ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

All individual applicants must meet the following criteria:

Aged between 16 and 30 years, residing in Edinburgh and the Lothians region of Scotland.

Organisations applying for a grant must be charities registered in Scotland and based in the Edinburgh and the Lothians region who can demonstrate that the organisation’s activities directly support and benefit young people residing in the region and who are involved in the fields of Music and Visual Arts.

TIMETABLE

Applications will be dealt with at fixed times during the year. Applications for grant funding are open now, and will close on April 30th. Please sign up to our mailing list to be notified when future applications are announced.

GRANT SIZE

The minimum grant size we offer is £300 and the maximum grant is £3,000. Grants are normally for one year but in exceptional circumstances, for instance if the sustainability of the project could be at risk, the trustees may agree to a longer period.

BEFORE APPLYING

Before starting on your application, please read our Funding Guidelines and note our application deadlines set out in the Timetable for 2025.

When you register your email address, and submit your application form, you are agreeing to the Trust holding your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.  As you complete the online form, we will ask for permission to hold your data for grant administration and other communication purposes.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be completed and submitted online.

Separate online grant application forms are required for individuals and organisations applying for a grant.

To make sure that you or your organisation have the best chance of success please be clear and concise when providing information.

If you are applying as an individual, please provide information on any other grants you have received or fundraising undertaken in support of the project for which you are making the application.

 For organisations applying, please state who the beneficiaries will be and how many will be involved.

Online Application Form – Individuals
Online Application Form – Organisations

DECISION MAKING

All applications received are initially checked to confirm they meet our eligibility criteria. Applications that meet our eligibility criteria will then be assessed for possible shortlisting.

The shortlist is then presented to a special meeting of the trustees for their consideration and decisions will be taken on which applications will be funded. The decisions of the trustees are final.

APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION

Once the trustees have made their decisions, we aim to notify all applicants of the results within 21 days.

Applicants who have been successful will then receive a formal Letter of Offer setting out the terms of the approved grant which must be signed and returned before the grant is released.  As all grants are paid by BACS transfer it is essential that your bank details, ideally as a copy of your bank statement, is included with the signed Letter of Offer.

FEEDBACK

Feedback is important to us and we want to learn from our grant-giving, so we can ensure our funds are distributed in the most effective way.  For this reason, individuals and organisations receiving a grant from us will be sent an Evaluation Form with the Letter of Offer.

We require all recipients of a grant to complete a report on the use of the grant and recipients will be encouraged to report on the difference the grant has made.  The nature and timing of a report will be determined by the type and duration of the project or activity funded by the grant.  In some cases, trustees may wish to visit an organisation or attend any event organised by, or featuring the work of, the recipient.