Applying for a grant from the Veterans’ Foundation:
The Veterans’ Foundation provides grants to eligible organisations that provide assistance to serving and former members of the armed forces community, operational qualified seafarers and their immediate families.
The trustees will consider a range of factors including the projects or items being funded, the number of beneficiaries, the importance of the grant to the applicant organisation, the efficiency of the organisation and the needs of the beneficiaries. Please ensure that you read the grant guidance relevant to the funding programme you select before applying for a grant from the Veterans’ Foundation. The guidance and application form differs for each of the funding programmes.
How to apply: If you think your project matches our interests, please click below on "Apply Now for..." for the relevant funding programme to complete the eligibility checker. If you are eligible to apply, our online application portal will signpost you to the relevant form.
The guidance and application form differs for each of the funding programmes. Only one application can be submitted per funding round.
Funding Programme |
Amount Available |
Funding Round Closing Date |
Programme Guidance |
Eligibility Checker and Forms |
Small Grants |
£500 - £5,000 |
This is a rolling funding programme, with no specific closing date. One application per quarter may be submitted, with the quarterly periods being 1st January – 31st March, 1st April – 30th June, 1st July – 30th September 1st October – 31st December. |
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Standard Grants |
£5,001 - £30,000 |
See key dates below for quarterly Standard Grant funding rounds. |
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Apply Now For a Standard Grant
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Salary Grants |
Up to £25,000 per year for up to three years (Max £75,000) |
See key dates below for quarterly Salary Grant funding rounds. |
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Major Grants |
£100,000 - £200,000 (spread over one to three years) |
This funding programme is currently closed. |
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In addition to reading the relevant funding programme grant guidance, please read our What We Will Not Fund, Standard/Salary Application Form Questions, and Small Application Form Questions to learn more about applying for a grant through one of our funding programmes.
Key dates for Standard/Salary Grants funding rounds:
The deadlines for submission of standard and salary grant applications are:
- 30th July 2024 - for a decision early October 2024
- 8th October 2024 - for a decision in December 2024
- 20th January 2025 - for a decision in March 2025
- 31st March 2025 - for a decision in June 2025
- 21st July 2025 - for a decision in September 2025
We hope that the information provided here is useful but if you need further support and guidance before applying, please e-mail grants@veteransfoundation.org.uk