GOSH Charity Everyday Impact Fund

The GOSH Charity team will be holding an information webinar for potential applicants on 14 October 2025. You can register to our webinar online. A recording of the webinar will be made available following the event for anyone who is not able to join on the day.

We've also put together an Everyday Impact Fund FAQ document.

Additionally, we'll be running drop-in sessions to support GOSH staff with their applications. These will be held in the Charity Hub at the hospital (opposite the Lagoon), or you can attend online:

• In-person, Charity Hub: Thursday 2 October, 12-2pm
• Online: Tuesday 28 October, 10:30am-12:30pm and 13:30-15:30pm. Email us to sign up for an online session.  

If  you have questions, or would like to discuss any aspects of your application in more detail ahead of final submission, please contact grants@gosh.org.

The Everyday Impact Fund will be open to applications on 23 September 2025 and the application deadline will be on 4 November 2025.

You should submit your application through the online form on the Charity’s Grant Management System. Once you have created an account you will see the option to apply. You will be able to save and return to complete your application at a later date if you wish. If you have trouble accessing the application portal, please contact grants@gosh.org.

Your application will need to be signed off by your Associate Chief Nurse, and a Finance Officer. You should discuss your idea with these individuals before you apply and keep them informed throughout the application process. Once you have nominated your signatories in the online system, they will receive an email asking them to approve your application. Please note this sign-off must occur before the final deadline, so make sure you leave plenty of time for submissions ahead of this date.

We have a funding envelope of £100,000 for one round of funding to deliver projects that will have a direct impact on the everyday lives of patients and their families. The maximum amount that can be applied for is £10k and there is no minimum funding request.

The Everyday Impact Fund will support initiatives that will have a direct effect on improving the lives of patients and families at GOSH.

What’s in scope:

• Projects must deliver direct benefit for patients and families that are under clinical care at the hospital.
• Projects must be novel and go above and beyond NHS funding provisions. Prior to application, you should explore whether alternative funding options from the hospital or department budgets would be more suitable for your application.
• Projects can be any length so long as they have been budgeted accordingly, and projects which intend to continue beyond the length of the grant should have considered potential routes to long-term financial sustainability.

What’s not in scope:

• Research funding requests are not within the scope of this call and researchers are not eligible to apply for top up funding for research grants.
• Indirect benefits to patients and families are out of scope, and projects should not benefit named patients/families only.
• The scheme is not an expenses scheme for staff, and projects that only provide direct benefit to staff will not be considered.
• Requests for equipment alone are also out of scope; they must be part of a wider project with measurable impact.

Previous unsuccessful applicants to the Everyday Impact Fund are eligible to resubmit their application, provided they can clearly demonstrate how they have addressed the feedback from the Healthcare Panel. We would also welcome new ideas from previous applicants.

Please note: Current Everyday Impact Fund grant holders must contact us on grants@gosh.org before submitting a new application.  

To see examples of what you can apply for, browse the full list of successful projects funded in the previous round.

Projects must align with one, or more, of GOSH Charity’s strategic objectives for patient and family experience and you will be required to explain how your project is aligned to this in your application. The objectives are outlined below.

This objective is all about creating a ‘home away from home’ for patients and their families at GOSH. We want to support projects that will make GOSH as warm, welcoming and child friendly as possible, as well as projects that will help to minimise stress and provide support to families facing difficult times.

Projects in this area should aim to provide patients with opportunities to have fun and experience relief from the stress and worries of being in hospital.

Having an unwell child has an impact on the whole family and can influence many aspects of life, making it difficult to cope. We want to fund projects that will support patients and families by helping them to cope with the range of challenges they may encounter while under the care of GOSH.

This objective focuses on holistic care and support. It’s important that children at GOSH are treated as whole people with individual personalities and interests, and don’t feel defined by being a patient in hospital. We want to provide opportunities for children and young people to express themselves, explore their interests and socialise with peers, ensuring that we provide specific, tailored support to teenage and young adult patients.