Trust for Research and Education on the Arms Trade (TREAT)

TREAT research grants

Grants of £1,500 to £6,500 from the Trust for Research and Education on the Arms Trade, a UK charity set up in 1990, for research into the international arms trade and its effects and for publishing or otherwise sharing the results to educate a wider public. Rounds close on 1 April and 1 October each year; the next, Autumn 2026, closes on 1 November 2026, with outcomes by 1 December. Grants under £650 can be applied for at any time.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £1,500 – £6,500
Closes in: 12 days left; 1 November
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Researchers and organisations whose work fits TREAT's charitable aims: research into the international arms trade and its effects, and sharing the results with the public
The page sets no restrictions on organisation type or location
Work in collaboration with Campaign Against Arms Trade must involve liaison with the appropriate person at CAAT making an application to TREAT

What it funds

Academic or other investigative research on arms trade issues, including, but not limited to, the relationship between the arms trade and social, economic, human rights and development issues
Publication or other dissemination of the results of the research via the production of written, visual, audio or other materials which would educate a wider public on said arms trade issues

the Trustees look for a combination of the two, and giving is confined to purposes accepted in law as charitable. Where an application covers employment, TREAT encourages paying at least the Living Wage.

What it will not fund

General appeals
Deficits
Core funding
Repeat grants without a new application via the regular funding round

How to apply

Write an application of no more than 1,500 words covering: brief details of your objectives, organisational structure, funding and contact details; what the grant would be used for; how the work relates to TREAT's objectives; the question or problem, methods and sources, and any ethical issues; the impact, such as dissemination and engagement plans with timescale; the amount requested with a breakdown (e.g. salaries, travel, equipment, research materials, a percentage of overheads); and, if part of a larger project, what TREAT's money would pay for
Send it to the Secretary, Jon Nott, at info@treat-research.org.uk with 'TREAT Grant Application' in the subject line, by 1 November 2026 for the Autumn 2026 round (then 1 April and 1 October each year)
Hear the outcome by 1 June (April round) or 1 December (October round)
Within 12 months of receiving a grant, send a short one-page report on its use

applications for less than £650 can be made at any time. Post: Unit 1.9, The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9DA; tel 020 7281 0297.

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