Grants

Our grant programmes have a lasting impact on the provision of hospice and palliative care in the UK.

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A hospice building helped by a grant from Hospice UK

How our grants work

We receive funding for the grants we provide from other charitable trusts and foundations, so specific criteria apply each year. Each programme will have its own application form, criteria, guidelines and deadline.

The criteria for each programme are agreed by the Hospice UK Governance Committee and each respective funder, taking into account any restrictions the funders may include.

Contact our Grants team for more information

Who can apply?

Our member organisations and their staff can apply for grants to help them undertake specific capital projects, develop new or existing services for the people they care for and their families, and increase their expertise in the work they do.

Non-member organisations offering palliative care services are also eligible to apply for grants, depending on the criteria of the grant programme.

Apply for a grant

To apply for our grants, please see the list of open grants, read the descriptions and eligibility criteria and then click apply.

You will then be redirected to our Hospice UK Grants Portal to complete your application. You can also log-in to our Grants portal to monitor your existing applications and finish any that are incomplete. 

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Wolfson Professional Development Grants - Hospice Staff

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MCF Bursaries for Hospice Staff

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What we've funded

Read impact reports and lists of grants from our grant funding partners.

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Bethesda Hospice - Rank Foundation

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St Luke's Hospice - Rank Foundation

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St Michael's Hospice - St James' Place Foundation

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Partners in hospice care

We are proud to work with some incredible partners to deliver our grant programmes. In recent years we have partnered with the government, charitable trusts and companies, which have pioneered service innovation across the UK.

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Dying Matters

Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign is working with you to create an open culture in which we’re comfortable talking about death, dying and grief.

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