Open Grants Fund

The Goldsmiths’ Foundation supports organisations that focus on vocational skills and training, working at the intersection of creativity and social change. Our ambition is to support a portfolio of organisations who represent change through development of technical and vocational skills, who are committed to peer learning and to unlocking the wider social value of craft and vocational skills to build a more skilled and connected ecosystem.

Applying for a grant

Our Open Grants Fund (Spring 2026) is open to applications from Monday 9 March at 10:00am GMT until Monday 11 May 2026 at 10:00am BST.

Please read our application guidelines carefully before applying. They will tell you everything you need to know about applying for our open grants fund, including:

  • What we do and don’t fund 

  • The type and size of grants we make  

  • Key information we need to learn from your application including your organisation’s work, its impact, its finances and how it plans to fund its work 

  • Length and format of application 

  • Application process

On Wednesday 25 March we ran a webinar for prospective applicants. Watch the webinar here.

Application guidelines

Grant Application Documents
What we fund
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What we fund
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We support organisations that focus on vocational skills and training, working at the intersection of creativity and social change.

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Grant types
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Grant types
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There are two types of grants that we fund. Learn more about what we look for and the likely scale of the grant.

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Application Process
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Application Process
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We believe in keeping things simple! Whether you’re looking for operating/core costs or funds for a project, you can apply for a Regular Grant (between £30,000 - £50,000).

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What to include in your application
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What to include in your application
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Unsure what to include in your application? Here we’ve outlined what we need to know about your organisation as part of your application.

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Application FAQs
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Application FAQs
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During the grant application process, we often get asked important questions about how to shape an application or the criteria for applying. We have compiled a list of FAQs which should help with your queries.

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Landmark Grants
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Landmark Grants
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Grants of £100,000 per annum and above are what we call ‘Landmark Grants’ and are considered by our Trustees once every three to four years.

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