Apply to the Scottish Veterans Fund

Available funding

The Scottish Government has committed to funding the SVF at the level of £500,000 per annum for the remainder of this Parliament.

2023 to 2024 sees the start of a three year funding round for the SVF. This means that projects can bid for funding for up to three years from 2023 to 2024. Funding awarded for 2023 to 2024 must be spent before the end of that financial year (31 March 2024).

The maximum grant per project will normally be capped at £50,000 per annum and £150,000 over the three financial years covered by the fund. We welcome bids for projects of all sizes within that upper limit. In exceptional circumstances, for example collaborative bids from a consortium of organisations, these caps may be raised. There is no minimum amount that projects may bid for.

The SVF has a finite level of resources available for distribution, therefore where the cost of a project is expected to be in excess of specified above, applicants are advised to explore alternative avenues of funding, such as the Armed Forces Covenant Fund, the Big Lottery Fund or other charitable organisations and foundations.

Funding may be awarded to successful projects in full or in part over a period of one year, depending on operational need and strength of business case, or not at all.

Administrative costs will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants will need to demonstrate a very strong rationale for administration costs with a clear link to project outcomes. Evidence should be provided that these are being kept to a small proportion of the overall costs.