WCIT Charity Grants

Grants are focused on the following four areas:

Inclusion


They fund projects that improve digital inclusion, accessibility and participation, particularly for people who face barriers to accessing or using technology.

Education

They support innovative approaches to improving learning outcomes and increasing digital literacy. They also fund tech-enabled educational tools (this does not include computers or commercially available equipment such as robotics kits).

Tech for charities

They support charities to test, develop or apply innovative technologies that improve services or efficiency. However, they do not fund routine purchases such as commercially available software licences, websites or standard IT infrastructure.

Public understanding of technology

They support activities that help people better understand technology and its impact on society. This is a small area of the funding programme.

In all of these areas, technology should be a central element of the project rather than simply a tool used to deliver it.

Your project is likely to be a good fit if it:

• Uses technology as a core part of the objective
• Aligns with one of the four focus areas outlined above
• Benefits at least 25 people in the UK
• Is innovative and not simply a business-as-usual activity
• Delivers clear and measurable outcomes
• Requests no more than £15,000

Your project is unlikely to be a good fit if it:

• Primarily seeks funding for laptops, software licences or a website
• Supports beneficiaries outside the UK
• Covers routine operating costs
• Continues an existing service without a new technological element
• Falls outside the focus areas explained above