THE APPLICATION PROCESS 

The Dream Fund has a three-stage application process: 

Stage 1 

If you have an idea for a project, please read the funding criteria thoroughly to ensure your idea is eligible. You are also welcome to send a summary of your project to info@postcodedreamfund.org.uk. 

If your project idea meets the Dream Fund criteria you are then free to submit an expression of interest via the online form. The form consists of a few questions that allow you to detail the project vision, impact and plan, along with a short video pitch that shares more about your project. 

Stage 1 runs from 25th March until 31st July. Applicants will be informed of their progress via e-mail in late August. 

Stage 2 

The most impressive projects will then be shortlisted and asked to submit a detailed business plan and an accompanying comms plan. Stage 2 will open for submissions from mid-September until 30th November. 

The business plan should be no more than 15 pages and accompanying comms plan should be a max of 5 pages. 

We will also require the following documentation from all partners:  

• Constitution/ Articles of Association/ Trust Deeds of all organisations  

• Most recent annual (audited) accounts of all organisations  

• Signed Partnership Agreement 

You must provide a signed partnership agreement  that demonstrates how all partners will work together. For instance - who will be the lead organisation, how the funds will be managed and how disputes will be resolved. This must be signed by a representative from each organisation. 

Stage 3 

Stage 2 applicants will then be shortlisted again, and the very best entries will be asked to attend our offices in London to give a formal presentation on their project to the Dream Fund Assessment Panel. 

These presentations are scheduled for January. The winning projects will then be announced in March 2027