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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Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust
This Trust gives grants to economically disadvantaged young people to develop progress in an existing interest
  • Status:  Open
PF Charitable Trust
The PF Charitable Trust's funding policy is to support work at community level. Projects must meet one or more of the following priorities: Disability; Health; Children and Families; Youth work; and Elderly.
  • Status:  Recurring
Dewar Arts Awards
The Dewar Arts Awards are proud to support the brightest and best of Scotland’s young artistic talent. They fund exceptional young artists in any discipline who do not have the financial means to achieve their full potential.
  • Status:  Open
The Robertson Trust
Revenue and capital funding for registered charities and constituted community groups that help people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty and trauma.
  • Status:  Recurring
Rozelle Trust
This Trust will generally support smaller charities, especially those working at grassroots and local community level where the funds will be able to make a significant difference and therefore large national charities are unlikely to be considered.
  • Status:  Open
Funding Scotland
Find funding for your charity, community group or social enterprise using the free online search engine. From small grants to funding for big capital projects, Funding Scotland can help you track down the funding you need to make a difference in your community.
  • Status:  Open
BBC Children in Need Core Costs
This funding stream supports essential organisational and administrative spending. These are the key expenses required to keep your organisation running. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Open
Social Investment Fund
This Fund offers blended grant and loan investment to social enterprises, community organisations and charities working across Scotland. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open
Wooden Spoon
Funds projects that enhance and support the lives of children and young people (under the age of 25) who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Open
The Woodward Charitable Trust
Provides grants to organisations supporting disadvantaged families with young children up to age 11, and organisations that work directly with children of the same age group (0-11 years). At least 75% of your organisation’s work must align with this focus. The next general grant round is expected to open later in 2026
  • Status:  Recurring
Asda Foundation
Supports grassroots organisations in making a real impact, and supports local communities in emergencies, reacting quickly to help people in the immediate hours following a disaster.
  • Status:  Recurring
Scotmid Community Grants Scheme
Applications are welcome from local communities, self-help or voluntary groups and charities (including local branches of national charities) or individuals acting for the benefit of the local community. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Recurring
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