The UNESCO Chair is delighted to be involved in the New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project (2020-22) led by the Scottish Government in partnership with COSLA and the Scottish Refugee Council which will promote employability, education, health and social and cultural connections for refugees.

The Project will see the award of £2.8 million to organisations working to help refugees settle in across Scotland.  

Small, medium or large grants will be available to organisations to either widen existing work, or start new initiatives which assist those who have had to flee their own country to escape war and terror.

The funding call is now open - deadline for submissions 22 May 2021 11.59 p.m.

Levels of funding:

  • small grant (up to £5,000) 
  • medium grant (£5,001 – £25,000)
  • large grant (£25,001 - £115,000)

Who can apply

  • Scottish Incorporated Charitable Organisation (SCIO)
  • Company Limited by Guarantee
  • Community Interest by Guarantee
  • Public Body
  • Community Benefit Society
  • Limited Liability Partnership
  • Co-operative Society
  • Constituted Group
  • Social Enterprise
  • Voluntary Group
  • Community Group
  • Community Housing Association
  • Community trust / Community development trust
  • Local Authority
  • Health Board

Non-constituted groups can apply in partnership with one of the organisations above.

For more information about the fund and guidance on how to apply, see the Scottish Government website.

This initiative is part of the New Scots refugee integration strategy (2018-22) which aims to ensure refugees live in safe and welcoming communities that enable them to rebuild their lives from the day they arrive in Scotland. 

For more information on the project and the parties involved, please see our research pages.

This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union. 

 

First published: 22 March 2021

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