The external funding alert from South Ayrshire S O U T H A Y R S H I R E CO U NCI L Council provides details on new funding opportunities available and approaching deadlines of various programmes. More detail on these opportunities can be obtained by clicking on the links provided or by contacting the External Funding Team. If you wish to be added to our mailing list, email: [email protected] ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY 2011

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News

The Prince’s Trust and Fairbridge Join Forces Assistance to Post Offices and Small Businesses Two of the UK’s leading youth organisations – The Prince’s Trust The Scottish Government has announced it will deliver a second and Fairbridge – will join forces in April to form one organisation. £1 million challenge fund to help postmasters embark on new Both organisations intend to continue to deliver the high quality business activities and a new £10 million scheme to support the Fairbridge and Prince’s Trust programmes, supporting around 50,000 creation of jobs in SMEs. young people this year. The Post Office Fund follows the success of a similar scheme which In time, the united organisation will bring together its management has seen 49 small post offices receive offers of awards to provide and administration to provide the most effective and efficient services not available locally, such as the sale of fresh produce. delivery of services enabling it to reach more young people. This diversification fund will help sustain post offices which play The united organisation will be called The Prince’s Trust and its an integral part in community life, providing services on which many Chief Executive will be Martina Milburn. Andrew Purvis will remain families and local businesses depend. Chief Executive of Fairbridge and will support the integration process until he steps down at the end of March 2011. The new £10 million ‘small businesses – big job’ programme will Link: http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/news_2011/110125_fairbridge.aspx support employment growth in the private sector. It will focus on encouraging smaller companies to expand their business base and Scottish Loan Fund Launched employ more people. The newly-launched Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) is part of the Scottish Link: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/ Investment Bank (SIB). SIB supports the development of Scotland’s Releases/2011/02/10082950 private sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) funding market to ensure both early stage and established businesses with growth and export potential have adequate access to growth capital. Loans of between £250,000 and £5 million will be available through the SLF. Companies with an annual turnover above £1 million that, although established and viable, may not be able to offer the extent of security or earnings cover typically sought by a bank or other commercial lender will be eligible. Loans can be used to aid the further development of established SME businesses in Scotland, in order to exploit their export potential. Applications are accepted at any time. Link: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/fund-your-business/ scottish-investment-bank.aspx 1 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

Resources/Information/Publications

The Co-operative Enterprise Hub This scheme aims to expand the co-operative economy in the UK by creating strong, ethically-led businesses with a deep sense of social responsibility. It offers a package of advice, training and finance to help new and existing co-operatives become more sustainable businesses. This includes up to four days’ support, including business planning, financial, staffing, legal and governance advice tailored to the applicant’s business needs. Grants of up to £5,000 and loan finance are also available. Eligible organisations are co-operatives or incorporated bodies, or organisations soon to be co-operatives or incorporated bodies. Further information and advice is available by visiting the website or contacting The Co-operative Enterprise Hub, The Co-operative Group, New Century House, Corporation Street, Manchester, M60 4ES. Tel: (0161) 246 3020 or email: [email protected]. Link: http://www.co-operative.coop/enterprisehub/

Response to Child Poverty Strategy Consultation The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a Child Poverty Strategy is now available. This submission draws on research evidence relating to child poverty including statistics about poverty and social exclusion in Scotland from JRF’s annual Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion reports. Link: http://www.jrf.org.uk

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New Funding Opportunities

Arts/Culture Faith

Leverhulme Trust – Arts Portfolio The Scottish Churches Architectural This scheme aims to support highly talented students receiving Heritage Trust professional training in any area of the arts. The Trust makes This scheme was established in 1978 to assist congregations of any awards for the support of research and education and emphasises denomination in Scotland in the preservation and upkeep of church individuals and encompasses all subject areas. buildings which are in regular use for public worship, principally by raising funds for their repair and restoration and by acting as a source The Arts Portfolio consists of Arts Bursaries, Arts Initiatives of technical advice and assistance on maintenance and repair. and Artists in Residence. The Trust will consider applications for: With annual funding of some £50 million, the Trust is among the largest of all subject providers of research funding in the UK • repairs to or restoration of the structure of church buildings and places special weight on: in use for public worship (the building need not have a congregation, but must be furnished as a church and be used • the originality of the projects put to them; for occasional services); • the significance of the proposed work; • other work essential to preserve or to recover the identity • the ability to judge and take appropriate risk in the project; and or continued function of the building as a place of worship within the context of an accepted religious tradition; • the removal of barriers between traditional disciplines. • conservation work upon items of special artistic quality or having Further information and guidance is available online; however associations with the history of the building and its significance awards made under this scheme are assessed via a two-stage process. to the community; or In the first instance, the principal applicant should complete an online Outline Application. The special circumstances justifying • summary conservation reports. an approach to the Trust will be an important factor when Grants may only be applied for on forms available from Scottish assessment of the proposal is undertaken. Outline Applications Churches Architectural Heritage Trust, 15 North Bank Street, can be submitted at any time, and their assessment normally Edinburgh, EH1 2LP or by calling 0131 225 8644 (answerphone). takes up to 12 weeks. You should examine the list of grants awarded in previous years Details of the procedure for proposals which progress to the second to determine whether your project may be considered. stage, namely the preparation of a Detailed Application, will be sent to those whose Outline Application has been approved. There are no published deadlines. Before submitting an Outline Application for any of the awards, Link: http://www.scaht.org.uk/grants.html it is strongly recommended the principal applicant contacts the Assistant Director of the Trust in order to discuss the proposal. The deadlines for applications are: 21 March, 1 September and 1 December each year. Link: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/about/arts.cfm

