Guidance on applying for funding

We can only fund projects or items that cannot be funded by the NHS. Before applying, see if you can secure funding from the Trust first.

Items and projects must directly benefit children and their families being treated at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, or support the staff providing their care.

We can fund:

• Equipment (medical and non-medical).
• Consumables and materials.
• Refurbishment and capital (building).
• Non-permanent staff costs – for example, staff hired to support a project.
• Service improvement initiatives.
• Any other items that directly support children’s care and that can’t be funded from other sources.

It’s possible we will award a grant from funding we already have, but sometimes we’ll decide to make a project a fundraising goal.

We can’t fund:

• Items that are core NHS funding responsibilities (such as those related to ensuring health and safety).
• Applications to support individually named patients.
• Salaries or the costs of pump-priming new services.
• Recurrent and ongoing maintenance costs for equipment that has already been purchased (projects and equipment must be self-sustaining once an initial grant has been given).
• Projects or activities which directly or indirectly benefit commercial companies providing services to the hospital, such as GSTS, the public/private partnership for Trust pathology services.
• Applications for activities or equipment that have already been completed.
• Research costs.

You can apply if you are a member of staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and your department provides care to children.

You can apply if you hold an honorary contract with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and your department provides care to children.

You can apply if you work in GSTT Community Services in Lambeth and Southwark, and your project will benefit a number of children in Lambeth and Southwark.

Yes.

Yes. However, please consider whether your Special Purpose Fund could be used for your project.

We have a duty to encourage the spending of more restricted funds before less restricted funding.

You could use funds from your SPF alongside funds from us for your project.

• Guidance on how to use your Special Purpose Fund.

The smallest amount you can apply for is £500.

There is no limit, but we have limited funds to give away so please make sure your request is realistic and appropriate to the outcomes you hope to achieve.

You can apply by:

• Completing a Share Your Idea form. We’ll ask you some simple questions to get an outline of your project idea.
• Contacting a member of the Funding team. We can support you to get your idea on our system, and answer any questions you have too.

You can find full details on the ‘I’ve got an idea I want funded’ page.

Once you send an idea to us, we will review it and get back to you in a couple of weeks. If it’s something we could fund, we will ask you to fill out a full application form.

We will review your full application internally with our team, and may ask you to make updates to give it the best chance of success when it goes to the committee. That application then goes to a decision-making committee, made up of Trust and Charity staff.

Evelina Fund decision-making committees meet 4 times a year. You could get an idea funded in as little as 3 months but this depends on whether we have further questions about your application, Charity capacity, and whether specific fundraising to support your idea is needed.

If you’re asked to fill out a full application form, you’ll be asked to give us the contact details of the manager (who should be a member of your DMT) and finance officer who will approve your application.

You should make them aware of your project before finishing your full application form.

We’ll get in touch with them to make sure the project has their approval.

Get in touch with your line manager if you are unsure who this is for you.

If you are awarded, you will be asked to sign an offer letter and its terms and conditions.

• Guidance for grant holders.

If your idea isn’t funded, we will give you feedback from the committee.

Being unsuccessful doesn’t mean you can’t apply again. You can get in touch with the Funding team if you would like to discuss an unsuccessful application further.