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East Lothian Educational Trust

The East Lothian Educational Trust provides grants to individuals, groups and clubs for studies or projects of an educational nature. Grants are available to individuals who are residents of the old county of East Lothian for school trips, studies, courses or projects of an educational nature, including scholarships abroad and educational travel. Awards may be subject to means testing and will be the lower of the cost of the trip/course or £1,000. Local organisations can also apply for funding for projects addressing education, sports and the arts primarily to benefit those in financial hardship or other disadvantage, with grants typically ranging from £500 to £2,000.

TENOVUS Scotland Large Grants

TENOVUS Tayside and NE Fife invite applications for research grants supporting medical research in Scotland. Awards of up to £100,000 will be made to support innovative patient-related projects and pump priming studies likely to lead to subsequent funding from major grant-giving bodies. Preference is given to early career investigators, recent recruits, applications from investigators lacking other substantive support in early stages of new projects, and new collaborations between established investigators. Large Project Grants are primarily intended to support running costs, salaries and/or research studentships, with requests to fund research equipment also considered. All applications will be submitted to detailed peer review. The organization encourages researchers to publish their research in open-access journals.

Small Pilot Grants

Tenovus Scotland Small Pilot Grants provide funding for pump priming research studies of up to 18 months' duration, with awards ranging from £15,000 to £25,000 depending on the Scottish region. These grants are designed to support preliminary studies that are likely to lead to subsequent funding from major grant-giving bodies, innovative patient-related projects, and early career investigators. The program particularly supports researchers lacking other substantive support in the early stages of new projects, recent recruits, and new collaborations between established investigators. Preference is given to innovative patient-related medical research projects with strong potential for future funding. Support is mainly provided for running costs, although equipment specifically for the proposed research may be considered. Applications must demonstrate appropriate ethical permission and statistical justification where applicable. The program operates through four regional offices across Scotland, each with its own grant amount ceiling and application deadlines. The grants are particularly focused on supporting early career researchers and new projects, though postdoctoral researchers may apply with clear support from their supervisor as co-applicant. Principal investigators must have tenure of contract for the duration of the award. All applications undergo detailed peer review, and researchers are encouraged to publish in open-access journals.

Green Roots Fund

The Green Roots Fund supports projects to create and improve green and blue infrastructure in London. The programme aims to help nature thrive in the city by giving London communities active ways to transform their local spaces. It focuses on making the environment better for all Londoners while addressing issues such as inequality, biodiversity loss and climate resilience. The fund supports both implementation work (physical improvements like creation, restoration of green space, waterways, rewilding, tree planting) and enabling work (research, design, community engagement, feasibility studies). Over £12m of funding is available over three years through five funding rounds between 2025 and 2027.

Green Roots Fund

The Green Roots Fund is a funding programme that supports projects to create and improve green and blue infrastructure in London. It aims to help nature thrive in the city by giving London communities active ways to transform their local spaces. The fund focuses on making the environment better for all Londoners while addressing issues such as inequality, biodiversity loss and climate resilience. Over £12m of funding is available over three years through five funding rounds between 2025 and 2027. The fund supports two main types of work: implementation work, which focuses on activities that improve physical spaces through creation, improvement and restoration of green spaces, waterways, wetlands or habitats, rewilding, tree planting, species reintroduction, and climate adaptation measures; and enabling work, which focuses on supporting activities like community science, community activation and outreach, feasibility studies, baseline surveys, and design work. The programme seeks to enhance blue and green spaces in London and include and involve Londoners in these spaces, ensuring access to green and blue infrastructure and its benefits for all Londoners.

RWE Camster Wind Farm Community Fund

This fund supports charitable activities or services of benefit to those living in the following Community Council areas in Caithness: Latheron, Lybster and Clyth; Watten; and Tannach and District. The fund is provided by RWE, owner of the Camster Wind Farm, and receives at least £150,000 annually (index-linked) for the Wind Farm lifetime, expected to be 25 years. The annual donation is split equally between the three Community Council areas. The fund supports projects that contribute to outcomes including increased sports and recreational opportunities, safer access through settlements, varied activities for all ages, enhanced community life, economic activity encouragement, vocational skills development, promotion of natural and cultural heritage, sustainable energy use, and tourism development. Applications can range from salaries and core costs to capital projects and feasibility studies. Constituted not-for-profit groups or organisations working to benefit people in these areas may apply. Applicants should demonstrate local consultation, consider partnership working where appropriate, and prioritize local procurement. Recommendations on grant awards are made by a Panel of people who live in the fund area, comprising up to 12 people with four representatives from each of the three Community Council areas.

River Avich Hydro Open Grants Fund

This fund provides grants for charitable projects and activities that primarily benefit residents of Inverinan, Lochavich, Dalavich, or Kilmaha. It's part of the overall River Avich Hydro Community Benefit Fund. Started in 2021, the fund is provided by Awesome Energy Dalriada (AED), owner and operator of the River Avich Hydro-power Scheme. AED is a community benefit society set up and run by the local community to develop and operate the hydro scheme. The fund supports charitable activity that delivers on strategic themes set out in the Dalavich Improvement Group Community Action Plan, including Housing Development, Community Assets, Young People, Arts and Heritage, Transport Solutions, Environmental Projects, Economic Initiatives, and Health and Wellbeing Services. Awards can support a wide range of costs and activities, including equipment costs, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations and feasibility studies, and repair or refurbishment of community facilities. There is no fixed amount of funding available in any year; the amount available is decided in June each year by Dalavich Improvement Group and is dependent on AED's profitability and other financial commitments.