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Community War Memorials Trust The Trust provides grants to repair, conserve and preserve war memorials in their existing form as well as helping to reinstate Archer Trust the memorial to its original design. The Trust awards grants to small UK charities involved in projects Two schemes operate in Scotland. Freestanding memorials are to support needy or deserving people in the UK and overseas. eligible for support from the specific Small Grants Scheme in Grants of between £250 and £3,000 are available; however applicants Scotland. The scheme is also supported by Historic Scotland. must, in some way, provide aid or support to a defined group of Grants can be for up to £7,500 and up to 75% of eligible costs. needy or deserving people. Applications can be made at any time. Applications are invited year round. Non-freestanding memorials Further information and guidance is available by contacting the can be supported by the main Small Grants Scheme that operates Secretary at: The Archer Trust, Bourne House, Wadesmill, Ware, across the UK. Herts, SG12 0TT or by calling 01920 462312. Call 020 7233 7356 for advice about grants and conservation techniques. No specific deadlines but the Trustees meet to consider applications twice a year – normally in March and September. There are no deadlines for applications. Link: http://www.archertrust.org.uk Link: http://www.warmemorials.org.uk

Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust This scheme is a UK-wide funding programme that supports a Disability wide range of activities under the ‘umbrella’ of general charitable purposes. Areas supported include: disability; deafness and Aidis Trust blindness; medical condition; medical research; children and young This scheme supports and assesses individuals with disabilities, people; environment; and wildlife. Grants for revenue and capital helping to determine the right computer communications costs are normally between £1,000 and £3,000. Further information equipment to meet their needs. They work in partnership with and guidance is available from the website or by contacting the most agencies and organisations with complementary backgrounds Grants Manager, Bolinge Hill Farm, Buriton, Petersfield, GU31 4NN. throughout the UK. Tel: 01730 264207 or email: [email protected]. Aidis Technical Services includes a Lottery Funded Helpline, Applications can be made at any time. which offers help, support and advice on anything from suggesting Link: http://www.geraldmicklemct.org.uk the best equipment to help with computer access through to all problems with your computer – telephone 0845 120 3719 (9.30am The Hugh Fraser Foundation to 5.00pm, Monday-Friday) or email [email protected]. This scheme provides grants to non-profit organisations for Aidis shop also offers significant discounts on computers and charitable work in the UK, with a preference for Scotland. hardware and software adaptations. The Trustees favour smaller, more focused causes rather than There are no published deadlines. large highly-publicised appeals. The Trustees make grants in many different sectors, including medical research, hospitals, education, Link: http://www.aidis.org organisations working with the young and aged, the disabled and the under-privileged, and arts organisations. As long as the object Children Today Charitable Trust is charitable, the Trustees will consider any application from a This scheme helps young people under 25 with disabilities to registered charity. maximise their independence. The Trust provides grants for special Applications should be submitted to The Hugh Fraser Foundation, equipment for children and young people with sickness and c/o Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, disability across the UK such as electric wheelchairs, walking aids, EH3 9EE. You can also call 0131 228 8111. educational toys, lifting and posturepaedic sleep equipment. The deadline for applications is normally a month before the Grants are offered for individuals only and not for ownership quarterly meeting date, usually scheduled for April, July, by a charity or group. If you would like to apply for a grant, October and mid-January. call 01244 335622 to discuss your application. There are no published deadlines. Link: http://www.children-today.org.uk/

