How to apply
The application deadline for our second round of funding was April 22nd 2013 so we are no longer taking any more applications. Please check back around July to find out about our next funding opportunity.
How to apply: To begin with, we need ideally just one page (two pages maximum) covering:
- Who you are (especially in relation to the issue you’re working on e.g. if you are a group working on gender equality, are you a group of women, men or a mixed group?)
- Your group’s annual income from donations, grants etc
- What you do
- How you fit the guidelines on the What we Fund page (please also read the checklists)
- Briefly, how much you need and what this might be spent on
Download sample application
Email this to edgefund (at) riseup.net or call or text 0776 712 6915 and we’ll arrange for someone to take down these details for you. We will confirm all applications received a day or two after the deadline, if you’ve not received confirmation of receipt after this, please get in touch.
YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE READ BY OUR MEMBERS AND MAY BE SHARED WITH OTHER APPLICANTS DEPENDING ON WHAT STAGE YOU REACH IN THE PROCESS.
Maximum grant: We are a very small fund. In our first round we had £40,000 in total to distribute and the largest grant was just over £2,000. Grants are not likely to be more than £5,000. We hope to be able to give larger amounts as the fund grows. The longer-term aim is for Edge to be funded by many individuals giving what they can, all donations very welcome!
Deadline: The next deadline is midnight 22 April 2013. After the deadline members will collectively shortlist the applications. Shortlisted applicants will need to provide more details via written, audio or video applications or in person – we’re available to help with this process where needed.
Timescale: As we are a very new fund, which makes decisions collectively and democratically, it will likely take 3 – 4 months before a decision is made on your application.
Please help us spread the word about Edge Fund, especially if you work with groups who do not usually have connections to funding sources. We’re brand new, and whilst we’ve taken time to figure everything out so far, we recognise there’s still lots of work to do; we’re ever-evolving so please feel free to get in touch with any suggestions, particularly about how we can make funding more accessible.
If you’d like to take part in deciding how funds are distributed next time, please apply to become a member.
You can find out more about the values underpinning the application process by reading our funding values.
I think this is potentially an explosive idea and I hope that black marginalised groups will be better represented as funding recipients as it has been well documented how badly black groups fare in the traditional funding structure.
October 15, 2012 at 8:58 am
Will there be opportunities to engage with the Fund for groups based outside of UK? We are from Central Asia.
Thank you
November 8, 2012 at 6:59 am
Yes! We aim to fund internationally soon. Sign up to the website and you’ll receive notification of when we do.
November 8, 2012 at 10:35 am
this is amazing! our group really needs resources and support for radical activism, we have just learned about your fund, singed and following your work. Thank you for for raising awareness and politisizing justice funding. In solidarity!
November 8, 2012 at 11:26 am
Hi, its great to learned that you are making plans to fund internationally as well esp in Africa where gender injustice is a daily occurrence and a living reality. We will be pleased to benefit from your support and working together to better our world. Cheers! In solidiarity
November 15, 2012 at 8:22 am
This is great. We’ve just sent in an application. Until now, groups like ours (Real Fathers for Justice) could only get funding if we compromised our ideals.
November 11, 2012 at 11:57 am
Sir,
Wishes from K. Amirthalingam.
I am happy to read about your fund and welcome about your EDGE FUND . I have just learned about your fund, really amazing. We are small group working in India our group really needs resources and support for radical activism. Our organization shall glad follow your words, suggestions and ideas. I am really standing before you and obey all your terms and conditions and I help you spread the word about Edge Fund in our country and our stakeholders, perhaps our organization Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training Trust (ASSET) from India especially do not usually have connections to funding sources.
Thanking you,
K. Amirthalingam,
Project Director – Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training Trust (ASSET)
E.mail: assetbasha2011@gmail.com
November 15, 2012 at 2:22 am
Sindh Community Foundation is based in Hyderabad of Sindh province of Pakistan, we are working on social justice for women and youth in rural areas, we are requesting to work in Pakistan
November 15, 2012 at 10:34 am
am reading this from uganda, with anti homosexuality bill in the parliament it goes minus saying the inequities in our country and even worse still when you operate in a rural settings, Rainbow Foundation Mbarara, a small lgbti rural grass root based with ideals to change the society we live in with awareness that are present and normal
edge fund we cant wait to hear from you
dismus@gmail.com
November 15, 2012 at 2:56 pm
can other groups from Europe operating globally apply for the funds!
November 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm
I’m afraid we’re not funding groups outside the UK just yet, but hopefully soon. Sign up to the newsletter and you’ll receive notification of future rounds.
November 15, 2012 at 7:31 pm
This seems very interesting. I am keen to have more information about this funding. Regards
November 20, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Can we apply for more than one project idea?
November 29, 2012 at 1:04 pm
The LGBT community in Jinja Uganda have real needs and need your help. The LGBT people who are living in hiding and fear lack even the basics of life. They are not free people and can’t provide for themselves. Stand with me and try to put a smile on their faces (not to mention save their lives). Your donation goes towards medication, feeding, housing and the payment for the related bills and costs. Click here http://www.gofundme.com/gehouganda to make a donation. Every dollar counts and can make a big change.
March 7, 2013 at 8:09 am
I just received this email informing us about your fund, it is really encouraging to know that you accept applications from small groups, I am member of Women lead group which has been formed recently to support African women specially Somali women both here in Wales and in Africa. We really could do with your support and resources to help those disadvantaged communities to improve and change their life through our empowerment projects.
Many thanks
March 11, 2013 at 10:25 am
This is just excellent. Congratulations on a brilliant idea!
March 21, 2013 at 11:51 am
Drats, just found out about this a week too late for the current round – roll on July :D
April 29, 2013 at 1:16 pm
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April 29, 2013 at 7:12 pm