The Ideas Fund are offering early stage grants of up to £25,000 and larger grants of around £90,000 in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Hull, North West Northern Ireland, and Oldham.

The scheme has been designed to test a new way of funding that connects communities with researchers to access knowledge, research skills and resources. We brought together community members, researchers and public engagement professionals and designed a fund together that is:

• Place-based
• Focused on mental wellbeing
• Committed to funding ideas with potential

The Ideas Fund is for you if:

• You have an idea (even one at a very early stage) related to mental wellbeing that you want to explore and develop...
• Your idea focuses on a problem that your community wants to solve...
• Your community is based in one of four specific regions in the UK - Oldham, Hull, North West Northern Ireland, and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland...
• You are keen to collaborate with research professionals to bring your idea to life

Take the quick eligibility quiz to see if The Ideas Fund might be a good fit for you and your idea. (Please note it works best on a desktop computer!)

For full information, please click here.