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Europe Homeless

FP7 – Information and Communication CRASH Technologies (Cooperation) (EU) This scheme is the construction and property industries’ charity Knowledge lies at the heart of the European Union’s Lisbon for homeless people. Funding is available across the UK for projects Strategy to become the “most dynamic competitive knowledge- that refurbish and develop facilities for the homeless. Professional based economy in the world” and numerous programmes, initiatives expertise, cash grants (no minimum or maximum levels of grant are and support measures are carried out at EU level in support specified) and the sourcing of free building materials are available of knowledge. and match funding is not a specified requirement. However, to be eligible, the charity must have a legal hold on the building for at The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) bundles all research- least three years. related EU initiatives together under a common roof with the broad objectives of FP7 grouped into four categories: Cooperation, Further information and guidance is available from Nicola Baskerville, Ideas, People and Capacities. Projects Administrator, CRASH, The Gatehouse, 2 Devonhurst Place, London, W4 4JD, Tel: (020) 8742 0717 or email [email protected] Under Cooperation, a new Call for Proposals has been published – There are no published deadlines. the SME Initiative on Digital Content and Languages. The topic called is Challenge 4 – Technologies for Digital Content and Link: http://www.crash.org.uk./ Languages. This Call will be financed under two funding schemes, Help the Homeless STREP (specific targeted research projects) and CSA (coordination This scheme makes funds available across the UK for projects that and support actions). assist homeless people to rebuild their lives and find their way Support actions may be carried out by a single participant, which successfully back into mainstream society. Capital cost grants are can be based in any member state, associated country or a third generally up to £3,000. Match funding is not a specified requirement. country. There are no formal restrictions, but typically the number Contact the scheme by writing to the administrator at Help the of participants in a consortium for this ICT objective would vary Homeless, or email [email protected] from one to five participants. The deadlines for applications are 31 March; 30 June; The following additional eligibility criteria also applies: 30 September; and 31 December 2011. • The consortium must contain at least two SMEs. Link: http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/index.htm • The project duration must not exceed 24 months and the Lintel Trust – General Grants Programme maximum EU funding requested must not exceed €2 million. This scheme is an unendowed charitable trust that works with • A minimum of 30% of the funding requested in the proposal voluntary organisations and local communities throughout Scotland must be allocated to SME partners and maintained in the to help provide solutions for people in housing need. negotiated EU grant if the proposal is selected for funding. The General Grants Programme, which is one of three ongoing core funding themes, can award grants of up to £5,000, usually as one-off Proposals submitted under this Call will be evaluated according funding. The target groups include: to three criteria – scientific/technological excellence, implementation, and impact. • single homeless people; • people with physical or mental disabilities; The deadline for first stage (short proposals) is 28A pril 2011. • older people (people of pensionable age, or people over The deadline for second stage (full proposals) is 28 September 2011. 50 with extra needs); Link: http://cordis.europa.eu/ • people from ethnic minorities; • refugees; or • people in housing need. Application forms, guidance and further information are available online. Application deadlines are the second Friday of February, May, August and November each year. Link: http://www.linteltrust.org.uk/ 5 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

Older People Science

Aftaid 2011/12 Science Engagement Grants This scheme considers applications for a wide variety of grant This scheme, funded by the Scottish Government, aims to help requests to help older people in financial difficulties. promote better interaction between scientists and the public, promote science’s contribution to the Scottish economy and culture, The fund can be contacted on 0870 803 1950 or by emailing and inspire the next generation of Scottish scientists. [email protected] to request an application form. Applications from individuals, or family and neighbours are eligible. Applications A total of £350,000 is available in the 2011/12 round of funding should include some written support from care professionals for the following: (e.g. doctor, social worker) who is personally aware of the • £275,000 for projects that take science to a public audience beneficiary’s situation. Once all the pertinent information has (including events for science communicators). been gathered and verified, a decision is made as quickly as possible. • £75,000 for projects that complement or strengthen young The beneficiary of the grant must be a UK citizen, residing in the UK, people’s science experience of a Curriculum for Excellence of state pensionable age (60 years old for women and 65 for men), (either in a school or home education context). on a lower income and with minimal savings. Any projects in Scotland that make science accessible for a wide Aftaid does not award grants for ongoing or retrospective payments audience could be eligible, including those which: or for repayment of debts. • give members of the public the chance to meet scientists to There are no published deadlines. discuss their work or debate new scientific developments; Link: http://www.aftaid.org.uk/grantapp.html • take science activities into communities across Scotland, for example, through festivals and other public events; Public Parks & Gardens • highlight contemporary examples of Scottish excellence and innovation in science, engineering and technology, from industry or the research base; or Heritage Lottery Fund – Parks for People This scheme is open to local authorities as well as not-for-profit • promote science careers and complement the formal organisations that own public parks and gardens to apply for grants 3-18 science curriculum. of between £250,000 and £5 million for the regeneration of parks In 2011, the Scottish Government is particularly keen to see and public gardens (including squares, walks and promenades). applications: To be considered for funding, applicants need to show that the • from areas of Scotland currently under-served by science community values the park as part of their heritage; the park meets engagement activities; local social, economic and environmental needs; and the park management actively involves local people. • on the theme of encouraging women in science and engineering; and Further information and guidance is available on the website. • on the theme of 2011 being the International Year of Chemistry. The deadline for applications is 28 February and 31 August 2011. Applications are welcomed from organisations/institutions Link: http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/ based anywhere in Scotland. Only one application per institution parksforpeople.aspx will be considered. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2011 (1pm). Link: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/science/ Scienceengagement/engagement-grants

