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Here is a list of all Headquarters Funds available and general guidelines for applying for these

Below you will find application forms and contact details

These details can also be found in factsheet FS190001 [PDF]

When applying for Grant Aid please use the application forms available. If there is not an application form for the fund you wish to apply to, please follow the Standard Grant Aid Information set out in the Applications forms section. In most cases the funds will only pay up to 50% of the cost of the project and only if this money is match funded by the Group, District or County. For specific information about a particular fund please contact the Fundraising & Sponsorship Department on 020 8433 7232. Please note that grants cannot be made retrospectively.

Although grants are non-repayable it would be greatly appreciated if recipients of Grant Aid from Headquarters could make some repayment, however small, at a subsequent date. This will assist some other Group, District or County to receive Aid that it would otherwise not be possible to give.

Benevolent Fund

To be used for the benefit of Scouts, Scouters and past Scouts in the United Kingdom only. It will assist members and ex-members in genuine distress.

Charles Guy Knight Fund

To assist Scouters who are unable to afford the cost of attending courses excluding those held at Gilwell Park.

Cornwell Memorial Fund

To assist Scouts who have qualified as Cornwell Scouts as long as they are still members of the Movement.

Explorer Belt Fund

To subsidise Explorer Belt Expeditions. Applications should be made to the International Department at Gilwell Park.

Sir Harold Gillett Memorial Fund

To help pay the expenses of special needs Scouts and also for disadvantaged members to visit London and stay at the BP House Hostel.

Roy Thomas Hedger Memorial Fund

To assist disadvantaged Scouts with camp fees, Cub Scout or Scout uniforms, or equipment for special needs Scouts. Preference is given to applications from Greater London North, but after 30th June each year, applications from other areas will be considered. All Greater London North applications must be authorised by the County Commissioner.

International Friendship Fund

To assist UK representative contingents and Scout Groups attending camps and jamborees abroad and Groups acting as hosts to foreign Scouts and Scouters attending training courses or camping with British Scouts in the UK. Applications should be made to the International Department at Gilwell Park.

J L Dawson Fund

To help fund the training of Sea Scouts in the North of England, particularly Merseyside and the Tyne areas.

London Grants Fund

To assist with camp fees or Cub Scout or Scout uniforms for members in the old County of London.

Lord Hyde Memorial Fund

To assist Scouters, who could not otherwise afford to do so, to attend training courses at Gilwell Park.

Scout Group Support Fund (Needy Groups)

To assist Scout Groups that have individual members who cannot afford to attend camp in the UK or purchase uniform.

Ralph Reader Memorial Fund

The purpose of the fund is to assist deserving individual members of the Scout and Guide Movements under the age of 20 years, who may be in need and whose parents or family may be having difficulty in raising the necessary money required.

Grants may be given towards the cost of camp fees, Scout or Guide uniform, travel to Scout or Guide events, career training or for any other approved purpose.

Sea Scout Admiralty Fund

To assist Royal Navy recognised Sea Scout Groups to obtain boats and equipment and to develop Sea Scout Training. This fund requires the Group to contribute 50% towards the cost of the project.

Sea Scout Development Fund

Originally used to help Sea Scouts to acquire boats, it can now be used for the general development of Sea Scouting.

Trinity House Fund

To assist non-Royal Navy recognised groups in obtaining boats/equipment or for contributing towards the cost of training courses. This fund requires the Group to contribute up to 50% of the cost of the project. Applications for this fund are approved annually.

W Taylor Air Scouts Fund

To provide gliding scholarships, equipment, refurbishment of HQs and training for Air Scouts.

Treloar Fund

To assist individual special needs Scouts and the general development of Scouting for those with special needs. It will also help provide the provision of disabled facilities in Scout buildings. The maximum grant from this Fund is £2,500.

Minibus Plus

To aid individual Scout Leaders for driving minibuses and other associated costs e.g. tachometer/seat belts.

William Johnson Yapp Fund

To assist Scouts to attend Scout functions outside the United Kingdom. Applicants should apply to International Department at Gilwell Park.

Unless otherwise stated all grant applications should be made to The Grants Secretary, The Fundraising & Sponsorship Department, The Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London. E4 7QW

Read the Standard Grant Aid Information below

When applying for Grant Aid please include the following information:

• Group/District/County/Area names.
• Group membership figures.
• Items for which the grant is being made/ Reason for which the grant is being made.
• The total cost of the proposed purchases/project/trip etc.
• If grant is for a camp/event/trip, please state the dates it is taking place, where it is being held and the duration of the trip.
• Please state the balance in hand towards the project/activity etc.
• Please include information regarding grants from education authorities/ lottery funding etc.
• Please give details of how you propose to raise any outstanding money and the estimated time it will take.
• Please include the name, address, telephone number and email address of the person to whom future correspondence should be forwarded.
• The application should be signed and dated by this person.
• Your DC should also approve grant applications.
• If the grant application is for over £500 it should also be approved by your CC and you should include a copy of your audited annual accounts.

The above list is simply a guideline of what should be included. Some of the sections may not apply to you. Please feel free to include any other information that you feel is relevant to the funding.