{"id":18,"date":"2024-08-19T16:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:19:13","slug":"expedition-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"Expedition Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Scottish Arctic Club<\/strong>&nbsp;has an&nbsp;<strong>Expedition Fund<\/strong>&nbsp;from which it makes financial awards to encourage young people to explore the Arctic. The fund is maintained through donations by Club members. The size and number of awards made is determined by the relevance of the application and the funds currently held. In recent years <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/?page_id=49\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"49\">awards<\/a> have ranged from \u00a3250 to \u00a35000. For further information please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/?page_id=145\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"145\">criteria and application process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Scottish Arctic Expedition Fund<\/strong> is a registered Scottish charity SC046857. Donations to the fund are welcomed and can be made using the information on our <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SAEF-Donations-form-2024.pdf\">Donation Form<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>To me the Expedition Fund is a fantastic initiative which gave me a unique opportunity to immerse myself in the Arctic and learn a huge amount about the environment, people and wildlife. It also taught me a lot of expedition-specific skills, and has increased my ability to deal with all manner of challenges.<br><br>It has changed what I see as possible and I\u2019m hugely grateful for the opportunity, and hope it will lead to more trips in future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Liam Tracey, SAEF Award 2022<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VID_20220331_124537495_exported_77353-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy landscape with a person towing a pull\" class=\"wp-image-19\" style=\"border-radius:24px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VID_20220331_124537495_exported_77353-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VID_20220331_124537495_exported_77353-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VID_20220331_124537495_exported_77353-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VID_20220331_124537495_exported_77353-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arcticclub.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VID_20220331_124537495_exported_77353.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solo ski expedition across Finnmark \u00a9Liam Tracey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Funding Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our sister club, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcticclub.org.uk\/expeditions\/expedition-grants\/\">Arctic Club<\/a>&nbsp;also promotes and supports interesting, innovative and adventurous expeditions in the Arctic, particularly for young people, and does not require a Scottish connection. The closing date for applications is 31 January. Applicants for winter or spring expeditions should contact the Arctic Club Secretary and are welcome to submit applications before this date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/acmf.org.uk\">Andrew Croft Memorial Fund<\/a> provides grants to young people below the age of thirty to participate in Arctic expeditions, especially scientific expeditions. The closing date for applications is 8th March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theneilmackenzietrust.com\">Neil Mackenzie Trust<\/a> provides grants to assist young people and adults to carry out skills training in non-competitive outdoor sports in Scotland and adventures and expeditions anywhere in the world.\u00a0The deadline for applications for Expedition and Educational Expedition Grants is 15th March.\u00a0\u00a0Small expedition grants of up to \u00a3200 may be allocated at any time, but please be aware that they will take 4-6 weeks to process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebmc.co.uk\/list-of-general-mountaineering-grants\">British Mountaineering Council<\/a>&nbsp;maintains a list of general mountaineering grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Scottish Arctic Club&nbsp;has an&nbsp;Expedition Fund&nbsp;from which it makes financial awards to encourage young people to explore the Arctic. 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