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The Trust no longer works to deadlines for applications and the Sport dates of Trustees’ meetings in 2011 are as follows: • Thursday 3 March (Glasgow) The Swimathon Foundation This scheme offers grants to organisations which intend to • Thursday 5 May (Edinburgh) encourage more people to enjoy swimming or improve accessibility • Thursday 4 August (Glasgow) for people who want to swim in the UK. • Thursday 3 November (Edinburgh). Grants of between £300 and £2,500 are available to eligible organisations such as: Link: http://www.cattanach.org.uk • swimming pools; Hilton in The Community Foundation (HCF) • community groups and organisations; Focusing on children and young people, HCF supports activities in education and health to relieve suffering and equip individuals. • charities; HCF wants to make a difference to disadvantaged children’s lives. • swimming clubs; They are supporting efforts in four key areas of need: disabled children, children in hospital, homelessness and life-limited children • older people’s organisations; in hospices. • youth groups; For more information, go to the website or call 0207 605 7733. • sports clubs; The deadline for completed applications, both electronic and hard • scout troops; and copy, is 5.30pm on 3 May 2011, 2 August 2011 or 18 October 2011. • healthy living groups. Link: http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk Applicants must have the support of a pool participating The Kids Fund in Swimathon. This scheme, operated by the Field Studies Council – an Activities supported may include the following: independent educational charity, is committed to raising awareness • fundraising events, galas or family fun days at a pool; about the natural world. The Council works through a network of 17 residential and day centres in the UK providing courses for schools • community pool ‘open days’; and colleges at all levels in addition to adult individuals and families • extra floats for a swimming club to improve courses, outreach education, training and consultancy. swimmers’ development; The Kids Fund aims to bring environmental understanding to • transport costs to take an elderly group to a pool; disadvantaged young people by attending a course at a Council centre. It helps disadvantaged young people attend a course who • entrance fees for a scout group to a swimming pool; may otherwise be excluded due to some form of disadvantage – • club scuba diving equipment to allow more people to health, mobility, deprivation or financial. try the sport; or Those eligible to apply are: • costs for an extra staff member to supervise a swimming • Disadvantaged young people aged 8-18 years. trip so that more children can attend. • Voluntary youth groups (either run by voluntary leaders, The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 March 2011, managed by a voluntary organisation, a registered charity). 6 June, 22 August, 7 November 2011. • A school group may apply if they are aiming to provide Link: http://swimathon.org/page.php?page=Foundation benefits which are additional to the statutory school curriculum or clearly show added value, depth and breadth Young People to the taught curriculum. Funding will normally be up to 80% of the cost of the group’s Cattanach Charitable Trust course to an FSC Field Centre to a maximum of £3,000. This scheme funds organisations and projects which “offer hope of Applications can be made at any time; however decisions will a better life to children, especially those under 10 years of age, and be made in February, June and October. their families and communities”. Link: http://www.field-studies-council.org/supporters/kidsfund.aspx Grants are normally between £2,000 and £12,000 but may be more, and the Trust prefers to make grants which contribute substantially to smaller-scale projects. 7 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

Trusts

CHK Charities The Trust will continue to make grants across its established This scheme annually awards grant funding totalling £2 million funding areas: to charitable organisations in the UK involved in a wide range • Youth of activities. • Older people The charity offers one-off grants; conditionally renewable grants; and large grants of more than £25,000. • Community Applicants should state what funds have already been raised for • Relationships the project, and name any other sources of funding applied for. • Housing Applicant organisations must have a Child Protection Policy (where • Mental health appropriate) and be able to demonstrate that Criminal Record Bureau checks are carried out on all staff working with children. • Substance misuse Further information or guidance can be found on the website, by • Learning writing to The Administrator at CHK Charities Limited, 30 Gresham • Financial security Street, London, EC2V 7PG or by calling 0203 207 7338. • Criminal justice. Applications can be made at any time; however they will be However, it is also open to hearing about work in areas it has not considered by the Trustees approximately every two months. funded before, which is clearly needed and for which funding from Link: http://www.chkcharities.co.uk the Trust can make all the difference.

