The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Fairer Future grants stream has opened for applications.

The funding supports projects that tackle injustice and structural inequality to create a more inclusive society.

The smallest grant you can apply for is £30,000. In 2021 their median grant size was £180,000 over 3 years and one grant of over £1m was awarded.

There are five priority areas:

• arts and creativity making change
• children and young people’s rights
• racial justice
• gender justice
• migrant justice.

The Foundation is keen to work with those with experience of the issues being addressed.

There is no application deadline. A rolling application process is operated and organisations can apply at any time. Decisions are made depending on the size of the funding request, as follows:

• grants of up to £60,000 – considered by the Executive Team
• grants up to £200,000 & social investment up to £400,000 – considered by the Executive/Trustee Committee which meets every 6 weeks
• grants over £200,000 and Social Investment over £400,000 – considered by the Trustee Board which meets 5 times a year

Applicants should take the eligibility quiz and read the full guidelines before submitting an Expression of Interest.

For more details and to apply, visit the Esmee Fairbairn website.