Sir Halley Stewart Trust

Open (with deadline for applications) Age Aged 60+ Children (0-12) Communities Community and neighbourhood development Faith and religion good relations Health, wellbeing and sport Healthcare services Housing and homelessness Human rights and equality Human rights and justice International issues Medical conditions Multiculturalism Overseas aid and development Poverty and deprivation Social welfare and poverty Un/Employed World issues Africa Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain International Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Large (over £60,000) Medium (up to £60,000) Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

Track grant Notes

Overview

The Trust has a particular focus on supporting innovative research projects and new pioneering development projects, primarily through the provision of salary costs.

They fund Medical, Social and Religious projects, with Education being a theme that runs across all three grant-making areas.

There are two types of funding awards:

1) Main Grants

These are:

Between £5,001 and £60,000 in total, although in exceptional cases grants of up to £80,000 may be considered on a case-by-case basis
Spread across one, two or three years, with a £30,000 maximum per annum
Normally given in the form of a salary contribution or to fund an entire project
Main Grant applications are considered at Trustee meetings that take place three times per year, in June, October and February

2) Small Grants

One-off grants for small projects, where the Trust will be a sole or major funder.

Up to £5,000, which should cover the entire project or be the major funding contribution. The total project should cost no more than £5,000
Usually aimed at small scoping or pilot projects
A limited number of Small grants are awarded each year
Small Grant applications are considered all year round and there are no application deadlines

What type of projects does the Trust support?

The Trust funds projects that focus on the prevention (rather than the alleviation) of human suffering. All Trust grants must fall under one or both of the following categories:

Innovative research projects: i.e. those which explore and test new ideas, methods, approaches, interventions and/or devices.
Pioneering / ground-breaking development projects: i.e. those which are original and represent the first of their kind and/or lay the foundations for further developments.

NB If you are seeking continuation funding for an ongoing project, then unfortunately they are not the funder for you.

Key points to note:

The Trust has three grant priority areas: Medical, Social and Religious, with education being a central theme that runs across all three. Trustees are particularly keen to support projects that relate to more than one priority area.

All Trust funded projects must have strong dissemination plans, to ensure a positive impact on people beyond the project’s immediate beneficiaries.

The Trust will consider applications to fund implementation projects that are innovative, for example roll-outs of pioneering pilot work where significant further developments will take place as part of the implementation. However, an application for a straightforward scale-up and expansion of an existing proven model would be less likely to meet the Trust’s innovation focus. Applicants may find the following definition of implementation from The Colebrook Centre helpful: “…active and planned efforts to identify approaches or interventions that work and deliver them in ways that maximise and preserve their effectiveness.”

International projects are supported, but grants are only paid to or through UK charitable organisations – primarily UK registered charities. Other UK charitable organisational forms may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Religious Grants

The Trust is committed to advancing Christian religion, but also welcomes applications from other faith communities.

To be eligible for a Religious grant:

Projects must be ground-breaking and inspirational, and likely to achieve demonstrable benefits that will then be disseminated widely. The Trust prioritises projects that:

Break down religious and secular divides.
Are untested and have the potential to be ‘game-changers’.
Involve the vocational development of key people within relevant fields.

Social Grants

Trustees fund innovative Social projects where the Trust tends to be a ‘first funder’.

Social grants are primarily awarded for under-funded causes, rather than those with higher profiles that gain a lot of public attention and may find it easier to attract funding.

To be eligible for a Social grant, applications:

Must be from service-delivery charitable organisations, although these could be in partnership with others, including academic organisations.
Can only be accepted from organisations with an annual income of up to £3,000,000.
Should demonstrate imaginative and wide-ranging dissemination of the results to reach beneficiaries, practitioners, policy makers and / or researchers as appropriate.

Medical Projects

The Trust funds medical projects that are practical and capable of clinical application within 5-10 years. They may include a social or ethical element.

To be eligible for a Medical grant:

Applications must be made directly by researchers at UK medical institutions or university departments.
Projects may be of a type unlikely to receive support from Research Councils or large research-funding charities. The Trust will be reluctant to fund areas which are heavily funded by other organisations.
Projects must obtain Ethics Committee approval where needed in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research, or equivalent local ethics approval for international projects.

The Trust will not award grants for work that involves animal experimentation.

Recent Grants

For details on grants awarded, visit the website here