Our funding process
Our next application deadlines are 9 July 2025, 12pm (Scottish Parliament Election Briefing and Analysis Fund) and 4 February 2026, 1pm (standard round). We operate two standard rounds of funding each year, with deadlines in February and June.
We fund research, campaigning and policy work to improve living standards and personal finances for people on low to middle incomes in the UK.
Our funding programmes focus on income, spending and assets. For more information about the cross-cutting Climate Change and Household Finances in the UK funding stream, click here.
Our funding programmes focus on income, spending and assets. For more information about the cross-cutting Climate Change and Household Finances in the UK funding stream, click here.
- Grant sizes£10k - £200k
- Number of grants awarded annually15-20
- Application success rate1 in 7
- Grant application deadlinesFebruary and June each year
- Types of organisations that can applyRegistered charities, voluntary organisations, think tanks, campaigning groups, research bodies and universities.
- How to applyDownload our funding guidelines, which you should read before applying.
- Area fundedUK wide
How to apply
Download our funding guidelines, which you should read before applying.
Funding guidelines
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Grant application form
Download grant application form