YOUNG GAMECHANGERS FUND | Empowering young people to transform their communities
About YOUNG GAMECHANGERS FUND
Young people have been excluded from the decisions that most directly impact them for far too long.
Through the £4.5 million Young Gamechangers Fund, the Co-op Foundation is addressing issue in collaboration with Co-op and the #iwill Fund.
To spearhead youth-led social action throughout the UK, we are seeking young activists, campaigners, disruptors, cooperatives, and social entrepreneurs.
Supporting young activists who are dedicated to building prosperous, safe, diverse, equitable, inclusive, healthy, and sustainable communities will be our top priority. We specifically aim to assist communities and organizations that place a high value on youth activism and shared power.
The Co-op Foundation, in partnership with the Global Fund for Children and Restless Development, administers the Young Gamechangers Fund. Selected candidates will get training, mentoring, and peer support networks in addition to cash, enabling them to realize their vision and place youth at the centre of change.
ELIGIBILITY
Every applicant needs to fulfill these essential requirements:
● Be submitted by a youth (ages 10 to 25).
● Implementing youth-led programs and activities (according to the term below).
● Come from people OR organizations and groups that are;
Dedicated to working on long-term initiatives as a member of a group of young
innovators
Dedicated to bringing about long-lasting, constructive social change
influence on people and the larger community
○ Putting forward or overseeing clearly defined social action projects
○ Based on the previously mentioned Young Gamechangers fund priorities
Advantages
● Financial support for firms or associations earning under £250,000 annually
Grants for one year up to £20,000 are offered to groups or organizations as well as to individuals.
in addition to a year’s worth of assistance from Global Fund for Children and Restless development.
Due date
To be eligible for financing, applications must be completed and sent by December 19 at noon.
How to submit an application
The application is a 2-stage process. The first part is an eligibility quiz to confirm you are able to
apply. If you are eligible, you will then be invited to complete the application form. You can click
here to get started.
ygf@globalfundforchildren.org.
For more information visit https://www.coopfoundation.org.uk/how-we-fund/young-gamechangers/
