General Funding Awards

The Scottish Forestry Trust welcomes applications for projects that fall outside the scope of the Bursary Award Scheme and demonstrate a clear benefit to the wider UK forestry sector.

Preparing your application

To help you prepare a strong application, we have produced a guidance note for applicants, outlining the criteria that Trustees consider when assessing proposals. We recommend reading this before completing your application.

If you have already discussed your project concept with the Trust and are ready to proceed, please use the General Funding Award application form.

For projects valued at more than £5,000, a CV for the lead applicant must also be submitted. A CV template is available here.

Match funding requirements

At the time of application, applicants must have formal approval for at least 70% of the total project funding, including the amount requested from the Trust.

Any remaining funding must be formally approved and available to the project within three months of the date of the Trust's formal funding contract. If this condition is not met, the Trust may withdraw its offer of support.

Highlighted Projects

The Scottish Forestry Trust SCIO is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Scottish Charity No. SC053147). The Scottish Forestry Trust was established in 1983 by a gift of share capital, and our role is to provide funds by way of grants, to support research, education and training throughout the UK.  Since our establishment, we have provided nearly £2.7m to fund over 190 projects ranging from supporting post graduate industry applied research, social and environmental forestry, policy formulation and broader public education and awareness.