Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund grants
Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund relieves financial hardship among nuclear industry staff and their families, and separately runs a Community Grant scheme offering organisations near nuclear sites grants up to £50,000.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund (charity number 208729) has as its object the relief of financial hardship and distress among past, present and future staff of the UK nuclear industry, and their families and dependants. Its register entry shows £32,931 given in grants to individuals in its latest year on record, from an income of £89,435, with £0 recorded as grants to organisations that year. Separately, its own website describes a Community Grant programme for organisations whose mission is directly or indirectly related to relieving financial hardship in the UK nuclear industry or in communities local to nuclear sites; this offers financial grants from a few hundred pounds up to £50,000 for specific, well-defined projects, such as summer schools, STEM workshops for youth clubs or schools near nuclear sites, and mentoring or mock interview workshops run by non-profits promoting nuclear industry skills. A Community Grant Committee meets 4 times a year to consider applications, and the fund can ask for proof of how a grant was spent, and request its return if it was not spent as intended.
What they fund
Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund relieves financial hardship among nuclear industry staff and their families, and separately funds organisation-led community projects near nuclear sites.
Who and where
It supports current, past and future UK nuclear industry staff and their families, and organisations with a mission linked to the nuclear industry or communities near nuclear sites.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“A youth club or school near a nuclear site wishing to run STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) workshops for their members/students, over and above those funded by local education authorities”
Source: tnibf.org — Community Grant - TNIBF →
“Summer schools set up by a school, college or university to help develop knowledge, skills and understanding of the nuclear industry, and increase employability across the sector”
Source: tnibf.org — Community Grant - TNIBF →
“A non-profit organisation set up to promote skills in the UK nuclear industry proposing to run mentoring workshops or mock interview workshops”
Source: tnibf.org — Community Grant - TNIBF →
Who they say they'll fund
“organisations whose mission is directly or indirectly related to the relief of financial hardship in the UK nuclear industry or communities local to nuclear sites”
Source: tnibf.org — Community Grant - TNIBF →
Grant sizes they mention
“Financial grants from a few hundred pounds up to £50,000 are available for specific, well-defined projects”
Source: tnibf.org — Community Grant - TNIBF →
How they say to apply
“Community Grant Committee meeting (meetings held 4 times per year)”
Source: tnibf.org — FAQs - TNIBF →
“TNIBF reserve the right to require proof of how the grant has been spent (receipts, invoices etc) and to request the money to be returned if it was not spent in the spirit in which it was awarded”
Source: tnibf.org — Application form - TNIBF →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The nuclear industry benevolent fund (formerly the uba benevolent fund and previously the united kingdom atomic energy fund and hereinafter referred to as “the fund”) is a charity having as its object the relief of financial hardship and distress among past, present and future members of the staff of:-(i) the…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does the Community Grant scheme give?
Financial grants range from a few hundred pounds up to £50,000, for specific, well-defined projects.
What does it fund?
Its charitable object is the relief of financial hardship among past, present and future staff of the UK nuclear industry and their families. Its Community Grant programme separately funds organisation-led projects such as summer schools, STEM workshops for youth clubs or schools near nuclear sites, and mentoring or interview-skills workshops run by non-profits.
Who can apply to the Community Grant scheme?
Organisations whose mission is directly or indirectly related to relieving financial hardship in the UK nuclear industry, or in communities local to nuclear sites.
How do I apply?
Apply ahead of one of the Community Grant Committee's four annual meetings. The fund can require proof of how a grant was spent and may ask for it to be returned if it was not used as intended. Check the funder's own website (www.tnibf.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 208729) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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