In 2023, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded £2.4m in grants to 50 organisations supporting seafarers in need and their families.
Our grant funding supports frontline organisations and projects that provide essential help for seafarers and their families in crisis. Each grant application is assessed against our core goals to ensure the support provided to ensure that your donations go to where the need is greatest.
See the below list to find grants awarded in the last three years.
Does your organisation or project work to provide support for seafarers in need and their families? See if you’re eligible for a grant to help you.
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Women in Transport
The 2nd Equity Index aims to transform the transport sector by tackling gender diversity through in-depth data analysis. It enhances seafarers' career flexibility between sea & shore roles, improving work-life balance. The project supports seafarers' transition to onshore roles by showcasing best practices & recognising transferable skills. This approach fosters inclusivity, attracts diverse talent & drives sector-wide improvements benefiting maritime workers and the broader transport industry.
Amount awarded: £10,000
I Exist Too
Funding to support the "I Exist Too 2025 Forum to be held on the 7th and 8th of May 2025 in Malta. Entitled Humanising the Maritime Industry, it seeks to champion transformative changes within the maritime sector for LGBTQI+ professionals.
Amount awarded: £20,000
Bruno Peek Pageantmaster Ltd.
Sponsorship of a branded Ceremonial Torch and Carrying Case, one of many to be lit to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day at 9.15pm, 6th June 2024.
Amount awarded: £7,200
The White Ensign Association
Donation to the White Ensign Association’s (WEA) Maritime Seminar on “The Impact of the War in the Ukraine on Global Maritime.”
Amount awarded: £1,000
I Exist Too
Funding to establish the first trans-national mentorship programme that connects LGBTQIA+ individuals in the maritime sector with professionals and industry leaders to receive guidance, support and professional development opportunities.
Amount awarded: £30,000
Human Rights At Sea
Funding to support HRAS’s efforts on advancing the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea (GDHRAS) as a Resolution for adoption at the United Nations.
Amount awarded: £10,000
We're committed to transparency
The Seafarers’ Charity is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants. See our Publisher profile on 360Giving, where you will be able to download grants awarded since 2017.
