund
Funds are given to help disadvantaged young people, especially those at risk of offending, and to address problems faced by offenders, ex-offenders and their families. There is a preference for supporting smaller charities which provide direct services. The next deadline is 12th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  12 November, 2026

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B&Q Foundation
Funding is available for registered charities who are creating or improving spaces so that more people have a place to feel at home. They focus on charities that support people who are most in need because of homelessness, financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage. The next round will open on 19th October and close on 13th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  13 November, 2026

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