Tudor Trust The Trust operates a two-stage application process; however applicants must initially submit a first-stage proposal which will This scheme is an independent grant-making charitable trust go through an initial assessment process. In some cases, the Trust which supports charitable organisations with an income of less will contact applicants to discuss their proposal. Organisations than £1 million working across the UK. It funds a wide range of successful at stage one will be contacted by the Grants Team to people and organisations working to achieve lasting change in discuss the second-stage application process. their communities. Further information and guidance is available from the website; The Tudor Trust aims to support work that addresses the social, however applications must be posted to the Tudor Trust, 7 Ladbroke emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of society. Grove, London W11 3BD and include a copy of the applicant’s most The Trust supports both untried and innovative work, as well as recent audited accounts and annual report. well-established practical work. It is most interested in helping smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services There are no published deadlines. and which involve the people they work with in their planning. Link: http://www.tudortrust.org.uk There is no maximum or minimum grant amount. The Trust usually makes grants over one, two or three years. The Trust does not specify that match funding is a requirement although projects are rarely offered 100% of costs. Applications can be considered for core costs (including salaries and running costs), project costs, development funding or capital grants for buildings and equipment.

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Awards

2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of CIS Excellence Awards (Scotland) the Year Award This scheme aims to recognise, celebrate and reward the high This scheme seeks to encourage entrepreneurial activity and degrees of creativity, innovation and excellence in Scotland’s recognise the contribution of people who inspire others with their catering, hospitality and tourism industries, and is positioned as vision, leadership and achievement. The Awards operate globally the industry’s ultimate accolade. From chefs, hotels and caterers, across 140 cities and 50 countries worldwide, celebrating those who to restaurants, colleges, pubs and local authorities, the Awards are are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses. aimed to suit a host of businesses and talents. In the UK, entries will be grouped into three regional programmes The deadline for receipt of applications is 7 March 2011. (Scotland; North & Midlands; and London & South) to determine Link: http://www.cis-excellenceawards.com/#/awards- regional winners, with regional winners going forward to a UK criteria/4535791744 Masterclass to compete for the Overall UK Entrepreneur of the Year title. The UK overall winner will then go on to represent the UK at The European Business Awards the World Entrepreneur of the Year awards in June in Monte Carlo. The benefits of entering are the opportunity to join a global business This scheme, now in its fifth year, recognises and promotes network, opportunities to excel, and significant profile-raising excellence, best practice and innovation across the European through regional and national media coverage. business community. Entrants will be judged according to the entrepreneurial prowess, The annual Awards are judged in line with the broad aims of the taking the following into account: European Union, and recognise the achievement of companies that have successfully developed and implemented winning growth • Entrepreneurial spirit: high standards; risk taking; overcoming strategies, exceptional ethical credentials, outstanding customer obstacles and perseverance. focus and forward-thinking innovations. • Innovation: pioneering new approaches; ability to adapt; Applications are invited in ten categories: research and development. • Award for Environmental and Corporate Sustainability • Strategic direction: developing a vision; goals for future growth; measuring progress. • Award for Customer Focus • Leading and building teams: employing best teams; company • Employer of the Year culture; leadership qualities. • HSBC International Growth Strategy of the Year • Financial performance: managing cash flow; long-term • RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year sustainability; re-investment of profit. • UKTI Award for Innovation • National or global impact: impact on the business world in • HSBC Import/Export Award terms of revenue, operations and influence. • Infosys Business of the Year Award (turnover up to 25 million) • Individual and/or corporate social responsibility: values; € approach to relationships; involvement in the wider community. • Infosys Business of the Year Award (turnover €26 - €150 million) UK entrants must be based or have their chief operations in the • Infosys Business of the Year Awards (turnover €150 million+). UK, and must have been incorporated for at least two years as The deadline for receipt of applications is 14 April 2011. of 1 January 2011. Link: http://www.businessawardseurope.com/ The deadline for receipt of applications is 4 March 2011. Link: http://www.ey.com/UK/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year 9 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

20th Meyer-Whitworth Award This scheme is one of the largest annual monetary prizes for playwriting in the UK. It is awarded and funded by the Royal National Theatre Foundation and managed by the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland in association with the UK Playwrights Network. With a prize fund of £10,000, the Meyer-Whitworth Award is one of the largest annual monetary prizes for playwriting in the UK. It is intended to help further the careers of UK playwrights who are not yet established. The award is made to the writer whose play, in the judges’ opinion, most satisfies the following description: • a play which embodies Geoffrey Whitworth’s dictum that “drama is important in so far as it reveals the truth about the relationships of human beings with each other and the world at large”; • a play which shows promise of a developing new talent; and • a play in which the writing is of individual quality The judges reserve the right to advise that no script meets the required standards of the award and therefore the award should not be made. Nominations must be made by directors of professional theatre companies and multiple nominations by one professional theatre company are accepted. Application criteria: • Plays nominated must be in the English language and have been produced professionally in the UK for the first time between 1 November 2009 and 30 November 2010. • Candidates will have had no more than two of their plays professionally produced, including the play submitted. Nominations are accepted for stage plays only. The deadline for nominations is 15 April 2011. Link: http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/opportunities.htm

