Holiday Grants

Holiday Funding Applications

The Sheldon Trust - uk teens doing an adventure course

We welcome applications for up to £1,000 to support the costs of holiday activities for disadvantaged young people( under 25yrs of age) across the UK.

 

If you wish to apply under this category please read our guidelines below and complete the online application form and submit together with any relevant supporting documents (i.e. a signed copy of your most recent accounts and a budget for the proposed project).

 

Applications will be considered throughout the year but please allow up to 8 weeks between submission and notification of the result.

Application Criteria

Please read our criteria carefully to establish whether your charity is eligible to apply for funding:

 

The Sheldon Project Application s tick -Trustees will consider applications for funding up to £1,000.

The Sheldon Project Application s tick -Applications will only be accepted from charities registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales and OSCR( The Scottish Charity Regulator).

The Sheldon Project Application s tick -Our focus is on small and medium-sized charities. We do not consider applications from charities with an annual income of over £1 million. Charities should also have a least 1 month’s operating costs in unrestricted reserves but no more that 6 months operating costs in unrestricted reserves(including designated reserves).

 The Sheldon Project Application s tick -Previously funded charities will not be considered for further funding for a period of two years following receipt of a grant. Previously unsuccessful applicants can re-apply after two years. 

The Sheldon Project Application s tick -We ask all recipients of our Grants to complete our Monitoring Report which allow us to view the results of the contribution we have made.

Our holiday grant programme has now closed and we will re-open it in the Spring of 2026

Apply for funding

Trustees are now accepting applications for the year April 2025 to March 2026. To apply for funding please complete the form here (link). 

Applications are considered throughout the year but please allow up to 8 weeks between submission and notification of the result. 

If any problems are experienced, prospective applicants should please the Trust Administrator  – link to info@thesheldontrust.org

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM.

  • Please read the criteria and guidance before completing this application form.
  • Please answer all the questions on the form. You cannot submit the form if a question is missed so if a question does not apply, please insert N/A before continuing to the next question. If you do miss a question, when you press the submit button the missing section will be highlighted in red. If this happens and you cannot click in the box, press the escape key (top left button on your keyboard) and this should reset the page for you to complete the required field. Do not refresh the page as this may remove all your answers.
  • Some boxes have a maximum word allowance. Where no maximum word allowance has been set, the size of the box indicates the level of detail required. Do not extend your answers beyond the size of the box provided. Extended answers will not be read.
  • Applications are only accepted by submitting this form. Hard copy postal applications are not accepted.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEES DECISION TO MAKE A GRANT.

Data Protection  

The Sheldon Trust will hold data and use it in accordance with their Data Protection Policy and will not share it with any third parties for commercial use.

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together, we can do so much"

Helen Keller