Manchester's Rising Stars Fund
We Love Manchester Charity
The Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund is unique. It supports ambitious, talented 15 to 24 year olds to achieve their potential - by funding vital equipment, training and resources to enable them take their next steps to success in Work, Qualifications or Entrepreneurship, via grants of up to £5,000
We support young people whose family or personal circumstances mean they cannot finance the items they need by themselves. We enable them to overcome some of the financial barriers to progress they face.
In 2021/22 we have committed £200,000 to the Fund to provide vital, practical support to young Mancunians who have been impacted so much by the Pandemic.
Basic Criteria:
Aged 15 – 24 (or up to 30 with lived experience of homelessness)
Applicants need to Live in the City of Manchester
Applicants need to have a clear and realistic ambition or goal around employment, education, training or entrepreneurship.
Applicants need to demonstrate inability to access funds themselves due to personal or family circumstances
Please read the full guidance before you download the application form below. We are very happy to discuss applications before submission – email welovemcrcharity@manchester.gov.uk and we will get back to you to have a chat. We look at applications monthly