Diamond Projects

Listen to interviews with Philip Lee and Susan Sheridan

To mark our Diamond Jubilee, Epilepsy Action is launching an exciting new funding scheme to improve the lives of people with epilepsy.

Diamond Projects provides opportunities to reflect the broad spectrum of epilepsy. We hope the scheme leads to a long lasting legacy of success as projects deliver their goals in the future.

The aim is to identify and support a minimum of 10 community based projects a year. Grants of up to £5,000 will be allocated to projects. We hope that the grants will support local projects that may not otherwise happen.

There will be three application rounds a year and projects will be consistent with Epilepsy Action’s objectives. They can be original developments, or additions to existing work.

Next round of applications

Please contact Philip Lee om 0113 210 8800 or email plee@epilepsy.org.uk to discuss the next round of applications.

Applications will be accepted from:

Voluntary and community groups
Epilepsy Action branches
Not for profit organisation with an interest in epilepsy (for example, epilepsy charities), improving the lives of people with epilepsy
Schools – We will not pay for activities or services that schools have a statutory responsibility to provide
Health bodies such as Primary Care Trusts, local health boards, local health trusts, NHS Hospital Trusts – We will not pay for activities or services that they have a statutory responsibility to provide

No applications will be considered from individuals and general and major fundraising appeals

For more information, please download:

Application form [Word document]
Terms and conditions [PDF document]
Guidance notes [Word document]

An interview with our chief executive, Philip Lee, who explains why we set up the Diamond Projects scheme and talks about the type of projects that we are looking to fund. There is also an interview with one of our successful applicants, Susan Sheridan, from the Scottish Epilepsy Initiative. Susan tells us about her project and the application process.