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Awards up to £5,000

You can apply at any time using our application and guidance materials.  If you do not receive an acknowledgment within 2 days, please contact us on 0131 220 0511.  Normally we will get back to you with a decision within 10-12 weeks of the date your application was received.

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Awards up to £20,000

You can apply for an award up to £20,000 if you have tested your idea, proven the concept and have a trading track record of around 12 months. The panel meets during the year to make these awards and the next deadlines to submit your application, business plan and cashflow are:

  • Cob Friday 30 August 2013
  • Cob Friday 1 November 2013


We don’t fund organisations that are no longer a start up, new subsidiaries of existing organisations or the set up of intermediary organisations.

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and find out more about awards up to £20,000