Types of Grant and Application Process

The Trust gives two key types of grants:

Main Grants currently vary in size between £15,000 and £850,000. The trustees make decisions about main grants at their meetings three times a year, usually in February, June and October.

The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. To enquire about an invitation to apply, please fill the form below. We regret that only a small number of organisations which register an enquiry can be invited by the trustees to submit a full application.

Main grants are awarded on a competitive basis for either one, or three years, and can be renewed following a new application upon invitation.

Small Grants are grants of up to £15,000. They are awarded throughout the year and are intended for small organisations, who find it difficult to fundraise from international funding agencies. Several of our small grantees have gone on to receive main grants. Applications for a small grant must come with a recommendation from an existing grantee or another funding agency.

PLEASE NOTE THE TRUST DOES NOT ACCEPT ENQUIRIES FOR SMALL GRANTS AT PRESENT

The Trust may also consider, on an exceptional basis, an Advancement Grant, only to existing grantees, designed to support a major infrastructure step change for an organisation.

Under exceptional circumstances, the trust can also provide Emergency Funds, as a response to a sudden human rights crisis or in order to protect human rights defenders –upon a recommendation by an existing grantee, another funding agency, or a contact in the field.