The Alec Dickson Trust supports volunteering or community service projects in the UK only that are organised and run by people under 30 years old.

If you’re aged under 30 and want to run a volunteering project in the community that meets the criteria we set out here, please fill in an application form to tell us more about your project, the need it addresses, the activities you plan to deliver, and how it will support and encourage youth volunteering.

The Trust’s board of trustees review applications and decide which to fund on a quarterly basis. We let unsuccessful applicants know by email after each quarterly meeting. For applications we’d like to fund, a trustee contacts the referee and (subject to a satisfactory reference) will inform the applicant they’ve been successful and send a cheque for the requested funds. Sometimes a trustee may contact you to find out more about your project if we like the sound of it, but need more information to make a decision.