Application for Funding

Application process

The Trust receives between 300 and 400 applications of some kind each year. Six out of ten fail immediately because the applicant has not provided sufficient information for the Trustees to make an informed decision, or because the proposal is outside the limited scope of the Trust’s work. Half of the complete applications also fail, often because they are neither well considered nor clearly expressed. The remaining twenty percent, some 60-80 applications per year, are considered in detail by the Trustees. Your chances of being among those that are considered are greatly increased by checking carefully whether what you propose is actually something that we support, as set out on the What we support page.

Decision process

Trustees meet three times a year to consider applications, in Spring, Summer and Autumn.
There is a deadline for the receipt of applications approximately three weeks before each meeting, although this is never advertised, to encourage applicants to forward plan.

Timing of applications

Under normal circumstances a minimum of 6 months can elapse before the Trust both makes a decision and has sufficient funds in its budget. In most financial years (April-March) almost all current year funds are committed by the Summer meeting, so we advise you to think at least half a year ahead when putting together your applications. In general, applications received after the end of June are unlikely to be funded within the Trust’s current financial year.

All successful applicants will be sent a formal offer letter as soon as possible after the meeting. In order to keep administration costs to a minimum however, the Trust does not automatically inform unsuccessful candidates of the decisions made.

Application for funding

Please complete as much of this form as possible. Parts marked with an asterisk * are mandatory. The Trustees will primarily consider the essential project information given below. You may send supplementary documentation (which must include your CV if applying as an individual) by using the upload button at the bottom of the form.

Application form
Name of Organisation or Group
If you are applying on behalf of an Organisation please provide the name. Otherwise if your group is informal leave this blank.
Name of Applicant*
This should be your own name, whether an individual applicant or on behalf of an Organisation.
Are you applying for funds for your own work, or on behalf of a formal Organisation or Group*
'Headline' description of the project (or part of project) for which funding is requested*
A concise description of the project clearly stating how it fits the Trust’s funding criteria, which can be found on the ‘What We Do’ page. This is an ESSENTIAL section of the form. It should be the length of a tweet (140 characters maximum). Trustees need to understand immediately and clearly how the funds of the Trust might be spent. (N.B. If successful this description will appear in public on the Trust's and 360Giving websites. If individual artists are named here, it is assumed that you have their permission to publicise them.)
Amount of funding sought from The Fenton Arts Trust*
Requests for amounts significantly above anything previously given are unlikely to be successful (see ‘Beneficiaries’ page). Please round your request figure up to nearest £50 and indicate what % of total budget this figure represents. It is also open to you to add ‘or any amount’.
Budget for complete project (if total cost is greater than funding sought)
Please use the attached budget breakdown template as a separate file if your request is only part of the total project cost. It is important for the Trust to understand what proportion any grant might cover. Download the template and once completed upload it with your form.

Please ensure that the document is clearly marked with your name and organisation.
Additional information about your project*
This is your chance to add detail to your project description. Again, please bear in mind the Trust’s stated funding criteria. This section should be a maximum of 250 words in length (1500 characters)
Details of funding already raised (please indicate whether confirmed or pending)
This section should be a maximum of 50 words in length (300 characters).
Financial year in which you require funding (April-March)*
We have now substantially committed Trust funds for the 25/26 financial year. We STRONGLY recommend you look for funding in 2026/27 (after April 2026).
- 2025 / 26
- 2026 / 27
- 2027 / 28
Month when funds from the Trust are required*
Normally a minimum of 6 months elapses before the Trust both makes a decision and has sufficient funds in its budget. Please ensure your request date tallies with the funding year chosen.
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Date when funds from the Trust are required*
Normally a minimum of 6 months elapses before the Trust both makes a decision and has sufficient funds in its budget. Please ensure your request date tallies with the funding year chosen.
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Month by which you need a decision from the Trust*
Please plan ahead. Meetings are often a minimum of 4 months after your application date.
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Date by which you need a decision from the Trust*
Please plan ahead. Meetings are often a minimum of 4 months after your application date.
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Brief description of your work or that of your organisation*
This section provides the opportunity to give information which places your specific proposal in its proper overall context, whether as part of a larger project or as part of the general work of the organisation. Experience suggests that a text no longer than 250 words (1500 characters maximum) can communicate the essentials. You can submit supplementary material to support your application, but in the first instance the Trust is looking for well considered, carefully focused and clearly expressed proposals.
How did you hear about The Fenton Arts Trust?*
Please be as specific as possible: if you found us via internet research we would be grateful to know on which website or using which search terms (140 characters maximum).
Previous beneficiary of The Fenton Arts Trust?
If you are a previous beneficiary of The Fenton Arts Trust, please say in which financial years (140 characters maximum)
Your details
Name of main contact (if formal organisation)
Position in organisation (where relevant)
Your organisation's Charity/Company ID number (where available)
We follow the open data standard developed by 360Giving. This allows grant-makers to publish their information in an open, comparable format that anyone can freely access, use and re-use. Please give your Charity, CIC or Company Registration number. (If your organisation has a 360Giving identifier number please give that number too.)
Address*
Please be sure to include the name of the Town or City

Street Address Town/City Post Code
Email address*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Telephone*
Website URL
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Individual applicants must give the following details
We require that all individual applicants (applying on behalf of themselves) provide us with a CV.
Year of birth
Nationality
CV attached*
Please confirm that you have included a CV in the documents that you have uploaded.
- Yes
File upload
Please ensure that any document is clearly titled with your name or organisation. Please limit the number of files you send us in support of you application. In addition to the mandatory budget and a CV (if applying as an individual), send a maximum of a further 2.
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