Award Applications

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Closes 1 June 2026 at 09:00 (58 days left)

Award Programme

Millennium Awards Trust

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Millennium Awards Trust awards are open to any social entrepreneur aged 16+ tackling a range of social issues. They give you access to funding and expert support to enable you to start or grow your social venture. Awards are funded through an endowment by the Millennium Commission with a National Lottery Grant.

Find out where this funding comes from.

Award includes

Our support is personalised, ensuring you get practical help to overcome your specific challenges and to grow efficiently.

Support manager
This person will guide you through your support, offering one to one coaching throughout your award period. We have dedicated teams and specialist support available to help you to identify & work towards your support goals to help you & your venture flourish.
Workshop Series
You'll have access to a regular and varied calendar of workshops from expert facilitators and we'll help you to develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding by connecting you to fellow Award Winners.
Business mentoring
We have a large network of supportive business professionals who can generously offer you tailored mentoring sessions to help you develop as a social entrepreneur.
Legal adviser consultancy
Our legal partners can offer professional consultation on a variety of topics; from determining the best legal structure for you, to discussing your intellectual property and assisting with leases and contracts.