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Imminent Deadlines

Lloyds TSB Foundation (Scotland) March 2011 Henry Duncan Awards This scheme, named in honour of the Reverend Henry Duncan who Kelly Family Charitable Trust founded the first Trustee Savings Bank, aims to support and work in This scheme supports charities whose activities involve the whole partnership with charities operating in Scotland in order to improve family in initiatives which seek to tackle problematical issues that the quality of life for people who are disadvantaged or at risk of face one or more of its members, and whose aims include the becoming disadvantaged. strengthening of family bonds by helping all elements of the family Deadline: 14 March 2011 unit grow together and support each other. Max Grant: Various Deadline: 1 March 2011 Link: http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk/index.asp?cat=Home Max Grant: £5,000 Leverhulme Trust – Arts Portfolio Link: http://www.kfct.org.uk/apply.html This scheme aims to support highly talented students receiving Girls on the Move Participation Programme professional training in any area of the arts. The Trust makes awards This scheme aims to increase physical activity levels among girls for the support of research and education, emphasises individuals and young women and introduce them to the physical, social and and encompasses all subject areas. With annual funding of some psychological benefits of exercise. The project seeks to encourage £50 million, the Trust is among the largest of all subject providers the young women to want to remain active following the Girls on of research funding in the UK. Further information and guidance is the Move project. available online. Deadline: 21 March 2011 Deadline: 1 March 2011 Max Grant: Various Max Grant: £2,000 Link: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/about/arts.cfm Link: http://www.youthscotland.org.uk/projects/girls-on-the-move/ the-participation-programme.htm The Swimathon Foundation This scheme offers grants to organisations that intend to encourage Cross Trust (Scotland) more people to enjoy swimming or improve accessibility for people This scheme was established “to enable young people of Scottish who want to swim in the UK. Birth or Parentage to extend the boundaries of their knowledge Deadline: 21 March 2011 of human life”. Sir Alexander wished to allow young people from Scotland the freedom to achieve their potential as students and as Max Grant: £2,500 adults in the modern world. This remains the Trust’s aim today. Link: http://swimathon.org/page.php?page=Foundation Deadline: 4 March 2011 Help the Homeless Max Grant: None This scheme makes funds available across the UK for projects Link: http://www.thecrosstrust.org.uk/HTML_Pages/Individuals.htm that assist homeless people to rebuild their lives and find their way successfully back into mainstream society. Capital costs are considered with no specified requirement for match funding. Contact the scheme by writing to the administrator at Help the Homeless or emailing [email protected]. Deadline: 31 March 2011 Max Grant: £3,000 Link: http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/index.htm 11 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

RS MacDonald Charitable Trust Ulverscroft Foundation This scheme’s objectives encompass a wide range of neurological This scheme aims to benefit the visually impaired (blind and partially conditions with its principal areas of interest being: neurological sighted). It provides grants to organisations that work to relieve, conditions; sight impairment; child welfare; and animal welfare. assist and improve the treatment and education of those suffering from defective eyesight. It also funds medical research and the All applications are assessed on their own merits. The level of award provision of facilities for the treatment or alleviation of visually made varies according to the nature of the project for which funding impaired people. is sought. The average award granted is likely to be less than £20,000. The Trustees will consider applications for funding over periods of Deadline: 31 March 2011 up to three years. Max Grant: None specified Deadline: 31 March 2011 Link: http://www.foundation.ulverscroft.com/ Max Grant: £40,000 WRAP – Mixed Plastics Capital Programme Scotland Link: http://www.rsmacdonald.com/ This scheme provides financial assistance to increase the quantity, variety and quality of mixed plastics collected from the municipal The Tree Council – Community Trees Fund waste stream and processed for onward sale or reprocessing This scheme provides financial assistance to assist community groups by investment in new processes and equipment and associated in undertaking well-planned tree planting projects during National infrastructure. The target of this particular programme is to increase Tree Week, which usually takes place in November/December each the capacity by an additional 10,000 tonnes per annum of mixed year. It is a condition of the scheme that projects should actively plastics. Operating under de minimis State Aid Regulations, grants involve children under the age of 16 in the planting of the trees. of up to £264,000 – and not exceeding 50% of the total eligible This could be through formal groups, such as cubs, guides or youth capital costs – will be available towards capital costs such as plant, clubs; alternatively it could be a community team assembled for equipment and infrastructure for projects that will significantly the purpose of the project. The planting site must be on land to increase the quantity, variety and quality of mixed plastics waste which the public has access or which is for the use of a community. arisings collected, sorted and re-processed from the municipal Satisfactory evidence that applicants are able to meet 25% of the waste stream. funds needed to carry out the complete tree planting project must Deadline: 31 March 2011 be provided as the grant will be limited to a maximum of 75% of the costs incurred. Max Grant: £264,000 Deadline: 31 March 2011 Link: http://www.wrap.org.uk/ Max Grant: £525 WRAP – Capital Grants: Non-inert Construction Link: http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/ and Demolition Waste Arisings Diverted from Landfill in Scotland The Tree Council – Trees for Schools Fund This scheme’s overall aim is to stimulate investment in Scotland The Tree Council has funds available to assist schools proposing to in additional collection infrastructure and associated processing undertake well-planned tree planting projects starting in National equipment specifically to deal with the non-inert fractions of mixed Tree Week, which usually takes place in November/December each waste from construction and demolition sources and to process the year. The Tree Council is particularly concerned that projects should material for use in a broad range of applications. Non-inert fractions actively involve children in the planting of the trees. Projects must include materials such as soils, fines, timber, plastics, plasterboard and be located on school grounds or playing fields. The amount of grant packaging. They do not include materials such as aggregates i.e. masonry, offered is entirely at the discretion of the Tree Council’s Grants brick and block, stone, paving, tiles or ceramics. The programme will Allocation Committee. The Grant will be limited to a maximum offer grant funding for facilities located in Scotland to invest in new of 75% of the costs actually incurred that are eligible. However, a or expanded non-inert construction and demolition waste capacity. smaller percentage may be awarded, depending upon how many Operating under the de minimis State Aid Regulations, grants of up applications are recommended for support. to £180,000 – and not exceeding 50% of the total eligible costs – will be available towards capital costs such as plant, equipment and Deadline: 31 March 2011 infrastructure for projects that will significantly increase the quantity Max Grant: £525 and quality of non-inert waste materials recovered, separated and recycled from construction and demolition sites in Scotland Link: http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/ Deadline: 31 March 2011 Max Grant: £180,000 Link: http://www.wrap.org.uk/ 12 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

