The University of Edinburgh seeking Applications for Community Grant Scheme

Deadline: 29-Oct-21

The University of Edinburgh is seeking applications for its Community Grant Scheme.

This is the beneficial effect for local people and communities that you expect your project to create or contribute to. You should set out as clearly as possible how your project will involve and/or benefit local communities living in the Edinburgh City region (the City of Edinburgh and/or East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders, Fife).

Purposes

The purpose of the scheme is to:

Have a positive social impact.
Bring value to new or existing partnerships between the University and local communities.

Funding Information

There are two levels of funding available under this scheme. There are two deadlines each year (one in the spring, one in the autumn) to which you can apply for up to £5,000, inclusive of VAT. Additionally, you can apply for up to £500 (inclusive of VAT) at any time of year through their micro-grant scheme. In both cases, these sums are the maximum amounts you can apply for and you are welcome to apply for much less.
This scheme has £50,000 to spend each year. Around £5,000 of this will be ring-fenced for micro-grant applications of up to £500, which can be received at any time of year. The rest of the money will be spent through the two fixed deadlines, where applications can be for up to £5,000.

What won’t you fund?

The aim of the scheme is to fund stand-alone projects. They will not fund:

Salaries, unless staff have been employed specifically to carry out the project in question, or any other general running costs of a building or organisation.
The continuation of existing projects, including work funded under a previous round of this scheme.
Statutory bodies, including schools. They will, however, fund organisations that work with statutory bodies and activities happening on the premises of statutory bodies (e.g. activities at after-school clubs).
Organisations without an organisational bank account.
Organisations without a governing document e.g. a constitution or memorandum of articles.
Organisations whose only charitable objective (according to their OSCR registration) is the promotion of religion.
Organisations that promote political beliefs.
Standard for-profit organisations.
Organisations with an annual income of more than £1 million.
Individuals.
Renovations or other building works.
Applications where there isn’t evidence of a will to engage positively with the University of Edinburgh and, for their main Community Grants scheme, applications where there isn’t evidence of a will to work actively in partnership with the University.
Applications led by members of staff from any university, including the University of Edinburgh.