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.
Helping you apply for funding
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Upcoming Trust Board meetings
Due to high demand, we are closed to new enquiries until April 2027. If you have already received an invitation to apply, your application will not be affected. Below are indicative closing dates for 2027 meetings.
25 February 2027. Closed to applications.
24th June 2027. This round will close on 26th February 2027, or earlier if it reaches capacity.
7th October 2027. This round will close on 25th June 2027, or earlier if it reaches capacity.
Each meeting will close, without prior warning, once capacity is reached.
Applicants invited to make an application can submit their completed proposal at any time. A covering email will advise which is the next available meeting, but this does not guarantee that an application will be considered at that meeting. Applications are allocated as they are received. Once a meeting closes, applications received after that date will be moved to the next available meeting.
Downloadable resources
Application guidance and support resources
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
University of York
Funding the development of a unique training programme on spiritual needs and care for staff working in paediatric palliative care and related specialisms.
Queen’s University Belfast
Mass spectrometry to identify novel biomarkers of invasive bacterial infections in young febrile infants.
Dundee Rep
In 2022 the Trust awarded £57,000 to Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre for the “Beside Me” project at HMP Perth.
Latest news
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...
Natalie Collins – Centenary Event Blog
Natalie Collins of The Women’s Liberation Collective, shares this wonderful blog on her eventful journey to the Centenary event in October.
Centenary Celebrations
In October 2024 the Sir Halley Stewart Trust was proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary. To mark this special milestone, the Trust held a series of events and launched three publications to share findings from an independent outcomes and impact review. Over 150...
Celebrating 100 years of grant-making!
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust turns 100 in 2024 and we are celebrating this special milestone in a number of ways.
