Women's Fund for Scotland Grants 2026
Funding
Up to £5,000
Deadline
30 October 2026
Location
Scotland
Applications
Deadline: 30 October 2026
Overview
The Women's Fund for Scotland offers unrestricted grants of up to £5,000 to groups working with women and girls anywhere in Scotland. It funds work that helps women thrive, heal and rise, with priority for organisations run by and for women and for community-based projects. Your turnover must be under £500,000. Applications close on 30 October 2026, so there is not long left. Official source: https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/womens-fund-for-scotland. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £5,000, unrestricted.
- Annual turnover under £500,000 (priority under £300,000).
- Single-sex services for women and girls.
- Closes 30 October 2026.
Properly constituted charities, social enterprises and unincorporated groups in Scotland with a track record of working with women and girls and an annual turnover under £500,000. The fund supports single-sex services. Uniformed, political and religious groups are only eligible for otherwise eligible non-promotional projects.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Women-led and community groups working with women and girls in Scotland.
Sectors
Regions
Foundation Scotland distributes funds on behalf of other funders and donors. These figures cover awards across all funds they administer.
Awards published
8,598
Typical award
£1,500
Most awards
£500 to £5,000
Most funded region
Scotland
3,547 awards in 2025, up from 2,326 the year before.
Recent awards include Time To Heal (£5,000, 2025), Glenrothes & District Foodbank Community Project (£4,700, 2025) and Heathhall Community Council (£4,000, 2025).
Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.
Full details from Foundation Scotland
The Women's Fund for Scotland, run through Foundation Scotland, has about £100,000 to give in unrestricted grants of up to £5,000 to organisations across Scotland supporting women's development, self-sufficiency and social and economic equality. Applications must meet at least one of three themes: Thrive (leadership, skills, innovation and creativity), Heal (support for women recovering from violence, marginalisation and injustice) and Rise (moving out of loneliness and poverty, and collective work). Priority goes to organisations run by and for women and girls, community-based projects with women and girls, and work with disadvantaged women. Organisations need an annual turnover below £500,000, with priority for those under £300,000. Applications close on 30 October 2026 and decisions are made in March 2027.
Read Foundation Scotland's common eligibility criteria and the fund guidance, then apply online from the fund page by 30 October 2026. Include three SMART objectives for your work with women and girls. Questions go to grants@foundationscotland.org.uk or 0131 524 0300.
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