Social Inclusion Grants
Funding for community-led projects opening pathways to social inclusion.
Our focus is opening pathways to social inclusion for new arrivals to the UK experiencing hardship, or families facing barriers to accessing food and education.
Priority funding areas
Improving opportunity
Removing barriers
Transitioning to UK life.
Education pathways.
Engagement in learning.
Create belonging.
Combating poverty.
Combating hunger.
Building employability.
Give people a voice.
Criteria.
Beneficiaries must be in the UK.
The project is designed by, or with, intended beneficiaries.
The organisation’s work directly impacts individuals.
The process.
Applications invited
Charities invited to submit an application.
Applications assessed
CEO reviews applications.
Grantees selected
Grants decided by Bennelong Foundation UK Trustees.
Grants announced
Grants announced and paid.
Resources for applicants
UK Grant FAQs
One-year funding for community-led projects taking practical action to open pathways for new arrivals to the UK experiencing hardship, or families facing barriers to accessing food and education
- Holistic services for transitioning to life in the UK
- Combat poverty and hunger with holistic interventions
- Break down barriers to enter education
- Foster engagement in learning opportunities (all ages)
- Build interpersonal, employability and life skills
- Promote opportunities for people from the same, or different cultures, to build relationships with each other, feel a sense of belonging and have a voice.
Beneficiaries must be in the UK.
The initiative is designed by, or with, intended beneficiaries.
The organisation’s work directly impacts individuals.
- Programs with a main focus on mental health, or directly addressing illness and disease
- General fundraising projects or appeals
- Travel, study or conferences (unless incidental to a project)
- Individuals
- Applications with a religious, political or sectarian purpose
See 'resources' for samples of our application forms.
Get in touch with us here.
An application is considered on how it:
- Shows prudent governance and financial management
- Demonstrates alignment between the project’s and the Foundation’s goals.
- Articulates the project's goals and how sucess will be gauged.
- Identifies the number of direct and indirect beneficiaries.
- Articulates risks
- Demonstrates how the organisation has the capability and capacity to deliver the project
Charities are invited to apply for a grant.
The Foundation funds goal-orientated outcomes and capacity-building.
UK Grants
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