How to apply for an Ecominds grant
Application forms and guidelines
Changing Spaces advice line: 08453 671 671
Important news
Whatever circumstances prevail, it remains the applicant's responsibility to deliver a complete, signed application, with required enclosures, before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be considered.
Urgent Notice to Small Grant Applicants
Owing to the large number of applications received to date, the closing date for Small Grants has been brought forward to 12 noon, Friday 30 April 2010. No late applications will be considered. The amount of funding currently available for Small Grants is limited and prospective applicants are encouraged to consider carefully before applying.
Small bids (£0 to £20,000)
12:00 noon, Friday 30 April 2010
Please note that Medium, Large and Flagship grants are now closed. Applications to these funding bands will not be considered.
Ecominds has now awarded funding to 15 projects across the country. Find out more about them here.
Read past Ecominds newsletters here.
This table reflects the grants available and awarded for the entire scheme.
| Funding band | Approximate number of grants remaining |
Application interest | Grants awarded | Current likelihood of success |
| Small <£20,000 | 53 | Moderate | 12 | Moderate |
| Medium £20,001 to £60,000 | 0 | Intense | 18 | Closed |
| Large £60,001 to £150,000 | 0 | Intense | 18 | Closed |
| Flagship £150,001 to £250,000 | 0 | Intense | 5 |
Closed |
Download and print the following forms and guidelines to complete your funding application.
Ecominds application form (PDF)
Application form (Word)
Guidance notes one (PDF)
Guidance notes two (PDF)
Land and building guidance notes (PDF)
Land and building guidance notes - checklist (Word document)
Remember, Ecominds does not accept faxed or emailed submissions.
If necessary to avoid postal strikes, send your application signed next day delivery to ensure Ecominds receive it before the cut off date. We will not accept applications postmarked before the due date but received after.
Upon completion, post your application form to:
Grants Officers
Ecominds
15-19 Broadway
Stratford
London E15 4BQ
Applications are assessed on a rolling method, there are no set funding rounds. We will post notifications of how many grants have been awarded and when on the website as they occur.
Useful guidelines for successful projects
All funded projects must use the combined logo (left) on all of their publicity. Click on the logo to download a GIF file.
All funded projects must adhere to the Ecominds branding protocol, which you can download here (PDF, 314K)
The following forms may be useful to your funded project throughout its lifetime:
Change of bank account details (Word)
Change of contact details (Word)
Change of signatories (Word)
If you would like copies of the Ecominds Ecotherapy leaflet, please download this PDF.