THE LIPMAN-MILIBAND TRUST SMALL GRANT PROGRAMME
Small grants of up to £3,000 are available to organisations and individuals across the UK for the study and research into socialist ideas and educational activities that raise public awareness and understanding of struggles and movements for peace, human rights and co-operation. Individuals can also be awarded a grant.
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o Application deadline: SATURDAY 31st JANUARY 2026.
o Funder: The Lipman-Miliband Trust (founded 1974. Charity number 267288. Total value of all grants made during the year ended 5 April 2024: £57,517 (2023: £53,879 2022: £45,346; 2021: £49,371)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities and not-for-profit organisations working in the UK and internationally. Individuals may also apply to the Trust.
o Key words: Research into Socialist Ideas, Peace, Human Rights, Education, Archives, Art, Conferences, Film and Video, Publications, Theatre, Websites, Individuals, Overseas, United Kingdom.
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The Lipman-Miliband Trust has two grant programmes:
1. Large Grants: up to £30,000 over 3 years (maximum of £10,000 per year). The Large Grants programme opens on Saturday 1st November 2025 with a deadline of Thursday 26th February 2026. Further information about the Large Grants programme is available on the Trust’s website.
2. Small Grants: up to £3,000. The Small Grants programme is currently open to applications with a deadline of Saturday 31st January 2026.
The programme supports:
o The study and research into socialist ideas and practice and other allied fields and the dissemination of the results thereof to the public, and
o Educational activities that raise public awareness and understanding of struggles and movements for peace, human rights and co-operation and a more equal, diverse, cooperative and democratic society.
The Trust has previously funded a range of projects, including::
o Archives: the Trust wants to preserve working class and socialist histories that are often ignored. The Trust is looking for those projects that aim to engage with the widest audiences, perhaps via a website, and that inspire for the future as well as preserving the past.
o Art Installations: the Trust has funded street art and exhibitions where artists want to get a political message across and reach a wide audience.
o Conferences: the Trust has supported conferences that have aimed to generate new ideas or engage with new audiences. The Trust wants conferences to be open and politically dynamic, and will sometimes fund travel expenses to enable people to attend.
o Educational Events: the Trust has supported a number of organisations putting on workshops and facilitating seminars.
o Film & Video: the Trust has supported campaigning groups and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) seeking to reach a wider audience through films or wanting to work with communities in making their own videos.
o Publications: the Trust has funded all sorts of print and digital publications including books and podcasts, magazines and zines.
o Research Projects: the Trust is looking for projects that bring new ideas or reinvigorate long-standing socialist discussions. The Trust like to see research that is participative and has a good strategy for dissemination. University-based projects should show how they engage with those beyond the institution’s walls.
o Theatre Productions: the Trust has funded a number of theatre productions, small and large, local and national. The Trust likes to support productions that actively engage with their audiences and are keen to see spin-offs like podcasts or education packs, and
o Websites: the Trust has supported groups building, rebuilding or expanding their websites, and making them more easily accessible.
Grants of up to £3,000 are available (this was previously £2,000) with no matched funding requirement. The Trust isn’t a large funder. During the year ended 5 April 2023, it awarded grants totalling £57,517 (2023: £53,879; 2022: £45,346; 2021: £49,371).
Categorisations of awards to institutions and individuals over the last 2 years can be viewed on page 13 of the charity’s annual accounts.
The Lipman-Miliband Trust meets 3 times a year to consider applications to its Small Grants programme. The annual deadlines for applications are:
o 31st January.
o 31st May, and
o 30th September.
The next deadline for applications is therefore on Saturday 31st January 2026. Applicants are usually informed of the outcome of their application within 8 weeks following the deadline date.
Further information, guidance and an application form is available on the Trust’s website.
The Trust prefers to be contacted via the ‘Contact Us’ form on its website.
The postal address for the Trust is:
Oonagh Ryder
Administrator
The Lipman-Miliband Trust
c/o PramDepot
Unit 3
10-15 Clarendon Road
London
N22 6XJ
Email: info@lipman-miliband.
(The Trust does not advertise a ‘phone number.)