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Woodward Charitable Trust – Children’s Summer April – May 2011 Playscheme Grants This scheme offers one-off summer playscheme grants to small- European Youth Foundation scale, locally-based charitable initiatives in the UK in the following This scheme aims to encourage cooperation among young people areas: social and ethnic minority groups; prisoners and ex-offenders; in Europe, by providing financial support to European youth homelessness; people experiencing violence or abuse; arts activities which serve the promotion of peace, understanding outreach; disability projects; environmental projects; and addiction. and cooperation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe’s Applications are accepted from UK registered charities with an fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and annual turnover of less than £100,000. solidarity. A total of four programmes were identified in the youth Deadline: 1 April 2011 sector for projects (categories A and B) taking place in 2011: human rights and democracy – youth policy and youth work promoting Max Grant: £1,000 the core values of the Council of Europe; living together in diverse Link: http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/guidelines.html societies – youth policy and youth work promoting intercultural dialogue; social inclusion of young people; and policy approaches Elephant Trust and instruments benefiting young people and children. This scheme aims to make it possible for artists and those presenting Deadline: 1 April 2011 their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. It is committed to helping artists and institutions that Max Grant: Various depart from the routine and signal new, distinct and imaginative sets Link: http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej of possibilities. Available grants are usually limited to the maximum available, but larger grants may be considered. Youth in Action (2007-2013) Deadline: 4 April 2011 This scheme’s general objectives are to: promote young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in Max Grant: £2,000 particular; develop solidarity and promote tolerance among Link: http://www.elephanttrust.org.uk/docs/theguide.html young people, in particular, in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union; foster mutual understanding between young The 20th Meyer-Whitworth Award people in different countries; contribute to developing the quality This scheme offers one of the largest annual monetary prizes of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil for playwriting in the UK. Plays nominated must be in the English society organisations in the youth field; and promote European language and have been produced professionally in the UK for cooperation in the youth field. the first time between 1 November 2009 and 30 November Deadline: 1 April 2011 2010. Candidates will have had no more that two of their plays professionally produced, including the play submitted. Max Grant: Various Nominations are for stage plays only. Link: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.html Deadline: 15 April 2011 Max Grant: £10,000 Link: http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/opportunities.htm

