Application process

What to expect

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirming receipt.

We aim to be in touch with applicants within six weeks of the application deadline.

We might ask you for further information or arrange to meet with you to learn more about the proposal. These meetings are typically held either online or in London.

Success rates

Our programme receives many more applications than we can fund. To give an idea of the chances of success, this is how the March 2025 round concluded:

  • We received 77 applications amounting to over £13m in requests
  • 20 of the 77 were existing grantees that reapplied
  • 12 applications were shortlisted (9 existing and 3 new)
  • 3 existing grantees were refused
  • 4 existing grantees were given reduced amounts or duration
  • 3 existing grantees were awarded the full request
  • 2 new organisations were awarded grants.

JRCT recognises that change can take many years to achieve, and is willing to take the long view when assessing which projects to fund. We also try to be flexible enough to respond to the changing needs and demands of our world, and welcome both new and returning grantees to apply.

Re-applications

If the Trust refuses an application, we would not normally consider a further application from the same organisation for at least a year. If you are considering applying again, whether for similar or unrelated work, please check with the relevant grants officer first.

How we process your application

JRCT is a responsive grant-making Quaker trust.

Programme managers and grants officers have responsibility for each grants programme and work closely with a committee made up of one or more trustees, together with co-opted members with expertise in the field, who are appointed by the Trust.

Every grant we make goes through a grant assessment process. Find out more about how we deal with your application.

Who makes the decisions?

Grant-making committees at JRCT can approve grants of up to and including £200,000. Higher-risk grants, regardless of size, and larger grants are considered at full board meetings.

Committees are made up of the programme staff, trustees, and co-opted non-trustees. These ‘co-optees’ are experts in their field and bring additional expertise and wisdom to our decision-making.

Find out more about the Sustainable Future committee.