Apply to the Scottish Veterans Fund

Essential criteria

Legal Person

Applicant organisations must constitute a “legal person”, meaning it is legally constituted and can enter into a contract in its own right. For example, in respect of the organisations that typically apply to the SVF, applicants may be a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), a new legal form for registered Scottish charities, or a registered company. Registered company applicants (whether a limited company or a company limited by guarantee) will typically be not-for-profit and may also have separate charitable status as a registered charity. Statutory bodies are also eligible to apply.

Please note that unincorporated organisations, even where a registered charity, are not eligible to apply. In that event, the Scottish Government recommends that consideration is given to becoming a SCIO or registered company to apply in future.

Presence in Scotland

Organisations applying for funding must have a presence in Scotland. Alternatively, applications submitted by a partnership must include a lead organisation based within Scotland. For the purposes of this Fund, ‘a presence in Scotland’ means that the applicant must comply with one of the following:

• be a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“SCIO”); or
• be a Company registered (under the Companies Act 2006) with their Head Office in Scotland; or
• be a charity registered in Scotland (under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005); or
• occupy offices or premises in Scotland provided these will be used in connection with the use or administration of funds paid to organisation through this Fund.

Applications submitted by a partnership must include a lead organisation based within Scotland. There must be a named Project Manager in Scotland who can discuss progress of the project with grant providers, as and when required. It will be the Scottish-based applicant organisation who will enter into the grant contract and have overall responsibility for delivery, including management of the budget.