What is the process?
- Reflect on the 2024-2025 theme: Leith Uniting
- Think about what kind of project your organisation would like to offer to the community, within this theme
- Download and read the 2024-2025 Application Form and Guidance Notes
- These are available below in DOCX format (for modern word-processors), DOC format (for older word-processors) and PDF (Adobe Acrobat, Apple Preview etc) formats.
- Formulate your community project and calculate budget
- Consult partners, if appropriate. Remember that two or more groups may form a partnership, to best deliver a project that meets the theme.
- Seek support with your application from the £eithChooses team, if you want. Contact leithchooses@edinburgh.gov.uk
- Write and submit application, remembering to attach required docs (constitution, evidence of bank account etc, see Guidance Notes and Application form)
2024-2025 Application Form and Guidance Notes
| format | Application Form | Guidance Notes |
| DOCX | Application form (DOCX format) | Guidance notes (DOCX format) |
| DOC | Application form (DOC format) | Guidance notes (DOC format) |
| Application form (PDF format) | Guidance notes (PDF format) |
Timeline
- Applications open – Wednesday 14 August 2024
- Support available – ongoing, on demand, from August 2024 to October 2024. any specific sessions will be announced later.
- Applications close – 10 October 2024
- Project Gallery available to view online – from Tuesday 7 January 2025
- Voting – in-person voting day at Leith Community Centre (18th January 2025) plus online voting Monday 20 January – Monday 3 February 2025
- Results Announced – early February 2025
- Funds Disbursed – on or before 1 April 2025
