Launching Young Women in Mind 2026-2028

We are pleased to launch Young Women in Mind 2026–2028, a new collaborative funding programme from The Julia Rausing Trust, the Pilgrim Trust and the Prudence Trust.

Together, £5 million will be invested over the next three years to support charities providing therapeutic mental health services for girls and young women aged 14–25 across the UK.

The programme is founded on a shared concern that too many young women are experiencing worsening mental health outcomes while struggling to access timely support that reflects their experiences and meets them in the communities they trust.

Young Women in Mind 2026–2028 will support established organisations to strengthen, expand or adapt existing services, helping more young women access high-quality, age-appropriate and gender-informed mental health support before needs become more severe or entrenched.

Grants of £200,000–£500,000 are available, spread across three years, to eligible UK registered charities. Partnership applications are also welcome.

Applications are now open, with an initial expression of interest deadline of 22 June 2026.

Find out more via the Pilgrim Trust’s website.

Key dates

Stage one deadline: 22 June 2026

Stage two deadline: 24 August 2026

Award decision date: end of November 2026

11th May 2026