Trefoil’s 2024 Grantmaking

Trefoil has had another busy year. In total we awarded £163,391.19 to 107 recipients!

We award funding to a wide range of applicants, all of whom fall into our funding criteria of ‘children and young people in Scotland under the age of 25 who have additional support needs. Over the year, we have heard of the positive impact this funding has had.

“One of my favourite parts of the [project] is meeting new friends... best of all, we can go to Inverness!”

Participant of organisation funded by Trefoil 

Trefoil awards three types of grants: personal development grants for individuals who fall within our funding criteria; organisational grants for charities and not for profits which help children and young people with additional support needs; and holiday grants for children and young people with additional support needs.

Applying to Trefoil “was a very smooth, stress-free process”

Parent of a Trefoil applicant

This year Trefoil awarded £20,937 in holiday grants to 35 individuals; £83,801 in organisational grants to 30 organisations; and £59,138.16 in personal development grants to 42 individuals.


The tables below show the types of categories of funding awarded by Trefoil in 2024:

Trefoil would like to thank all of those award recipients who shared their wonderful stories and fantastic pictures with us! 

The next round of funding applications for personal development and organisational grants will be considered in February 2025. The deadline to submit an application is 3 February 2025.

Trefoil can award funding to individuals who have additional support needs, are under 25 and live in Scotland, or organisations which support them. Holiday grants are awarded to children under 18 who live in Scotland and have additional support needs. 

ORG applications will be considered in February and September 2025.

PDG applications will be considered in February, May, September and December 2025.

Holiday grant applications are considered all year round.


The application forms can be accessed on the Trefoil website.

“We thank you so much for the grant and the difference it is making and will continue to make to our daughter for along time to come.” 

Mother of Trefoil applicant

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