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Esmee Fairbain Foundation
Esmee Fairbain Foundation Grant
Amount
€30,000
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
~5% of EOIs funded
Effort
10 to 15 min
Can you get this?
✓Minimum organisational turnover of £100,000 required
✓Must be a constituted organisation
✓Work must have direct benefit in the UK
✓Minimum grant request of £30,000
✓Work must be legally charitable
Your real odds
In 2025, only 5% of expressions of interest resulted in a grant, across roughly 200 awards per year.
Demand is very high, and the foundation builds a small number of longer-term relationships, so if your work does not fit their strategy closely, applying is not worth your time.
What it takes
Check eligibility via online quiz10 to 15 min
Review relevant funding priority guidance30 to 60 min
Submit expression of interest online1 to 3 hrs
Worth knowing
This foundation funds core costs and unrestricted funding, not just project costs, and grants typically run three to five years, so a strong fit can mean multi-year unrestricted support at a level most funders will not touch.
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