Year of Young People National Lottery Fund

Posted on March 23, 2018

The new Year of Young People National Lottery Fund is giving young people an opportunity to #SparkAChange in their lives this year.

The funding will support projects which boost the health and wellbeing of 8 – 26 year olds living in Scotland. Funding grants of £3,000 – £10,000 are available to the following:

youth and community groups
schools
charities or trusts
social enterprises

There are 2 deadlines for applications: Monday 30^th April for summer activity projects, and Monday 18^th June for any other projects.

For further information, including how to apply, please visit the National Lottery website.

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