- email: admin@barcapelfoundation.org - telephone: 01475 521616 -
Registered in Scotland
: NO 36795
Application Process for Applications :
Application Process for a grant application :-
Before making any application for financial assistance please consider the following information:
- It is highly unusual that a single donation will exceed £100,000 and all potential awards over £15,000 are assessed by a team operating independently of the Trustees.
- The Barcapel Foundation provides financial assistance mainly to organisations that have Registered Charitable Status and are recognised as such by the OSCR, but may on occasion make awards to non registered organisations and individuals who have charitable aims.
- The foundation awards grants predominantly, but not exclusively, to charities operating in Scotland.
What we support :-
- The three priority areas of interest for funding are health, heritage and youth.(Please see the individual pages for more detail information.)
What we do not support :-
- individual applications for travel or similiar
- organisations or individuals engaged in promoting religious or political beliefs
- applications for funding costs of feasibilty studies or similiar
What we are unlikely to support :-
- local charities whose work takes place outside the British Isles
In addition to reading the case studies, please also look at our complete list of past awards. This should give some indication of what the trustees are likely to approve.
To apply for a grant :-
1) Ensure that your interests, aims and objectives are compatible with those of Barcapel
2) Download the preliminary application form
3) Complete concisely and return to the office address with a covering letter & a copy of your annual accounts.
4) If your application is likely to be successful we will then contact you requesting further information.
In the first instance please do not send any additional information. If you have particularly important further documents and information refer to them in the covering letter so the Trustees can request them if required.
NB:
You must include a copy of your annual accounts with your application.
Barcapel does not accept grant applications by email.
The Application Process:
What Barcapel Supports :
- Our three priority areas of interest for funding are health, heritage and youth.
HEALTH
- all areas of medicine and healing are supported by the foundation,
with a particular interest in complementary and alternative therapies.
HERITAGE
- we are committed to preserving and protecting our artistic and
cultural heritage, especially with reference to the built environment.
YOUTH - the foundation supports all areas of development for young people especially those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
Most Recent Awards: (external links)
The National Trust for Scotland
- To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns in 2009, the National Trust for Scotland is raising £20 million to create the Burns National Heritage Park. The extensive project, on the site of the existing museum at Burns Cottage in Alloway, will provide a considerably more informative and rewarding visitor experience than currently available as well as being a lasting tribute to Robert Burns. The Barcapel Trustees were impressed by the professionalism of the NTS as well as the ambition, scale and importance of the project and consequently awarded the substantial grant of £200,000.00.
- Depression Alliance Scotland is working towards a future where depression is recognised, understood and acknowledged to be a common and treatable medical condition, just like any other. Barcapel has funded this charity in the past agreeing with the excellent work of DAS in raising awareness of an illness which often goes undiagnosed, and on this occasion the Trustees approved a further grant of £55,000.00
- Class Act is the Traverse Theatre's flagship education project for children aged 12-18. The project gives school pupils the unique opportunity to experience the entire process of the creation of a piece of theatre - from planning to writing to performance. The Trustees were not only impressed by the substantial educational benefits of Class Act, but also the evident personal development benefits to the children. Barcapel decided to become the lead funder awarding a grant of £15,000.00
Document Downloads :
Application Process
- notes and flow chart diagram illustrating the various stages of the grant application process.
Grant Application Form
- to apply for a grant, in the first instance please download this form, complete it concisely and return it with a covering letter to Barcapel HQ.