The Art Fund - Weston Loan Programme

The Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund provides funding and training for regional museums and galleries to secure important strategic loans from major UK collections.

Scotland's Churches Trust

Assists congregations of any denomination in Scotland in the preservation and upkeep of church buildings which are in regular use for public worship.

The National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing People Together

Bringing People Together funding can support projects that will build stronger connections across communities, and improve the infrastructure and conditions that are needed to strengthen these connections.

Film Hub Scotland - Pitch Pots

Pitch Pots provide additional support to enhance new or existing one-off projects and screenings of independent British and specialised film. Open to members of Film Hub Scotland.

Shell - Community Grants

Shell provide community grants to groups which operate near their sites in Aberdeen, Mossmorran and St Fergus. These are provided both for ongoing community projects and for sponsorship of community events.

The Hinrichsen Foundation

Grants for the performance, commissioning and recording of contemporary and experimental music in the UK.

Imperial Polythene - Community Impact Fund

Grants for local organisations working in the fields of environment, sustainability, creativity, and addressing local problems.

GSA Biosphere & Ayrshire - Tree Planting Programme Grant

The £1,000 grant from the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere and Ayrshire Tree Planting Programme funds the planting of individual or small groups of trees.

Next deadline: 1 Mar 2026

Foundation Scotland - Great Glen Energy Co-operative Fund

The Great Glen Energy Co-operative Fund makes donations to local community groups and organisations to assist them with the cost of creating exciting new projects for the benefit of local people.

Dumfries & Galloway Council - UK Shared Prosperity Fund

The fund is designed to support community-led, place-based projects that strengthen the economic resilience and regeneration of local communities.