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Funding Across All Artforms (Scotland) Wessex Youth Trust This scheme operates specific grant schemes for the artforms of This scheme supports projects and initiatives which provide crafts, dance, drama, literature, music and the visual arts. Creative opportunities to help, support and advance young people. Scotland also operates a variety of schemes which operate across There are no restrictions to the amount requested; however all the artforms – details of which are available from the website. between 20 and 30 grants are awarded each year with the average All applications must demonstrate how the project meets Creative grant being between £2,500 and £5,000. Grants are generally paid Scotland’s funding priorities. Applications will be assessed based on in one instalment, although there may be as many as five annual how well the proposal meets the funding priority applied for. instalments in the case of the more substantial grants. Applicants Deadline: 18 April 2011 should state what other sources of funding have been sought and secured. Applications must be made using the Trust’s application Max Grant: Various form. Requests for application forms should be made by letter or Link: http://www.creativescotland.co.uk/investment/types-of- telephone to Mrs Jenny Cannon, Farrer & Co, 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, investment London WC2A 3LH. Tel: 0207 242 2022. FiSCAF Deadline: 1 May 2011 This scheme works with local faith groups to build hope and fight Max Grant: £5,000 against poverty by providing grants and support in Scotland’s most Hilton In the Community Foundation fragile urban and rural communities. Through supporting local faith groups, FiSCAF aims to ensure faith groups are more effective in This scheme is committed to supporting those most in need to supporting people to make transitions in their lives; faith groups have a brighter future. The purpose of HCF is to support young are more effective in helping to reduce isolation and loneliness; people worldwide, while its vision is to make a real difference to faith groups are more effective in supporting local people to those most in need in places where Hilton International operates. become more resilient; there is greater understanding and respect There is no limit on the amount of money that a charity can request; between and within faith communities; local people have increased however, the Foundation is a small charity and generally will not self-esteem, confidence and skills, equipping them to improve make awards of more than £30,000 (per year). Funding can be community life; and government and civic society have increased requested for up to three years for any particular project. understanding about the positive contribution made by faith Deadline: 3 May 2011 groups in tackling poverty. Max Grant: £30,000 Deadline: 30 April 2011 Link: http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/ Max Grant: £15,000 Henry Moore Foundation Link: http://www.fiscaf.org/ This scheme supports all aspects of the arts in which Henry Moore Grants to Artists Scheme himself was engaged – sculpture, drawing and print-making. This scheme is designed to assist professional visual artists The Foundation supports organisations, institutions, museums and who are resident in the UK to exhibit overseas in public or galleries in the United Kingdom. UK higher education institutions commercial spaces. There is no specified level of match funding; may receive bursaries for post-graduate students. Applications for however, the scheme will not meet the full costs of the project. individuals will only be accepted for the Fellowships category of Overseas venues are expected to meet all reasonable local costs grant, in conjunction with appropriate institutions. (e.g. publicity, catalogue, private view, invitation cards, customs and Deadline: 13 May 2011 importation charges) in connection with the exhibition. In addition, Max Grant: Various overseas venues are normally expected to contribute towards the international transport and packing costs and towards artists’ Link: http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk/ subsistence costs where their presence is essential. Applicants may request assistance in meeting the costs of the transport and packing of the artists’ work to and from Britain and the country concerned. Grants only give a contribution towards these costs. Applicants may also request assistance in meeting artists’ travel costs where the artists’ presence is essential. Deadline: 1 May 2011 Max Grant: £2,000 Link: http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-grants-to-artists.htm 14 E XTERNAL FUNDING ALER T w w w . s o u t h - a y r s h i r e . g o v . u k

Lintel Trust (Scotland) Scott-Moncrief Charitable Trust The scheme’s broad aim is to encourage and enable individuals to This is a leading accountancy and professional services firm and live as independent a life as possible in their homes, and to play an leading adviser to the charity and not-for-profit sector in Scotland. active part in their communities. The Trust works under the premise Scott-Moncrieff manages a number of charitable trusts, which that the main aim of any funding should concentrate on the benefits provide grants to individuals and groups. to the eventual grant recipient. The Trust consults widely on the Deadline: 31 May 2011 way it allocates grants and as a result, it has established three core funding themes as follows: Mainstreaming Equalities Programme; Max Grant: Various Older People’s Programme (currently fully committed); and General Link: http://www.scott-moncrieff.com/charitable_trusts/index.html Grants Programme. Woodward Charitable Trust (General Grants) Deadline: 13 May 2011 This scheme is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. Max Grant: Various The Trusts share a common administration, but are otherwise Link: http://www.linteltrust.org.uk/ independent of each other. The Trust offers small and large grants over a maximum of three years. Triangle Trust Deadline: 31 May 2011 This scheme’s objectives are: the education and alleviation from poverty of past or present employees (and their dependants) of Max Grant: Various the pharmaceutical industry; the promotion of a good standard Link: http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/ of health in the community, including recreational facilities and medical welfare; and such charitable purposes as the Trustees may determine. Within these objectivess, the Trustees have established the following priorities: grants to individuals in need who are, or have been, employed in the pharmaceutical industry of a minimum of two years and resident in the UK, or their dependants; grants to individuals in need made through block grants to a number of selected agencies; and grants to registered charities in the UK for activities which improve the wellbeing and health of communities. Deadline: 14 May 2011 Max Grant: £10,000 Link: http://thetriangletrust1949fund.org.uk/index.htm

Lloyds TSB Foundation (Scotland) Henry Duncan Awards This scheme aims to support and work in partnership with charities operating in Scotland in order to improve the quality of life for people who are disadvantaged or at risk of becoming disadvantaged. Deadline: 16 May 2011 Max Grant: £20,000 Link: http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk/index. asp?cat=Home

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