# Last chance to apply for Christmas Challenge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/04/last-chance-apply-christmas-challenge/
- Published: 2017-07-04T10:30:32+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Charities have until 7^(th) July to apply for The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge.**

This year is The Big Give’s 10th anniversary and to mark the occasion, the [Christmas Challenge ](https://www.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge/)
will have more Champion funding available than in recent years. The 2017 campaign
will launch on #GivingTuesday again this year and will run continuously over seven
days with match funds ring-fenced for each participating charity.

This year The Coles-Medlock Foundation, [The Four Acre Trust](https://www.fouracretrust.org.uk/),
The Hospital Saturday Fund join the Champions for the first time. They will provide
funding alongside The Reed Foundation, The Childhood Trust, Ethiopiaid, Candis, 
People’s Postcode Lottery and others.

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Since its 2008 launch, the Christmas Challenge has raised over £78 million for more
than 2,800 charity projects.

Once charities have submitted their stage one application, they have until 1st September
to submit their stage two pledge collection application. Notification will take 
place between 18th September and 6th October with the Christmas Challenge taking
place from 28th November until 5th December. More information on eligibility criteria
and how to apply is available on [The Big Give’s site](https://www.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge/).

 * **[Christmas Challenge awards winners announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/28/christmas-challenge-awards-winners-announced/)**(
   28 February 2018)
 * **[Applications now open for Big Give Christmas Challenge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/05/21/applications-now-open-big-give-christmas-challenge/)**(
   21 May 2018)
 * **[The Childhood Trust’s Summer Give raises over £1 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/06/25/childhood-trusts-summer-give-raises-1m/)**(
   25 June 2018)

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