If your work/project/application is within our eligible criteria and does not fall under any of our exclusions then we would welcome your application. The board of trustees meet three times a year, usually on the last Saturday of February, June and October. Applications need to be submitted at least one clear month prior to the meeting date, preferably 6 weeks before to allow for further information requested to reach us. Please make sure that your application fits with the meeting timings as we do not give retrospective grants. The current application deadline is below. Please email the secretary for the date of the next application deadline if in any doubt.
Please note that: We do not accept emailed applications.
There is a geographic criterion, and it is a restricted South West area, please do not apply if you are outside the very South West area of England. We are not accepting applications from NE Somerset & Bath and Bristol. It is a good idea to check our website for eligibility criteria here: The Elmgrant Trust eligibility
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A. Organisation Application
Applications are made by letter and considered on an individual basis. There are no application forms for organisations, and we do not accept emailed applications.
- Our next Trustees meeting is in October 2026 with all applications and supplementary information due to arrive in the post on or before 24th September 2026. If you apply after 10 September, there may not be enough time to request and receive any additional information needed before the deadline and your application, if eligible will be forwarded to the next Awards meeting in March 2027.
Please ensure that you have included all supporting evidence as detailed below. Please also check the eligibility criteria, especially the geographical area from which applications are accepted.
To streamline our processes for reviewing your application, please:
- Clearly number pages
- Use a paper clip rather than staple to keep any pages together
- Either print all on 1 sided or all on 2 sided not a mixture of both
Organisations (please use this as a checklist to avoid delays in processing your application)
Please send a letter of application with the following:
- Full contact details: *name of contact person, *address, *email address, *phone number, *website, *registered charity number if you have one.
- A summary of your organisation and what it does; including who it benefits
- Briefly provide one, preferably two, examples of previous work/projects over the last two years (or as long as you have been running) that have made you proud and why.
- Reports from your work or previous projects
- Feedback from stakeholders/users and Letters of support from those who have used the service or supported it.
- A copy of your most recent accounts. We accept unaudited accounts if your most recent are not yet audited.
- For what you are seeking a grant or funding.
- The amount you need and/or what amount you are applying for.
- Clearly number pages
- Use a paper clip rather than staple to keep any pages together
- Either print all on 1 sided or all on 2 sided not a mixture of both
Grants recently have been in the region of £500 but you are welcome to apply for more or less than that amount. The Trustees will assess all the grants at the meeting and give what they can.
*Please note that we do not give retrospective grants.
Reminder: Our next Trustees meeting is in October 2026, and all applications and supplementary information must arrive by post on or before 24 September 2026. Please note:
- If you apply after 10 September, there may not be enough time to request and receive any additional information needed before the deadline.
- In that case, if your application is eligible, it will be deferred to the next Trustees meeting in March 2027.
As the requests received by the Elmgrant Trust greatly exceed the funds we have available, most grants awarded are modest and some deserving people and causes are, unfortunately, disappointed by the outcome of their application. We are unable to provide ongoing funding, and successful applicants are unable to be considered within a two-year period of being awarded a grant. Note: the two-year re-application time is currently being reviewed by the Trustees, and it may be extended. Any updates will be posted on our website.
B. Individual application
- Our next Trustees meeting is in October 2026 with all applications and supplementary information due to arrive in the post on or before 24th September 2026. If you apply after 10 September, there may not be enough time to request and receive any additional information needed before the deadline and your application, if eligible will be forwarded to the next Awards meeting in March 2027.
Applications are made by 1. Letter (see 1 below for headings) and 2. By completed application form (Please email info@elmgrant.org to request this). All applications are considered on an individual basis.
There is a geographic criterion, and it is a restricted South West area, please do not apply if you are outside the very South West area of England. We are not accepting applications from NE Somerset & Bath and Bristol. It is a good idea to check our website for eligibility here: The Elmgrant Trust eligibility
Please note that: we do not accept emailed applications
To streamline our processes for reviewing your application, please:
- Clearly number pages
- Use a paper clip rather than staple to keep any pages together
- Either print all on 1 sided or all on 2 sided not a mixture of both
- The letter of application needs to include: (please use this as a checklist to ensure your application is complete before you post it)
- An outline of your Aims
- Full contact details: *Name, *address, *email address, *telephone number
- Full details of your project or course,
- Reasons for taking your course with confirmation of your place (if applicable),
- Costs of the course and start and end dates.
- Lists of equipment or books with costs is necessary if you are requesting help with these purchases.
- Details and evidence of your financial circumstances (why you need funding) whether you are in receipt of benefits etc. and give an indication of the amount of grant assistance you require. Bank statements and copies of benefits awards are helpful evidence.
- If a medical condition is relevant, then letters from the medical profession must be enclosed
- Letters of support or references.
- Remember to complete the Application Form and enclose this with your letter (Please email info@elmgrant.org to request the form)
Our next Trustees meeting is in October 2026 with all applications and supplementary information due to arrive in the post on or before 24th September 2026. Please note that if your application is received after 10th September 2026, there may not be time to chase any missing information and your application, if eligible, will be deferred to the next Awards meeting in March 2027. We advise that you apply at your earliest opportunity and use the checklist to ensure that all has been included.
Please note that we do not make retrospective/backdated grants.
Average grants can be up to £1,000 for individuals under 18 and possibly up to £3,000 for individuals over 18 yrs of age. As the requests received by the Elmgrant Trust greatly exceed the funds we have available, most grants awarded are modest and some deserving people and causes are, unfortunately, disappointed by the outcome of their application.
We are unable to provide ongoing funding, and successful applicants are currently unable to be considered within a two-year period of being awarded a grant. *Note: The Trustees are currently reviewing the re-application period which may be increased to two or three years. Updates will be posted here.
We will contact you if there are any queries regarding your application once we have received it (Note 10th September 2026 further information statement above)