THE GRANT

The FundHerShip Grant

Non-repayable grants for female founders in the UK. No equity taken. No strings attached. Just clean, structural support.

THE CONTEXT

Black and Brown in the UK women often lack pathways to early capital, so they self-fund.

The Fundhership Grant Initiative, was built to be a bridge and a pathway for Black and Brown women to get early access to money that many of them are locked out of, because of the traditonal parametoers of funding access.

THE MECHANISM

How the grant works

£10k

Monthly grant awarded to one Black or Brown woman through a structured selection process.

£25k

Given to one of the 12 women, at the end of each year, voted to recieve by the ecosystem.

Self-Sustaining

The Grant runs independently powered the £20 application fee of each applicant in the ecosystem.

ELIGIBILITY

Who can apply

Black and Brown women in the UK who are running a business, working on a project, or developing an idea.

Open to light-touch reporting and grant accountability

VIEW ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

TRANSPARENCY

Built on trust, not bureaucracy.

We practice light-touch reporting. Recipients share how the grant supported their work — not how they justified every pound.

This is funding that trusts women to know what they need. Our governance ensures accountability without creating the administrative burden that larger institutions impose.