As experienced by so many other UK grant-making organisations, the WCIT Charity has seen an unprecedented rise in applications over the last year. Sadly, its grant-making resources cannot match this need, so the previously broad eligibility criteria have been tightened to make it fairer and more transparent for applicants. One of the key updates is a clarification of the types of organisations and projects the Charity is no longer able to fund. These include:
- Start-up organisations less than a year old, or with no income or accounts
- Organisations with an annual income or reserves of over £1 million
- Commercially available off-the-shelf products intended for staff use
- Tech applications or websites for income generation or staff administration
- Networking or telephony costs
- Existing projects or services
- Projects benefitting fewer than 25 people directly or indirectly
- Projects where the service cost per beneficiary is over £300
- The financial request is less than 25% of the entire project budget
- Schools, other than the WCIT’s existing partner schools
The change took effect from May 8, 2025, and the full eligibility criteria can be found here.
In tandem with this update, the WCIT Charity is also in the process of transitioning to a new application portal which is due to go live before the end of May.
