Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs - Build It

A Build It award is for social enterprises with a track record of trading and social impact and that need salaried positions to take the business to the next level of financial sustainability.

Next deadline: 25 Sep 2025

Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs Fund - Start It

Start It is a funding programme that helps budding social entrepreneurs in Scotland to get their businesses up and running. Funding comes from the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund.

Firstport - Social Innovation Challenge

The Social Innovation Challenge is a programme that funds and supports innovators to kick-start solutions that tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time. The current theme is aligned with four key priorities.

Fletchers Foundation

Fletchers Foundation provides financial grants that can be used for aids and equipment, rehabilitation treatment, or a whole host of wider uses that will help individuals with their recovery or quality of life.

Forvis Mazars Foundation - Community Grants

The Foundation's purpose is to support under resourced young people to achieve their potential and feel positive about their future, across three key areas.

Due to open: 1 Oct 2025

Foundation Scotland - Cockaigne Fund

The Cockaigne Fund supports boundary-pushing musical research, development, and performances to delight, inform, and move participants and audiences alike.

Foundation Scotland - Social Investment Fund

The Social Investment Fund offers blended grant and loan investment to social enterprises, community organisations and charities. Investment can be used for capital expenditure, asset acquisition and business growth.

Foundation Scotland - Victoria League Scotland (VLS) Trust

Funds projects which focus on supporting overseas students in Scotland, and which help build positive relationships between different cultural groups.

Gannochy Trust

The Gannochy Trust provides funding to registered charities, primarily working in Perth and Kinross, but also to inspire and develop young people throughout Scotland.

Next deadline: 3 Oct 2025

Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust

Funding is given under the main headings of health, education, youth work, religion and relief of poverty.