Rowing Foundation grants
The Rowing Foundation match-funds equipment and boat refurbishment for junior squads, university boat clubs and adaptive rowing, up to a maximum of £4,000 per grant.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Rowing Foundation match-funds equipment purchases such as boats and blades, and boat refurbishments such as a hull and tops service. The items must be for the use of junior squads at clubs or at university boat clubs. It says it matches your spending up to a maximum of £4,000 per grant. In recent years it has broadened the scope of its original charitable trust and now also offers grants to further adaptive rowing at clubs. Trustees meet three times a year to award grants for equipment, and refurbishment grants are awarded on an ongoing basis. The deadline for applications for the next round of equipment grant awards is noon on Monday 19 October 2026, which you should confirm before you rely on it.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records amateur sport as the area this foundation funds, which matches its own guidance.
Who and where
The register records the foundation as making grants to organisations throughout England and Wales, helping children and young people and people with disabilities. Its objects are wider, covering rowing, sculling and other sport and physical recreation for pupils and young people in any part of the United Kingdom.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Rowing Foundation 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
“In recent years, we have broadened the scope of our original charitable trust and now also offer grants to further adaptive rowing at clubs.”
Source: therowingfoundation.org.uk — The Rowing Foundation →
“We help to fund equipment purchases (boats, blades etc) or boat refurbishments (such as a "hull & tops" service).”
Source: therowingfoundation.org.uk — The Rowing Foundation →
Who they say they'll fund
“The items must be for the use of Junior squads at clubs or at university boat clubs.”
Source: therowingfoundation.org.uk — The Rowing Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“We match your spending up to a maximum of £4,000 per grant”
Source: therowingfoundation.org.uk — The Rowing Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“The Deadline for applications for the next round of equipment grant awards is Noon on Monday 19 October 2026”
Source: therowingfoundation.org.uk — The Rowing Foundation →
How they say to apply
“The Trustees meet 3 times per year to award grants for equipment.”
Source: therowingfoundation.org.uk — The Rowing Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The organisation or provision of facilities which will enable and encourage pupils of schools and universities and colleges in any part of the united kingdom to row or to scull or to play other games or sports and thereby assist in ensuring that due attention is given to the physical education and development of such…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does The Rowing Foundation typically give?
It matches your spending up to a maximum of £4,000 per grant. Its most recent published accounts record £148,686 in grants to organisations.
What does The Rowing Foundation fund?
It helps to fund equipment purchases such as boats and blades, or boat refurbishments such as a hull and tops service. It also now offers grants to further adaptive rowing at clubs.
Who can apply?
The items must be for the use of junior squads at clubs or at university boat clubs. The register records the foundation as making grants to organisations throughout England and Wales, helping children and young people and people with disabilities.
How do I apply?
Applications are submitted online. Trustees meet three times per year to award grants for equipment, and refurbishment grants are awarded on an ongoing basis. The deadline for the next round of equipment grant awards is noon on Monday 19 October 2026; confirm that date before you rely on it. Check the funder's own website (www.therowingfoundation.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 281688) for the current deadline and guidance, as processes can change.
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