National Churches Trust - Cherish Grants

The Cherish project provides grants to churches, chapels or meeting houses for church maintenance, urgent repair work or project development. They aim to see churches open and in regular use, available to all.

National Museums Of Scotland - National Fund for Acquisitions

Helps museums, galleries, libraries and archives throughout Scotland to make acquisitions for their collections, provided they are open to the public and not run for profit. Grants may be made to assist the purchase of an object or group of objects.

National Museums of Scotland - NFA Special Funding Scheme

The National Fund for Acquisitions Special Funding Scheme helps museums which are struggling to raise match funding for acquisitions.

NatureScot - Nature Restoration Fund

Funded by The Scottish Government, The Nature Restoration Fund encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.

Next deadline: 8 Sep 2025

New Park Educational Trust

Supports charities working to help the education and development of young people. Grants are given for equipment and project costs, or for bursaries.

Next deadline: 14 Aug 2025

Novum Trust

The Trust supports new work with the provision of small short-term grants to initiate projects in Christian action and research which cannot readily be financed from other sources.

Next deadline: 15 Oct 2025

Open Technology Fund - Internet Freedom Fund

This fund supports innovative internet freedom projects, including technology development, research, digital security projects, and convenings.

People's Postcode Trust

The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in the Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.

Due to open: 25 Sep 2025

Plum Trust

The Trust aims to relieve poverty and suffering, work to advance education and carry out any tasks beneficial to the community which, in law, are charitable. The Trust tends to favour organisations in the East of Scotland.

Pump House Trust

Supports wide range of charitable activity but are particularly interested in community development, environmental, women’s and youth issues with a view to including social inclusion at all levels.