Fund award sizes

Maximum:

£5,000

Annually awarded:

£180,000

Notes on award amounts:

Grants are for one year only. You can apply for a Wee Grant to:

• Part or fully fund your work or project up to a maximum of £5,000
• Fund the costs of a specific project where the total project costs are less than £30,000
• Fund your day to day running costs, provided your annual income is less than £30,000

Who can apply

• Constituted community groups and registered charities with an annual income of less than £30,000
• Organisations who support people who are experiencing (or are at high risk of experiencing) poverty and trauma

Maximum annual income:

£30,000

When to apply

There is no set deadline. Robertson Trust try to let organisations know the outcome within 10-12 weeks of their application.

How to apply

Apply online via the Robertson Trust website.

Exclusions

• Organisations who are already in receipt of funding from the Trust
• Organisations who distribute funding to third parties
• Umbrella organisations
• Community Interest Companies, Limited Companies and Community Benefit Societies which are not registered charities.
• Work which takes place outside Scotland, including the costs of travel outwith Scotland
• Work which seeks to address forms of trauma which are not connected to experiences of poverty
• Individuals
• projects and activities which incorporate the promotion of religious (or political) beliefs, or requests for salaried posts and volunteer costs where there is a requirement to be of a particular faith or none
• Feasibility studies or academic research
• Replacement of statutory revenue funding for mainstream playgroups and nurseries.
• Standalone costs of childcare provision where there are no clear links to how this will address or mitigate the impact of poverty for families.
• Requests from school parent councils for activities, resources or equipment for curricular use/use primarily during the school day.
• Capital costs of memorials and statues.
• The purchase of building and/or land.
• Capital refurbishment costs on buildings or land not owned by your organisation or on which you do not have an appropriate lease.
• Any retrospective costs.