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Shell UK Community Grants 2026

Grants of £500 to £1,000 for community groups and charities close to Shell's operations in Fife, near Mossmorran, and Aberdeenshire, near St Fergus. Applications are accepted at any time and reviewed monthly through the ActionFunder platform, where a pitch can be submitted in writing or as a video. Shell is explicit that this is a neighbours-only scheme and will not extend it beyond the communities where it operates. Projects must be completed within three months of receiving the money.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£500 – £1,000
Deadline
50 days left
7 December
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Community groups, registered charities, social enterprises and Parent Teacher Associations
  • The project must be delivered in the communities near Shell's UK operations: Fife, near the Mossmorran plant, and Aberdeenshire, near the St Fergus gas terminal
  • Shell states plainly that because this is a community initiative targeted at its neighbours, it does not extend the offer beyond the areas where it operates
  • Projects must be completed within three months of funding being received

What it funds

Projects meeting one or more of five criteria:

  • Improving employment opportunities, delivering training and skills, or increasing participation in education
  • Engaging people in positive activities that might not usually be available to them
  • Community events or projects that increase community participation or access
  • Enhancing community spaces
  • Promoting health, wellbeing or safety

What it will not fund

  • Retrospective costs - anything already spent
  • General running costs and overheads
  • Staffing costs
  • Political or religious activities
  • Profit-making ventures
  • Team sports fees
  • Sponsorship of individuals
  • Projects delivered outside Fife (near Mossmorran) and Aberdeenshire (near St Fergus)

repeat funding for the same organisation year after year is unlikely

How to apply

  1. Go to the Shell UK: Community Grants 2026 fund page on ActionFunder
  2. Create an account or sign in as your organisation
  3. Submit a pitch for your project - either a written pitch or a video pitch

applications are accepted at any time through the year and are reviewed monthly

the final selection deadline for the 2026 round is 7 December 2026

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