Foundation Scotland - Baillie Gifford International Fund
Details
This fund is aimed at supporting registered charities who are working in International Aid Development to deliver their work. Primarily, the fund aims to increase participation with climate action and encourage behavioural change.
Baillie Gifford is committed to funding the following priorities:
- Increasing knowledge, understanding and participation with climate action
- Developing community-led initiatives in relation to climate action that encourage greater community power
- The types of activity the fund aims to support include projects that:
- Educate and inspire people to engage in climate action
- Build local skills, tools and resources to promote understanding and action
- Create ‘green’ skills and jobs for local people
- Support sustainable farming initiatives or ethical food systems
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Geographical areas funded: Worldwide
Fund type
- Type of funding:
- Grant
- Type of cost:
- Revenue, Core costs
- Applicant success rate:
- Premium information
Fund award sizes
- Maximum:
- Premium information
- Annually awarded:
- Premium information
- Notes on award amounts:
- Premium information
Who can apply
The fund prioritises smaller charities with an income of maximum £5 million, and those where the grant request is not less than 25% of the total project costs.
The fund also prioritises applications for work being delivered in areas where it has previously not provided much support, such as South America, Australasia, and East and Southeast Asia.
As well as the standard Foundation Scotland eligibility criteria, applicants must be registered charities (i.e. registered with OSCR or the Charities Commission in the UK, or an equivalent overseas).
- Maximum annual income:
- £5,000,000
When to apply
Round three applications have now closed. Decisions will be announced on the 27th Feb.
How to apply
Apply online via Foundation Scotland website.
Activites funded: Housing and shelter Education and training Health education and promotion
Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged Homeless or badly housed Socially isolated people People in poverty Ill-health
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Foundation Scotland
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Charity registered in Scotland SC022910
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15 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DL
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Funder Commitment on Climate Change
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