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Apply for an Innovation grant of up to £50,000

Apply for funding from the abrdn Charitable Foundation

abrdn Charitable Foundation

The Innovation Fund is currently closed. For Q3-Q4 2024, our Innovation Fund was awarded to the Drive Forward Foundation in the UK and the Institut Louis Germain in France to launch pioneering projects aimed at helping young people achieve their potential.

How to apply (our application process)

Please read our Innovation Fund guide (PDF) and check your eligibility. Once you’ve read our guide, you’re ready to apply.

  • Complete the expression of interest form on this page
    Provide a few brief details to allow us to review your proposal.
  • We will contact you if funding is being considered
    If you don’t hear from us by 29th November, your application has not progressed to the next stage. If your application has been progressed to the next stage, you will hear from the abrdn Charitable Foundation directly.
  • Board of Directors review
    The abrdn Charitable Foundation Board of Directors review innovation funding requests in Q4.
  • If your application has been successful
    Successful applications will receive confirmation and funding will be released within 30 days of the approval.

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