This Trust awards grants to UK registered or exempt charities in three health-related areas of work.

Their grants support organisations who work in the following three areas:

• the care of blind people and the prevention and cure of blindness
• the long term care of people with learning disabilities
• the care of and services for people suffering from cancer and their families.

The funding now prioritises funding in England and supports a wide range of projects, with grants typically awarded of up to £20,000.

Charities which exist primarily for the care of blind and visually impaired people are most likely to succeed but the trustees will consider others (eg. those who care for people with multi-disabilities) where the projects are specifically aimed at the blind or partially-sighted element of their work.

In the Learning Disability field, charities must satisfy the Trust that they support individuals over an extremely long period of time, such as residential care or supported living schemes. The Trustees do sometimes consider charities which provide day or employment services but only when those services are very long term for the individual beneficiaries (eg. providing work until retirement). This requirement means that, for instance, schools or colleges are not eligible.

For the cancer care category, charities whose work is primarily the provision of care for people with cancer and their families are most likely to succeed, but consideration will be given to other charities where projects are specifically aimed at the cancer care element of their work.

Pre-application advice is available.

Applications are encouraged as possible during the application period and can be submitted by email or in writing.

The deadline for applications is 20 November 2026.

Decisions will be made in February 2027.

For full details, visit the Will Charitable Trust website.