The Pebble Trust has a vision for a more sustainable, fair, and low-carbon society, where constraints on fossil fuels lead to a more localised economy with stronger, more resilient communities.
What Type Of Projects Do We Fund?
All projects that we support have to meet our charitable objectives and in particular must contribute to reducing our dependency on fossil fuels and finite resources.
Your project should seek to address the climate emergency and ways of living that are consistent with the resource limits of the planet. We are particularly interested in:
- Applications from grassroots organisations challenging current unsustainable practice
- Applicants attentive to equality, equity and fairness
- Small to medium size projects where Pebble Trust funding forms a major part of project costs
- Projects where our funding will make a real difference to making the project happen
Grants are currently restricted to a maximum of £10,000.
Who Can Apply?
We accept applications from charities, community groups, businesses or individuals provided they can demonstrate that the proposed project meets our charitable objectives and will benefit the wider community.
Which Geographic Areas Can We Support?
- We prioritise applications for projects in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, specifically Argyll and the Islands, Caithness and Sutherland, Inner Moray Firth, Badenoch & Strathspey, Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross, Moray, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and Shetland
- We will also consider applications for projects that have a strategic Scotland-wide impact
- We have a small annual budget for projects from the global south to support our commitment to fairness
When Should You Apply?
We accept applications any time of the year – there are no set periods or deadlines. We aim to let you know the outcome as soon as possible. We may contact you to seek clarification or further information.
What Don’t We Fund?
We are unable to support:
- Projects that don’t benefit the wider community or only benefit one person
- Work that has already taken place
- Projects outside our geographical area
- Individual students or student research projects
Email your completed form to us.
We recognise that digital literacy, access and internet connectivity are not universal. If completing an online written application presents a barrier, please contact us
Please check our Application tips and FAQs before completing and submitting your application.
Applications will be judged against the following criteria:
1. Extent to which the application meets our objectives (max 10 points):
- Impact on climate change and reduction in fossil fuel use
- Increase in local resilience, i.e. less reliance on global markets and non-renewable resources
- Greater local knowledge and awareness of sustainability issues
- Contribution to the circular economy
2. Credibility of applicant and project managers (max 5 points):
- Strategic vision
- Financial management
- Operational resource
- Track record
3. Value for money (max 5 points):
Efficiency and effectiveness. To judge this we need:
- A reasonable breakdown of costs and evidence that they have been adequately researched
- Information about how many people are involved, the breadth of engagement in the community, and the scale of expected benefits
- Evidence of partnership working
- Likelihood of success, taking account of any preliminary research already undertaken
- Scale of likely benefits compared with the amount of grant requested.
- Ensure your outcomes are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely
- Contribution from the project group. Depending on the nature of the project, this might be volunteer hours and effort, local fundraising, donated supplies, etc
4. Lasting benefits arising from project (max 5 points):
- Lasting outcomes
- Continuation of project beyond funded period
5. Extent of any negative implications against Pebble Trust objectives (max 5 points).
6. Working towards fairer communities and societies (max 5 points).
- We are working on listening, learning and reflecting on the ways in which inequality, inequity, racism, and uneven distributions of power are woven into structures and institutions in society. We are currently reviewing our own processes to ensure that we are actioning our commitment to fairness. We will be looking to our grantees, our prospective applicants, and those we work closely with to share learnings on this. Please comment on your efforts, learnings or interests in advancing fairness, equity, and justice.
Is your project eligible for funding?
- Check our charitable objectives
- How we assess your application will help you decide if your application has a chance of being accepted
Your application
- Consider how to define your project. If your project is part of a bigger programme of work then please tell us how your project fits into that in the project description box
- Include all the works that will be required to achieve the outcomes that you identify
- Ensure that the project description, costs, anticipated outcomes and completion date are all consistent
- Your expected outcomes should be ‘SMART’:
-
- Specific – Make your outcomes clear and succinct
- Measurable – Whatever your expected outcomes are, make sure they are quantified
- Attainable – Be aspirational but realistic
- Relevant – Do the outcomes support your project aims?
- Timely – Set a specific timeframe in which to achieve your outcomes
- Keep to the maximum word count unless the extra information is essential to your application
What are the grant conditions?
The following conditions will apply to all grants:
- Must be consistent with the Trust’s charitable objectives
- The Trust will normally pay grants in advance of expenditure being incurred. For grants paid in instalments, payments after the initial instalment will only be made on receipt of a statement of expenditure to date and a brief progress report
- Applicants must agree that any assets required with grant finance will be used exclusively to advance the Pebble Trust’s objectives. In the event the grant recipient is no longer in a position to do this, the Trust will retain the right to recover the assets
- Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate best value if required
- A final report will be required, together with an account of all expenditure
What Type Of Projects Do We Fund?
