About us
The Volant Trust was established to help alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on supporting women, children and young people at risk
Our criteria
Our criteria for funding
The Volant Trust is a grant-making trust, which primarily helps fund charitable organisations and projects based in Scotland working to alleviate social deprivation, particularly concerned with women, children and young people.
Open Grants programme
Our Open Grants Programme delivered by Foundation Scotland includes Small Grants of up to £5k for one year and Large Grants of up to £45k over 3 years. Find out more about what we fund and whether your project fits with our criteria by visiting What we Fund.
Other funding
The Volant Charitable Trust is committed to other work that includes international projects, the support of single parents through Gingerbread and more recently, charities assisting vulnerable groups impacted by the cost of living.
You can read more about our support for these below.
Multiple Sclerosis
Research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of multiple sclerosis. All of the Volant Trust’s support in this area is through the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh, named after J.K. Rowling’s mother, who died in 1990 from complications related to MS.
Due to this support, the Trust no longer accepts applications to do with multiple sclerosis.
International Support
The Trustees have chosen to fund major disaster appeals as the focus of the Trust’s international work and awards for these are made from time to time at the sole discretion of the Trustees. The Volant Trust does not invite applications towards this programme.
Gingerbread
Since 2000, The Volant Charitable Trust has supported Gingerbread, which campaigns on behalf of single parents, as well as providing expert advice and practical support.
What we fund
Who we provide funding for
If you wish to apply for funding, please see What we Fund for information.