Funding

Youth Work Grants & Funding

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

This funding directory lists over a hundred 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 Robertson Trust - Large Grants
Large Grants are for registered charities working in Scotland with an annual income of over £200,000 and up to £2 million, that support people who are experiencing (or are at high risk of experiencing) poverty and trauma.
  • Status:  Open
The Robertson Trust - Small Grants
Revenue funding for registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £200,000 who work to address poverty and trauma in Scotland.
  • Status:  Open
Cash4Clubs
A small grants scheme set up to support local sports clubs. Distributing around £5million so far, the programme has generated positive impacts for hundreds of thousands of people across the UK and Ireland.
  • Status:  Closed
Warburtons Community Grants
Small grants up to £400 to support charitable organisations towards broader activities which improve Health, Place or Skills for families in their community. The next deadline for applications is 3rd February.
  • Status:  Open, Recurring
European Youth Foundation Pilot Activity Grants
Youth organisations can apply for pilot activity grants to the European Youth Foundation for initiatives to be carried out in 2025. The following focus themes for pilot activity grants are human rights education with and by young people, peacebuilding, conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue.
  • Status:  Recurring
Young Gamechanger Fund
Young Gamechanger Fund
The Young Gamechangers Fund is back with Round 2! Designed by young people, for young people, this unique funding programme empowers you to drive positive transformation in your community. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting your activism journey, this fund is here to support you.
  • Status:  Recurring
The Allen Lane Foundation
The Foundation's focus is on funding specific groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination and currently make grants through seven funding programmes. Applications received until early April, are likely to be considered in the lead up to the Trustee meeting in June 2025. 
  • Status:  Open
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.
  • Status:  Recurring
The Adamson Trust
The Trust provides financial assistance to help finance holidays, including respite care, for physically and mentally disabled children (aged 3 to 17 years), with preference being given to those locally resident in Scotland. Next deadline: 30th March.
  • Status:  Recurring
Community Learning Exchange Fund
The fund offers small pots of money to build levels of mutual support across the Community Sector through peer to peer learning.
  • Status:  Recurring
David William Traill Cargill Fund
The trust supports religious causes, medical charities, help for older people, care of children, youth organisations, community care, and general charitable purposes. A large proportion of the income is given in annual grants.
  • Status:  Recurring
Research, Development and Analysis Fund
Nuffield Fundation grants are awarded to projects that inform the design and operation of social policy and practice across three core areas of education, welfare and justice. Applications now open for an outline application. The deadline for applications is 1st April.
  • Status:  Recurring