Upcoming fund deadlines

Date published: 01/03/25

Here's our quick reference guide to all funding application deadlines coming up. Be sure to check all guidelines and eligibility criteria before applying.

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March 2025 local fund deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
3rd March	Drone Hill Wind Farm Community Fund	Scottish Borders
4th March	EDF Renewables Burnfoot Hill Wind Farm Community Fund (Clackmannanshire)	Clackmannanshire
4th March	ORIT Cumberhead Community Fund	South Lanarkshire
7th March	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Benarty)	Fife
7th March	The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Community Grants Fund	City of Edinburgh / East Lothian / Midlothian / West Lothian
10th March	EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Strathpeffer)	Highland
12th March	Glenkens & District Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
14th March	Annandale and Nithsdale Community Benefit Company	Dumfries and Galloway
14th March	Cambusbarron Community Fund	Stirling
15th March	Achlachan Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
15th March	Halsary Windfarm Community Benefit Fund (Halkirk & District)	Highland
15th March	RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farm Community Fund (Halkirk District)	Highland
15th March	Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund	Highland
18th March	Denny and District Community Fund	Falkirk
21st March	Blackford Community Fund	Perth and Kinross
21st March	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Community Fund (Fyvie & Rothienorman)	Aberdeenshire
21st March	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Benarty)	Fife
26th March	Nadara Assel Valley Girvan & District Community Fund	South Ayrshire
28th March	The Beinneun Community Fund	Highland
31st March	An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund	Argyll and Bute
31st March	Cairnryan Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
31st March	EDF Renewables Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund	Moray
31st March	RWE Camster Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland

April 2025 local fund deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
1st April	Cockburnspath & Cove Community Fund	Scottish Borders
7th April	EDF Renewables Longpark Wind Farm Community Fund	Scottish Borders
10th April	Nadara Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund	Scottish Borders / South Lanarkshire
11th April	Plains Community Fund	North Lanarkshire
11th April	The Rumbling Bridge Hydro Community Fund	Clackmannanshire / Perth and Kinross
14th April	Barr Community Fund	South Ayrshire
15th April	Harthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg (HEG) Community Fund	North Lanarkshire / West Lothian
21st April	Whiteside Hill Wind Farm Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
23rd April	Crossdykes Community Benefit Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
25th April	Nadara A'Chruach Wind Farm Community Fund	Argyll and Bute
26th April	Crossdykes Community Benefit Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
28th April	Kinross-shire Fund	Perth and Kinross
30th April	Ballantrae Community Fund	South Ayrshire
30th April	Halkirk District Benefit Fund	Highland
30th April	Halkirk District Benefit Fund - Individual	Highland
30th April	RWE Rosehall Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
20th April	Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm Education and Training Fund	Highland

May 2025 local fund deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
5th May	Minnygap Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
5th May	Vattenfall Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund	Aberdeenshire / Moray
12th May	Old Luce Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
12th May	Vattenfall Unlock Our Future Fund	Aberdeen City / Aberdeenshire
13th May	Hadyard Hill Community Fund (Dailly)	South Ayrshire
15th May	RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farm Community Fund (Latheron, Lybster and Clyth)	Highland
19th May	Carcant Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Moorfoot)	Midlothian
27th May	Carrick Futures	South Ayrshire
27th May	Nourish the Nation Summer Food and Activity Programme	Dundee City

Rolling funds

Rolling Funds

Deadline	Fund	Area
Rolling	Barrhill Community Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund (Heriot)	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Cervus Trust	Fife
Rolling	Cockaigne Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	David and Averil Macdonald Fund	Argyll and Bute / Moray / West Lothian
Rolling	EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Limerigg & Slamannan)	Falkirk
Rolling	EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Avonbridge & Standburn)	Falkirk
Rolling	Foresight Kinegar Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cockburnspath)	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Great Glen Energy Co-operative Fund (small grants)	Highland
Rolling	Haventus Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund (small grants)	Highland
Rolling	Inch Cape Construction Fund	East Lothian
Rolling	Kirkcowan Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Lairg Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
Rolling	Mary Janet King Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	Middle Balbeggie Wind Farm Community Fund	Fife
Rolling	Nadara Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund (large grant enquiry)	Scottish Borders / South Lanarkshire
Rolling	Patna Community Fund	East Ayrshire
Rolling	Pinwherry and Pinmore Community Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	River Avich Hydro Open Grants Fund	Aygyll and Bute
Rolling	Social Investment Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	StartupMull	Argyll and Bute
Rolling	The Gateway Exchange Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	The Rooney Family Foundation	City of Edinburgh / Scottish Borders
Rolling	The Spagan Community Fund	Eilean Siar
Rolling	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Community Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Communtiy Fund (Kinglassie)	Fife
Rolling	Victoria League in Scotland Trust	All of Scotland

Education and Training Funds

Deadline	Fund	Area
Rolling	Ballantrae Education and Training Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Barr Education and Training Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Barrhill Education and Training Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Cairnryan Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Caithness Wind Farms Education and Training Fund	Highland
Rolling	EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Education & Training (BMET) Fund	Falkirk / West Lothian
Rolling	Glenkens & District Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Hadyard Hill Education and Training Fund (Dailly)	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Hadyard Hill Education and Training Fund (Pinwherry and Pinmore)	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Harthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg (HEG) Education and Training Fund	North Lanarkshire / West Lothian
Rolling	Haventus Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund (Small Grants)	Highland
Rolling	Langhope Rig Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Sub Fund A)	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Middle Balbeggie Wind Farm Education and Training Fund	Fife
Rolling	Minnygap Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Old Luce Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Patna Education and Training Fund	East Ayrshire
Rolling	River Avich Hydro Education and Training Fund	Aygyll and Bute
Rolling	RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farim Education and Training Fund	Highland
Rolling	Stroupster Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Dunnet & Canisbay)	Highland
Rolling	Tannach and District Wind Farm Education and Training Fund	Highland
Rolling	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Communtiy Fund (Kinglassie) Education and Training Fund	Fife
Rolling	Whiteside Hill Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland-wide deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
Rolling	Social Investment Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	Cockaigne Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	Mary Janet King Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	The Gateway Exchange Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	Victoria League in Scotland Trust	All of Scotland
10th March	Scottish Building Society	All of Scotland
18th April	Volant Charitable Trust Large Grants Programme (Stage 1 Enquiry Form deadline)	All of Scotland

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