Applying for a grant from the Veterans’ Foundation:Ìý
The Veterans’ Foundation provides grants to eligible organisations that provide assistance to serving and former members of the armed forces community, operational qualified seafarers and their immediate families.Ìý
The trustees will consider a range of factors including the projects or items being funded, the number of beneficiaries, the importance of the grant to the applicant organisation, the efficiency of the organisation and the needs of the beneficiaries. Ìý Please ensure that you read the grant guidance relevant to the funding programme you select before applying for a grant from the Veterans’ Foundation. The guidance and application form differs for each of the funding programmes.Ìý
How to apply:
If you think your project matches our aims, please click below on "Apply Now for..." for the relevant funding programme and complete the eligibility checker.
If you are eligible to apply, our online application portal will signpost you to the relevant form.Ìý Please note the guidance and application form differs for each of the funding programmes.Ìý
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Funding Programme |
Amount Available |
Funding Round Closing Date |
Programme Guidance |
Eligibility Checker and Forms |
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ÌýSmall ÌýGrants |
£500 - £5,000 |
This is a rolling funding programme, with no specific closing date. ÌýApplicants may submit no more than one application per quarter for all funding streams. (But if a previous award exists, the application will be accepted 6 months from previous award date.) And no more than ene application per quarter may be submitted, with the quarterly periods being 1stÌýJanuary – 31stÌýMarch, 1stÌýApril – 30thÌýJune, 1stÌýJuly – 30thÌýSeptember 1stÌýOctober – 31stÌýDecember. |
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Standard Grants |
£5,001 - £30,000 |
See key dates below for quarterly Standard Grant funding rounds. |
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Salary Grants |
Up to £25,000 per year for up to three years (Max £75,000) |
See key dates below for quarterly Salary Grant funding rounds. |
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Major Grants |
£100,000 - £200,000Ìý(spread over one to three years) |
EOI submission now closed. Ìý |
Ìý 2025 Major Grant Guidance for Applicants Ìý |
Currently Closed. |
In addition to reading the relevant funding programme grant guidance, please read our What We Will Not Fund, ÌýStandard/Salary Application Form Questions, Ìýand Small Application Form Questions to learn more about applying for a grant through one of our funding programmes.Ìý
Key dates for Standard/Salary Grants funding rounds:Ìý
The deadlines for submission of standard and salary grant applications are:Ìý
- 20th January 2025 - for a decision by end of March 2025Ìý
- 31st March 2025 - for a decision by end of June 2025
- 21st July 2025 - for a decision by end of September 2025
- 8th October 2025 - for a decision by end of December 2025.
Limit to number of applications: Due to high demand in grant funding applications, please note, if you have an existing grant award, you may submit an application for a new grant after 6 months from the date of the previous award.
We hope that the information provided here is useful but if you need further support and guidance before applying, please e-mail grants@veteransfoundation.org.ukÌý
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