What?

besea.n is offering small grants to individuals and organisations, to help with the costs of running events for ESEA Heritage Month 2024. Up to 10 small, unrestricted grants of £300 are available, and may be used for, but not limited to: paying speakers, venue hire, cost of refreshments, AV and tech costs, marketing collateral and accessibility measures.

Events criteria

Events must be part of the official ESEA Heritage Month programme, submitted via the official registration form by 1 August 2024. Please note that there is a separate deadline for the funding application (see below).

Organisers must take reasonable measures to make events accessible wherever possible. Here is a guide on getting started with accessibility for event planning.

Organisers must adhere to our Community Agreement outlined at the bottom of this page.

All events must correspond to at least one of our three core pillars: Educate, Embrace, Empower.

Educate

We aim to share knowledge about the multitude of different ESEA groups, individuals or communities in the UK, whether that is across a particular geographic region, shared identity or at a particular moment or place in history. We aim to create nuanced dialogues about the lived experiences of ESEA people, without perpetuating harmful stereotypes or flattening experiences.

Embrace

We aim to establish supportive community spaces for ESEA in the UK to share experience and meaningful connections, leaning into differences as well as commonalities.

Empower

We aim to empower marginalised communities to take concrete action against the social inequalities faced by many ESEA people, or to engage in meaningful solidarity with other community groups.

Organisers will not need to complete a detailed report after the event with a breakdown of how funds were spent, but they will be required to complete a simple form after the event with information on the number of attendees and demographics served.

Who?

This application can be made by any incorporated or unincorporated organisation or individual wishing to host an event in line with at least one of our core pillars, with an annual turnover of less than £100,000 in the previous financial year. Each organisation/individual may only apply for one grant.

All successful applicants must have a UK bank account for funds to be deposited into.

When?

Application deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 14 July

Application review: Monday 15 July - Sunday 28 July

Application announcements: w/c Monday 29 July

Grants administered: w/c Monday 5 August

How?

To apply for one of our grants please complete our short form included on this page.

Please submit any queries to hello@besean.co.uk and ensure that you include ‘ESEAHM Small Grants’ in the subject line. Note that we will not accept any applications via email.