Thank you for your interest in the ScottishPower Foundation Art for Climate Fund.

Applications to the fund will open between 30^th June- 18^th July. Please find details on our criteria and how to apply below.

About the Fund 

ScottishPower Foundation recognises the increasing demand for funding within the art and culture sector, further exacerbated by recent periods of austerity experienced in the UK. Art and culture play a significant role in raising awareness, fostering empathy, and driving action towards climate change and sustainability. Through audience engagement, art can make complex environmental issues seem more tangible, encouraging reflection, change and a shift towards sustainability within the art world itself. 

The ScottishPower Foundation’s Art for Climate Fund will finance two multi-year projects that contribute towards the goal of building knowledge and capacity to meet climate change. Aligning with several UN Sustainable Development Goals, a two-year grant from this fund aims to increase the capacity of arts charities to design, develop and implement innovative solutions that respond to the climate crisis.

It is anticipated that the fund will award two grants of £100,000 administered over two years.

Proposed projects - which must take place in the UK should address the following criteria:

Criteria 

In addition to addressing the focus of the fund as stated above, all of the following statements must apply to your organisation:

• You have an active board of at least three unrelated trustees
• You have been registered with one of the UK Charity Regulators for at least three full years 
• You have at least three full years of published accounts that show as received on the relevant charity regulator website
• Your income in the last set of published accounts was greater than £130,000 but less than £10,000,000.
• The bank account into which the funding is to be made is not based in a restricted country (i.e. tax haven, high corruption risk or sanctioned country)

Projects delivered by multiple partners will be eligible to apply.

Applications will only be considered for funding through one of our funds i.e. if you have applied for funding for the same project through our Annual Grants programme, you will be ineligible to apply for the Art for Climate Fund and vice-versa.

You can access an offline pdf version of the full set of criteria through the eligibility form below.

The online Eligibility form will be made available when the application window opens.

How to apply

1. Eligibility form

The Eligibility form clearly sets out the criteria for this round of funding and will allow you to determine whether your organisation is eligible to apply. You must confirm that you meet the full set of criteria in order to progress to the Application form.

• View an offline version of the eligibility form.

2. Application form

Once you have successfully passed the eligibility stage, you will receive an email with a link to the Application form. You can save the progress of your application as you go along and can revisit it at any point up until you click 'submit’. 

What supporting documentation is required?

• Your Articles of Association 
• Your most recent published annual accounts covering a 3-year operating period, that show as received on the relevant Charity Regulator website.
• Your income in the last set of published accounts was greater than £130,000 but less than £10,000,000.
• Your written policy on Safeguarding (if your organisation works with children or vulnerable adults). Please note that we are examining your policy in our capacity as a funder only and not in any advisory capacity. Our review of your policy should not be relied on as an endorsement of it.
• A letter from your CEO or the Chair of your Board of Trustees confirming that your Safeguarding policy has been reviewed by your Board of Trustees within the last two years
• Your written policy on Health and Safety (please note that we are examining your policy in our capacity as a funder only and not in any advisory capacity. Our review of your policy should not be relied on as an endorsement of it).
• A letter from your CEO or the Chair of your Board of Trustees confirming that your Health and Safety policy has been reviewed by your Board of Trustees within the last two years