Please note that the application deadline has now passed. Click here for information on UnLtd's other Award Programmes.
About the programme
By 2025, it is estimated that more than half the population will be over 55. UnLtd and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation have teamed up to encourage individuals to bring about positive change in our attitudes and approaches to getting older and to create solutions that will make a lasting difference to our ageing population.
Meet our Award Winners
We are delighted to announce the inspirational Award Winners from the programme who received Start-Up Awards of up to £2,500 funding and support to get their ideas off the ground.
The 30 individuals who have been awarded funding from UnLtd Engage have established projects that not only have the potential to create sustainable social ventures that tackle the issues faced by our ageing society, but also challenge the concept of ageing.
To meet the fantastic Award Winners, click here
To view photos from the inspirational celebration event where the individuals received their Awards, click here
What was available?
30 Start-Up Awards were available of up to
£2,500 to get your idea off the ground.
3 Development Awards of up to
£15,000 will also be offered to 3 UnLtd Engage Award Winners to grow and replicate their ideas.
What were we looking for?
Do you have an idea that could improve the social issues faced by older people in your community that falls within one or more of these themes?
- Inspiring self-belief and wellbeing (including ageing well, health & safety and keeping active)
- Making the most of opportunities (including planning for change, work and volunteering)
- Valuing shared wisdom and experience (including reducing isolation and building positive perceptions and relationships)
Your project must not:
- Be part of your paid employment
- Involve political or religious campaigning
- Involve activities outside the law or against public policy, or anything that encourages ethnic, religious or commercial disharmony
- Involve employing people other than yourself to carry out most of the project work
- Be used mainly to achieve academic qualifications
- Be used to fund living expenses
Who could apply?
We were looking particularly for applications from
individuals or
informal groups who are aged
over 50 from England & Wales and have the passion and ideas to create social change.
The Awards were open to anyone over the age of 16.
What do I get from the Award?
Additional to the funding, we will:
- Enrol you into a wider networking fellowship, stretching across England & Wales
- Provide you with support through a dedicated UnLtd Development Manager
- Invite you to a ‘Leader Residential’, encompassing workshops on specific issues regarding business and planning
- Invite you to Training and Networking Events to develop your project and personal skills
- Involve you in Evaluation and Policy Workshops to raise the profile of the initiative and support through leadership
How do I apply?
Please note that the application deadline has now passed.
How do I find out more?
For more information on the Awards programme, please call
0845 850 1122 and ask to speak to a member of the UnLtd Engage team in your area or email
annabelsampson@unltd.org.uk
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