Women's Fund for Scotland

09/09/2026

📣 Could your organisation apply to the Women’s Fund for Scotland?

Then we’d really like to hear from you — whether you’ve received funding from us before, applied unsuccessfully, or have only just discovered that we exist.

Our annual survey helps us understand what grassroots organisations supporting women and girls across Scotland are facing, what funding is most urgently needed, and how WFS can be a better funder.

Your answers will help shape our future grantmaking — because the people doing the work should have a voice in how funding works.

If your organisation supports women and girls in Scotland, please take part: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DGrBDgtp3e

Please share this with any other brilliant, determined and possibly slightly exhausted organisations that should be on our radar. 💚🤍💜

30/07/2026

8 weeks and 6 days until our second conference! Past and present grant partners will soon be sent a booking link to access their free space.

Want to come and haven't had a grant from us before? Email [email protected] and we'll pop you onto our list for paid for spaces - limited number of those available.

It's going to be a great day, in a beautiful, convenient location with delicious refreshments and the most amazing company!

With Scottish Women's Budget Group, Women's Enterprise Scotland, and Scottish Women's Convention

07/07/2026

Introducing RISE - We invest in collective power so change lasts. Rise includes movement-building, organising, and coalition work; campaigns and advocacy led by and for women and girls; leadership in communities; and efforts that shift policy, practice and culture.

In March this year we made 4 grants within this theme - total amount awarded £16,300 with an estimated 2,430 women and girls 12+ expected to benefit.

Please welcome:

Long Term Conditions Hebrides Long Term Conditions Hebrides
Scottish Women's Budget Group Scottish Women's Budget Group
South East Area Lifestyle (SEAL) Community Health Project SEAL Glasgow South Lifestyle
The Women's Support Project Women's Support Project

Thank you to all these groups for being our 2026 Rise Grant Partner - we couldn't make the difference we want to make without you.

02/07/2026

Introducing Thrive - We fund work that enables women and girls to thrive in everyday life—economically, socially and educationally. This can include confidence-building, skills and employability, leadership pathways, social connection, and financial resilience.

In March this year we made 15 grants within this theme - total amount awarded £57,630 with an estimated 1,902 women and girls 12+ expected to benefit.

Please welcome:
Dirt Divas MTB CIC Dirt Divas MTB & Gravel
Empower Women for Change Empower Women for Change
Eyemouth & District Community Trust Eyemouth Development Trust
Girls Club of Glasgow CIC Glasgow Girls Club
Grove Menzieshill Hockey Club Grove Menzieshill Hockey Club, Dundee
Just Dive In CIC Just Dive
Largs SWI Largs SWI
Maryam Empowering Futures (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092499807166)
Nicola's (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588404387855 )
Parents Advocacy & Rights
Skye & Lochalsh Female Football Club Skye & Lochalsh Female FC
The Period Place The Period Place UK
The Star Centre - R**e Crisis Ayrshire The STAR Centre
West Lothian African Women's Network West Lothian African Women's Network
Z1 Girls Group

Thank you to all these groups for being our 2026 Thrive Grant Partner - we couldn't make the difference we want to make without you.

30/06/2026

For more than a decade, we have invested in work that helps women and girls across Scotland to build skills, improve wellbeing, move on from abuse, grow social connections, step into leadership, and strengthen financial resilience. Those priorities shaped hundreds of grants and remain part of who we are.

As needs evolve, so do we. From 2025, we’ve wrapped our long-standing focus areas into three flexible investment themes that make it easier to describe the impact we back—while keeping the door open to the new and the unexpected.

Introducing HEAL - We support approaches that help women and girls heal from trauma, abuse and other harms—practically and therapeutically. This can include recovery support, peer networks, specialist services, and projects that reduce barriers to health and wellbeing.

In March 2026 we awarded 5 grants that come under this theme, with a value of £22,285 and benefiting an estimated 520 women.

Our 2026 grant partners in this theme are:
Craigsfarm Community Development Project Craigsfarm Community Development Project
Differabled Scotland DIFFERabled
Meet & Mingle (East Lothian)
Pregnancy and Parents Centre Pregnancy and Parents Centre
The Feel Good Women's Group The Feel Good Women's Group

Thank you to all these groups for being our 2026 Heal Grant Partner - we couldn't make the difference we want to make without you.

25/06/2026

Say hello to our 2026 Grant Partners. Over the next few posts we'll introduce our 2026 grant partners via the theme their grant was awarded in.

Women’s Fund for Scotland has awarded £96,215 to 24 organisations, with work expected to reach around 4,852 women and girls across Scotland.

Every grant tells a story of local knowledge, practical support and women backing women.

23/06/2026

We're looking for a Feisty Fundraising Officer. Come and join the team at Women’s Fund for Scotland

https://bta.current.jobs/job/fundraising-officer-women%E2%80%99s-fund-for-scotland-527.aspx

Fundraising Officer
Salary: £24,661
Location: Scotland (Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements Available)
Hours: Full-Time, 35 Hours per week
Contract: Fixed-Term for 12 Months, with the potential to become permanent subject to funding

06/03/2026

Sharing to reach as many women as possible

Endometriosis Awareness: How to get the best from your healthcare journey - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

March is Endometriosis Action month. Endometriosis is a long-term condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb is found elsewhere in the body. It’s very common, affecting around 1 in 10 women or those assigned female at birth. For some people, it can have a significant impact on their ...