Social
Support for catalysing and under-funded causes, where the Trust is often a ‘first funder’.
Medical
Funding practical medical projects capable of clinical application within five-to-ten years.
Religious
Support for ground-breaking and inspirational Christian and multi-faith projects.
You may also find it helpful to read further examples of grant outcomes, longer-term impact and grantee comments in our recent Outcomes and Impact Review report, as well as our collaborative work to fund projects relating to criminal justice and youth homelessness, plus our historical Retrospective Review of 100 years of the Trust’s funding.
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Upcoming Trust Board meetings
8 October 2026:
This round of applications has now closed.
25 February 2027:
Open to new applications. This round will close on 23 October 2026
Meetings are ‘closed’ to new applications at the discretion of the Trust, and without prior warning, once the meeting capacity is reached.
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100 years of grant-making
It is still a family grant-making foundation today, with a Board of Trustees comprised of direct descendants of Sir Halley and experts in the diverse areas the Trust supports. Explore highlights from history and landmark grants from over the last century.
In October 2024 the Trust celebrated its 100th birthday with a special set of events and publication launches – see our news article and snapshot of the day video for more details. Please click here to download the video. Thank you so much to our grantees, descendants of Sir Halley, other grant-makers and former Trustees and staff for sharing this special milestone with the Trust.
Recently awarded grants
Plymouth University
Funding a study to assess the nutritional intake and wellbeing of women experiencing Hyperemesis Gravidarum and their pregnancy outcomes to generate baseline data to inform future large studies.
Thrive Ireland
Leading for Good. In 2018, the Trust awarded a grant of £42,250 to Thrive Ireland to address the enduring challenges of poverty, sectarianism, and racism by fostering reconciliation and dialogue
The Women’s Liberation Collective
The ‘Own My Life’ project. In 2017 the Trust awarded £55,310 to the Women’s Liberation Collective to develop an innovative program to support women subjected to partner violence.
Latest news
Social Subcommittee Changing Focus Changing Lives workshop
Changing Focus - Changing Lives workshop (February 2026) Moving away from crime requires acceptance, employment and housing. Much good work is done to tackle that directly, but here at the Sir Halley Stewart Trust we have been struck by the ways in which other, more...
Grantee awarded OBE
Grantee awarded OBE for services to Palliative Care in Sierra Leone. Dr Mary Bunn was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 for services to the Development of Palliative Care in Sierra Leone. This followed 2 small grants from the Sir Halley...
Two new trustees appointed
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust was delighted to welcome two new trustees at the recent Board meeting. Sophie Stewart is the daughter of Dr Duncan Stewart and a great-great-granddaughter of Sir Halley Stewart. She has worked in marketing and communications for over 30...
Andrew Graystone retires as Trustee
At the recent Board meeting, Andrew Graystone retired after nine years as a Trustee. David Wilkinson, Chair of the Religious subcommittee said: “I want to convey my thanks to Andrew for his service as part of the religious subcommittee and the Trustee Board. Andrew...
New strategic faith lead to strengthen role of churches in England’s social prescribing efforts.
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust and The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) announce a new two-year special initiative to strengthen the contribution of faith communities to social prescribing across England. Funded by the Sir Halley Stewart Trust and...
Our President retires
Dr Duncan Stewart retires as President and Trustee. At the recent Board meeting, our President, Duncan Stewart, retired after many years of service. As a great grandson of our founder, Sir Halley, he has done much to maintain links to the original ethos and has...
