Application guidelines
We are permanently open to applications.
Before you apply, please check the eligibility exclusions list in the right side panel.
Please apply by email.
We consider applications for core or project or capital costs.
Since we started in 2006, our main focus has been end-of-life care in a hospice and hospice-at-home context. However, the trustees consider projects from a wide range of areas, except those which are not eligible. For a breakdown of the areas we have funded in the last year, please read our latest accounts (link in left side panel).
We try to keep the application process simple, which is why there are no application forms. Please email your application to Richard Pierce-Saunderson as a Word document or a pdf file (2 or 3 A4 pages max, in a reasonable font size). You can attach your budget as a separate document. We treat all the information you provide us with as confidential.
For all applications, please include the following in your application:
For hospice applications, please also provide the following:
Our median award is £5,000. We are happy to part-fund projects. Re-applications can be for the continuation of previously-funded projects (you don't have to apply for a different project every time you apply). Only around 20% of applications are successful.
It normally takes a maximum 12 weeks from application to applicants being informed of the trustees' decision. There are no application deadlines as trustees normally make grant decisions on a monthly basis. E-mail applications are acknowledged when they are processed, not on receipt. Please allow at least 4 weeks after you have sent your application before you start chasing for a response.
Please note that hardcopy applications take significantly longer to process than email applications, and their receipt is not acknowledged. Please do not send DVDs, CDs, glossy brochures or similar.
Successful applicants should not re-apply until at least 12 months after their most recent grant. Such re-applications can be for the continuation of previously funded projects.
Unsuccessful applicants should not re-apply until at least 12 months after their most recent application.
Application eligibility exclusions
The following are not eligible to apply:
The trustees review the Foundation's giving strategy at least once a year.
This exclusions list last updated on 12 February 2024.
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This page last updated on 25 March 2024
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