# Grants available for youth digital & coding events - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/10/grants-available-youth-digital-coding-events/ - Published: 2018-08-10T08:27:53+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Youth-based charities are invited to apply for a €500 grant to hold a digital or coding event that inspires and encourages young people to learn more, through Meet and Code and Tech Trust.**   The [Meet and Code](https://www.meet-and-code.org/) initiative was developed by German organisation [HDS](https://www.hausdesstiftens.org/) (Haus de Stiftens) and financed by [SAP](https://www.sap.com/uk/index.html) to encourage young people to engage in a new skill. 600 events took place across 280 cities in Europe last year, and Meet and Code has now recently launched in the UK with [Tech Trust](http://tech-trust.org/) as its local partner. ## Advertisement   Organisations with beneficiaries between the age 8-24 or those looking to partner with youth-based charities are invited to apply, with the Meet and Code initiative aiming to support a number of events that inspire and encourage young people to learn more about digital and coding, in whatever form charities choose.   Selected organisations will receive €500 to fund an event with no limit on number of attendees, providing the event is free of charge. These events must take place during EU Coding Week between 6 and 21 October 2018.   The deadline for [applications](https://www.meet-and-code.org/gb/en/) is 15^( )September and more information is available on the Meet and Code site.   Representatives from five of the selected organisations will be invited for an all- expenses paid trip to SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. These organisations will also be entered to win €2500 prize money. * **[Applications open for £2 million youth loneliness fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/16/applications-open-2m-youth-loneliness-fund/)**( 16 August 2018) * **[New panel of young people to make funding decisions](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/10/new-panel-of-young-people-to-make-funding-decisions/)**( 10 October 2018) * **[Home Office seeks proposals for running £200 million Youth Endowment Fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/25/home-office-seeks-proposals-running-200m-youth-endowment-fund/)**( 25 October 2018) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)