All projects that we support have to meet our charitable objectives and in particular must contribute to reducing our dependency on fossil fuels and finite resources.
Your project should seek to address the climate emergency and ways of living that are consistent with the resource limits of the planet. We are particularly interested in:
- Applications from grassroots organisations challenging current unsustainable practice
- Applicants attentive to equality, equity and fairness
- Small to medium size projects where Pebble Trust funding forms a major part of project costs
- Projects where our funding will make a real difference to making the project happen
Grants are currently restricted to a maximum of £10,000.
Who Can Apply?
We accept applications from charities, community groups, businesses or individuals provided they can demonstrate that the proposed project meets our charitable objectives and will benefit the wider community.
Which Geographic Areas Can We Support?
- We prioritise applications for projects in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, specifically Argyll and the Islands, Caithness and Sutherland, Inner Moray Firth, Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross, Moray, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and Shetland
- We will also consider applications for projects that have a strategic Scotland-wide impact
- We have a small annual budget for projects from the global south to support our commitment to fairness
When Should You Apply?
We accept applications any time of the year – there are no set periods or deadlines. We aim to let you know the outcome as soon as possible. We may contact you to seek clarification or further information.
What Don’t We Fund?
We are unable to support:
- Projects that don’t benefit the wider community or only benefit one person
- Work that has already taken place
- Projects outside our geographical area
- Individual students or student research projects
Email your completed form to us.
We recognise that digital literacy, access and internet connectivity are not universal. If completing an online written application presents a barrier, please contact us
Please check our Application tips and FAQs before completing and submitting your application.
Applications will be judged against the following criteria:
1. Extent to which the application meets our objectives (max 10 points):
- Impact on climate change and reduction in fossil fuel use
- Increase in local resilience, i.e. less reliance on global markets and non-renewable resources
- Greater local knowledge and awareness of sustainability issues
- Contribution to the circular economy
2. Credibility of applicant and project managers (max 5 points):
- Strategic vision
- Financial management
- Operational resource
- Track record
3. Value for money (max 5 points):
Efficiency and effectiveness. To judge this we need:
- A reasonable breakdown of costs and evidence that they have been adequately researched
- Information about how many people are involved, the breadth of engagement in the community, and the scale of expected benefits.
- Evidence of partnership working
- Likelihood of success, taking account of any preliminary research already undertaken
- Scale of likely benefits compared with the amount of grant requested
- Ensure your outcomes are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely
- Contribution from the project group. Depending on the nature of the project, this might be volunteer hours and effort, local fundraising, donated supplies, etc
4. Lasting benefits arising from project (max 5 points):
- Lasting outcomes
- Continuation of project beyond funded period
5. Extent of any negative implications against Pebble Trust objectives (max 5 points).
6. Working towards fairer communities and societies (max 5 points).
- We are working on listening, learning and reflecting on the ways in which inequality, inequity, racism, and uneven distributions of power are woven into structures and institutions in society. We are currently reviewing our own processes to ensure that we are actioning our commitment to fairness. We will be looking to our grantees, our prospective applicants, and those we work closely with to share learnings on this. Please comment on your efforts, learnings or interests in advancing fairness, equity, and justice.
Is your project eligible for funding?
- Check our charitable objectives
- How we assess your application will help you decide if your application has a chance of being accepted
Your application
- Consider how to define your project. If your project is part of a bigger programme of work then please tell us how your project fits into that in the project description box
- Include all the works that will be required to achieve the outcomes that you identify
- Ensure that the project description, costs, anticipated outcomes and completion date are all consistent
- Your expected outcomes should be ‘SMART’:
-
- Specific – Make your outcomes clear and succinct
- Measurable – Whatever your expected outcomes are, make sure they are quantified
- Attainable – Be aspirational but realistic
- Relevant – Do the outcomes support your project aims?
- Timely – Set a specific timeframe in which to achieve your outcomes
- Keep to the maximum word count unless the extra information is essential to your application
What are the grant conditions?
The following conditions will apply to all grants:
- Must be consistent with the Trust’s charitable objectives
- The Trust will normally pay grants in advance of expenditure being incurred. For grants paid in instalments, payments after the initial instalment will only be made on receipt of a statement of expenditure to date and a brief progress report
- Applicants must agree that any assets required with grant finance will be used exclusively to advance the Pebble Trust’s objectives. In the event the grant recipient is no longer in a position to do this, the Trust will retain the right to recover the assets
- Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate best value if required
- A final report will be required, together with an account of all expenditure
