CIoF bursaries and discounts available for 2026 fundraising events
Howard Lake | 6 March 2026 | News
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF) has a range of bursaries and discounted ticket options available to help fundraisers access its events and training in 2026, with several deadlines approaching soon.
Fundraising Convention bursaries
Bursary applications are now open for the 2026 Fundraising Convention, taking place at the QEII Centre in London on 4 and 5 June 2026. The closing deadline is 16 March 2026, with successful applicants notified by 9 April and given until 8 May to accept.
The Mandi Hine Bursary, offered in remembrance of Convention Board member Mandi Hine, provides two one-day in-person tickets with the aim of widening access to learning within the fundraising community.
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A number of CIoF’s volunteer-led regional and special interest groups are also offering bursaries, including East Anglia, East Midlands, Events Fundraising, Legacy and In-Memory, London & South East, Northern Ireland, Researchers in Fundraising, and South West. Several of these include a contribution towards travel costs of up to £160. Full details and the application form are available from the CIOF Convention section.
Early career fundraisers package
For those in their first three years of fundraising, a heavily discounted two-day ticket is available, including morning sessions, lunch with guest speakers, and afternoon access to Convention content and career advice. Places are limited to 100 delegates.
The deadline for applications is 17:00 on 20 March. Details are also available from the CIOF Convention section.
Early bird tickets
In addition, anyone can pay less at present for Convention tickets. A 10% early bird discount on Convention tickets is available until 16 March 2026.
Other event bursaries
In addition to the Fundraising Convention there are other bursaries available from across the CIOF.
For example, the CIOF London and SE group is offering bursaries to attend its Introduction to Fundraising courses which take place in London and Brighton. “To ensure these sessions are accessible to everyone, a bursary place is available for every single session”.
The bursary scheme is open to anyone working in the charity sector, or to people who want to move to the sector, and who live or work in London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. You do not need to be a CIOF member to apply for one of these bursaries.
There are bursaries available for the South West Conference. The deadline closes at 21.00 on 8 March.
Free coaching taster at CIOF Fundraising Convention
For those that do make it to the CIOF Fundraising Convention there is at least one more free opportunity, namely a 30-minute coaching taster with one of the experienced coaches at Sarah Tite Coaching. There’s no commitment or pressure on either side, and they’ve been running this service for the past four years.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.