Award Applications

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Closes 31 August 2026 at 10:00 (41 days left)

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Full Eligibility Criteria

Want to check through the eligibility criteria before you begin? Here's a detailed breakdown of all eligibility requirements for each Award type.

Social entrepreneur requirements

CriteriaStarting Up Award Millennium Awards TrustStarting Up Award Funding Futures ProgrammeScaling Up Award Millennium Awards TrustScaling Up Award Funding Futures Programme
Your age16 years old or over16 years old to 30 years old16 years old or over16 years old to 30 years old
You are the founder/leader of the social ventureYesYesYesYes
You are currently living in the UK and have the right to work in the UKYesYesYesYes
You are looking for funding to create long-term social impactYesYesYesYes
You are applying primarily to fund formal or academic qualificationsNoNoNoNo
You are applying primarily to fund overseas travelNoNoNoNo
You are applying primarily to pay others to deliver the work on your behalfNoNoNoNo
You need both UnLtd's financial and non-financial supportYesYesYesYes

Social venture requirements

CriteriaStarting Up Award Millennium Awards TrustStarting Up Award Funding Futures ProgrammeScaling Up Award Millennium Awards TrustScaling Up Award Funding Futures Programme
Your social venture clearly driven by a social purposeYesYesYesYes
You can demonstrate a clear need for your social ventureYesYesYesYes
Your social venture mainly benefits people or places within the UKYesYesYesYes
You are applying to fund activities that have already been running for more than four yearsNoNoNoNo
Your social venture involves political or religious campaigningNoNoNoNo
Your social venture involves activities that are against the law, against public policy, or could cause harm or division between people or communitiesNoNoNoNo
Your social venture does more than raise awareness of a social issueYesYesYesYes
Your social venture has the potential to be financially sustainable with our supportYesYesYesYes
Your social venture's incorporation historyNot incorporated or incorporated for less than 4 yearsNot incorporated or incorporated for less than 4 yearsNot incorporated or incorporated for less than 4 yearsNot incorporated or incorporated for less than 4 years
Your social venture's trading historyNot trading or trading less than 1 yearNot trading or trading less than 1 yearTrading 1 to 4 yearsTrading 1 to 4 years
Your social venture's areas of focusAnyFinancial inclusionAnyFinancial inclusion
Your social venture's turnover in the last financial yearN/AN/ALess than £250,000Less than £250,000
Your social venture's earnings in the last 12 monthsN/AN/A£18,000 or more£18,000 or more
You have not received the same Award type for the same social venture previouslyYesYesYesYes