The Wolfson Foundation
Arts & Culture Health & Social Care HeritageThe Wolfson Foundation awards grants to support and promote excellence in the fields of science and medicine, the arts and humanities, education and health and disability.
Charities and organisations with charitable status (or equivalent) can apply for grants to fund capital projects, such as buildings or refurbishment and equipment. Capital projects that offer training, education and employment are also applicable. The Foundation does not specify a maximum amount organisations can apply for and operates a two stage process. Those applicants successful in Stage 1 will be invited to progress onto the second.
Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. The Wolfson Foundation runs two funding rounds each year:
Round 1
Open to Stage 1 applications: 20 November
Stage 1 application deadline: 5 January
Stage 2 application deadline: 1 March (by invitation only)
Funding decision: June
Round 2
Open to Stage 1 applications: 14 May
Stage 1 application deadline: 1 July
Stage 2 application deadline: 1 September (by invitation only)
Funding decision: December
If a deadline date falls during a weekend, applications that arrive by 9am on the following Monday will be accepted.
This fund is not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Find out more’ and contact the funder directly for more information.
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