# Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund — Refugee and Asylum Initiative opens

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/10/diana-princess-wales-memorial-fund-refugee-and-asylum-initiative-opens/
- Published: 2008-07-10T14:35:40+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund has opened an application round to 
its Refugee and Asylum Seekers Initiative. Grants are available to organisations
throughout the UK that provide local support and advocacy for young refugees and
asylum seekers.**

Application is open to any charity or not for profit organisation working with children
and young people aged under 21 who are refugees or seeking asylum. The main objective
of the Refugee and Asylum Seekers Initiative is to change legislation and policy
to meet international standards on children’s rights.

The objective of this specific application round is to provide support to community
organisations providing direct services and advocating on behalf of children and
young people seeking asylum in the following areas:
• Detention;• Destitution;• 
Enabling access to services such as healthcare, legal provision, housing and education;•
Providing support to unaccompanied children.The purpose of the funding round is 
to equip such organisations so that they can better perform their advocacy role.
Grants will not be available until February 2009 and all money must be spent by 
end of December 2012.

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Around 20 grants will be offered across the UK. The minimum grant will be £3,000
and it is likely that most grants will be in the region of £50,000.

## **How to apply**

There is a two-stage application process. The initial stage is a brief application
form and should you be invited to move to the next stage you will be asked for more
details then. The first-stage closing date is 12 September and you should hear the
results by mid-October 2008. The second-stage application process closes on 12 December
2008 and grants will be available from February 2009.

Full information is available at
[www.theworkcontinues.co.uk/objectives_of_grant_round.php](http://www.theworkcontinues.co.uk/objectives_of_grant_round.php)
You can also e-mail: gr*********@*********rg.uk or call 020 7902 5500.**Closing 
date: 12 September 2008.**

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