Hope for the Young Limited
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- Typical grants
- Up to £4,500
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Online form
- Decisions
- Bi annually
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hopefortheyoung.org.ukAbout Hope for the Young Limited
Hope for the Young Limited is a small charity dedicated to supporting young people with insecure immigration status in the UK. Its mission is to help these young people access and complete higher and further education through the provision of small bursaries and tailored advocacy support. The charity’s approach is trauma-informed, grounded in respect, partnership, and a belief in realising potential. It favours long-term empowerment over short-term aid. The charity has paused its main grant programme while it continues to support existing grantees to complete their studies.
What Hope for the Young Limited funds
The charity supports young refugees and asylum-seekers with insecure immigration status across the UK. It funds access to further and higher education, including basic skills training, and covers costs such as training and transport. The charity also provides mental health counselling, peer mentoring, and guidance navigating Home Office processes. Its work aims to build emotional resilience and community integration for displaced young people facing poverty and exclusion.
Who can apply
Individuals only are supported – specifically young people who are refugees or asylum-seekers with insecure immigration status. The charity prioritises unaccompanied minors and those facing severe disadvantage. Applicants must be seeking to access or complete further or higher education in the UK. The charity does not support international students or those on study visas.
What Hope for the Young Limited doesn't fund
The charity does not fund postgraduate degrees, professional qualifications, private education courses, or private examinations. It also excludes contributions towards tuition fees at the overseas rate, and does not fund laptops, mobile phones, or IT software. Individuals who have exhausted their appeals and are unlikely to remain in the UK are not eligible.
How they like to fund
The charity provides small bursaries alongside tailored advocacy support. It does not require match funding but encourages applicants to also secure funding from other sources. The charity welcomes unsolicited applications when its programme is open.
How much does Hope for the Young Limited give?
Hope for the Young Limited runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.
Last verified 8 August 2026 · 15 sourced facts
- Online application form
- Decisions in ~4 weeks
Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.
What Hope for the Young Limited funds — and what they won't
supports young people with insecure immigration status in the UK to access and complete higher and further education through the provision of small bursaries and tailored advocacy support
The full exclusions list (1)
- postgraduate degrees, professional qualifications, international students or those with study visas, private education courses, private examinations, those who have exhausted appeals and are unlikely to remain in the UK, contributions towards tuition fees where the university is charging the overseas rate, funds for laptops, mobile phones or IT software
Good to know
How to apply to Hope for the Young Limited
Hope for the Young Limited takes applications via online form.
- Published programme route: online application form.
- Decisions are typically bi annually.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
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- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Hope for the Young Limited provide?
Hope for the Young Limited runs one grant programme — Grants and Advocacy Programme: Up to £4,500.
Where does Hope for the Young Limited fund charities?
Hope for the Young Limited funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Hope for the Young Limited accept unsolicited applications?
Hope for the Young Limited accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
What does Hope for the Young Limited not fund?
Their published exclusions include: postgraduate degrees, professional qualifications, international students or those with study visas, private education courses, private examinations, those who have exhausted appeals and are unlikely to remain in the UK, contributions towards tuition fees where the university is charging the overseas rate, funds for laptops, mobile phones or IT software. The full exclusions list is further up this page.
How do I apply for funding from Hope for the Young Limited?
Hope for the Young Limited takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online application form.
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