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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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Corra Foundation
A Scottish grant-making charity that is about strengthening and amplifying people’s voices and their power to make change.
  • Status:  Recurring

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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

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The Dulverton Trust
An independent grant-making charity supporting UK charities tackling a range of issues including youth opportunities, general welfare and conservation. No deadlines - apply any time (Trustees make decisions in February, June and October).
  • Status:  Recurring

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Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Funding the charitable activities of organisations that have the ideas and ability to achieve change for the better. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open

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Forces Children Scotland – Scotland’s Armed Forces Children’s Charity
Operates a Grants Programme which provides grants to individuals from Armed Forces families to support their education and well-being.
  • Status:  Closed

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Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme
One year grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available towards core costs, equipment or project funding for small charities. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open, Recurring

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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

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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

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The Archer Trust
A UK Christian charitable grant-making trust which supports small UK charities for whom a grant of between £250 and £3,000 will make a big difference. Trustees normally meet in March and September.
  • Status:  Open

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Awards for Young Musicians
Awards for Young Musicians supports outstanding young instrumentalists making music in any genre. No deadline for applications.
  • Status:  Open

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Gambling Education & Prevention
Groups of young people aged 12 – 25 in youth groups across Scotland have can apply for a micro grant to turn their ideas into action and create their own gambling education project. Project examples include: social media campaigns, digital board games, and awareness-raising videos or podcasts. No deadline - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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Corra Foundation Boost Fund
The Boost Fund (available to distribute until March 2026) is for community-led organisations across Scotland supporting local people affected by poverty or disadvantage. It's all about boosting community-led efforts, to ensure people with ideas for positive change are supported. .
  • Status:  Recurring

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