How to apply


Text Home > How To Apply
[Skip search bar] | Search
[Skip upper menu] | Who are we? | How to apply | In your area | Media centre | Publications & info |
[Skip lower menu] | All our grant giving programmes | Awards For All | Local Heritage Initiative | Your Heritage | Your Heritage case studies SP2 | FAQ SP2 | Is it right for you? SP2 | Your Heritage SP2 | Heritage Grants | Repair Grants for Places of Worship | Places of Worship - Wales | Places of Worship - Scotland | Places of Worship - Northern Ireland | Wales - is it right for you? | Northern Ireland FAQs | Wales - FAQs | Scotland - is it right for you? | Scotland - is it right for you? | Northern Ireland - is it right for you? | England - is it right for you? | Places of Worship - England | Scotland FAQs | Townscape Heritage Initiative | Parks for People | Parks for People | Parks for People Guidance | Landscape Partnerships | Young Roots | Word Association Trees | Timelines | Heritage Articulate | Heritage and young people | FAQs SP2 | Is it right for you? SP2 | Young Roots SP2 | Collecting Cultures | What happens when we award a grant | Helping you Application - Heritage topics | Helping Your Application | Helping your application - Learning | Helping your application - Participation | If you answered YES | If you answered NO | Strategic Plan Three |

How to apply


The Heritage Lottery Fund has introduced new application material for all its programmes. This section provides all the information you will need to choose the right grant programme for your heritage project. 

Online applications
Online pre-application advice forms and application forms are now available for the following programmes.

• Heritage Grants (grants of more than £50,000)
• Your Heritage (grants of between £3,000 and £50,000)
• Young Roots (grants of between £3,000 and £25,000 for young people celebrating heritage)

We strongly recommend that you read the application introduction and help notes for the programme that you want to apply to before sending in a preapplication enquiry. However, if you wish to edit or review your current application form then log on here.

Once you are logged on you will be able to see a list of all of your cases with HLF. This includes pre-application enquiries, first and second round applications and live projects. To access these you will need your unique reference number. All application material and guidance is also available to download in PDF form.  

PDF application forms and material
The following targeted programmes are available in PDF format only.  We are currently working at creating online applications for these programmes. For more information about these programmes please select the programme page below.


Graphical Site | Feedback | Terms of use | Site map | Contact us