Jack Petchey Foundation Individual Grants for Volunteering
Create a free account to applyGet a one-off grant of up to £500 towards the direct costs of volunteering in the UK or overseas. Take on community-focused work in education, conservation, health or local services, with funding covering up to half your project cost.
The Jack Petchey Foundation’s Individual Grants for Volunteering programme supports young people from London and Essex who want to take part in volunteering projects in the UK or overseas. It offers one-off grants to help with the direct costs of taking part, such as travel, accommodation and insurance, with funding usually covering up to half of the total project cost and a maximum of £500 per person.
The programme is designed for volunteering that makes a clear benefit to the wider community or other young people, while also helping participants raise their aspirations, broaden their horizons and develop personally and socially. Examples of supported projects include education, conservation, community work and health-related volunteering, as well as projects that support local communities or improve access to services.
Applicants must be aged 11-25, live in London or Essex, and apply through a UK-based organisation. The project must have volunteering as its main focus, and applicants must raise at least 50% of the overall cost themselves.
Applications are open on a rolling basis, but must be submitted 3-12 months before the project starts.
- Live in London or Essex
- Be aged 11-25 at the start of your project
- Your project must involve voluntary work
- Your volunteering placement must be hosted by a UK-based organisation
- Fee-paying schools are not eligible host organisations
- Apply between 3 and 12 months before your project start date
- Raise at least 50% of the total project cost yourself
- Commit to submitting a report after the project
- If you are volunteering for 13 days or fewer, only UK- or Europe-based volunteering projects will be considered
- Applications made on behalf of a group of young people are not eligible
- You must not have previously received an Individual Grant for Volunteering
- Projects carried out without a UK-based organisation are not eligible
- Young people currently attending fee-paying independent schools are not eligible
- Applications where the project is delivered with an organisation based or registered outside the UK are not eligible
- Individual training or education courses are not eligible
- Projects solely promoting a specific political or religious belief are not eligible
- International trips outside the UK and Europe are not eligible if you are volunteering for 13 days or fewer
Free to apply. The grant can cover up to 50% of the total project cost, to a maximum of £500 per person, and is typically awarded between £150 and £500. The grant is paid to the UK-based organisation you are volunteering with, not directly to the individual.
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