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The Agnes Hunter Trust SCIO was established in 1954 to support registered charities delivering health and social welfare projects in Scotland. The Trust now focuses on one key area of funding support: offering grants to charities that support disabled people in Scotland.

Service provision will focus on providing opportunities and enabling people to lead fulfilling lives. This may include activities that offer advice, information and support, or life-skills, volunteering and employability training.

Applicant charities may assist with a wide range or specific groups of people, for example those living with mental ill health, cancer, physical and sensory impairments and long-term health conditions, as well as people with learning disabilities, autistic people, and other neurodivergent people.

In addition, the Trust is particularly keen to receive grant applications from the following:

• smaller charities meeting a demonstrable ‘need’ from their local community
• causes that do not have a strong public profile, including new Scottish charities
• charities developing innovative approaches, including pilot projects

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Geographical areas funded: Scotland

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Applicants must:

• provide a service that supports disabled people
• be a charity registered with OSCR
• deliver a service in Scotland
• have an annual income of less than £1 million

Applicants should hold reasonable but not excessive free reserves, unless there is a particular reason for holding a higher level. In the case of new charities with limited reserves, applicants can provide evidence of their likely sustainability over the duration of the grant.

Maximum annual income:

£1,000,000

When to apply

Currently closed, as of 27 August 2026.

The Trust operates one Grants Programme (grants over £3,000) with two rounds per calendar year: a Spring/Summer round and an Autumn/ Winter round. The next round will open in January 2027. Exact date TBC.

How to apply

Apply online via the Trust's website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Advice and information Befriending and mentoring Health care and wellbeing Mental health care

Beneficiaries funded: Ill-health Disabilities Learning disabilities Physical disabilities Sensory impairments

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