Young Gamechangers Fund
We're currently closed to applications but we will be launching for a new round of funding in early 2027. Sign up to our blog below to be the first to hear 👇
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Funding Youth-Led Social Action
For too long, young people have been left out of the decisions that affect them the most. Co-op Foundation, in partnership with Co-op and the #iwill Fund, are tackling this through the £4.5m Young Gamechangers Fund.
The fund supports young people across the UK that are transforming their communities into safer, more sustainable and more inclusive places to live.
Co-op Live, the UK’s largest indoor arena, supports the Young Gamechangers Fund through an annual donation of at least £1m to the Co-op Foundation.
Built by young people, for young people
Young people have built this fund from the ground up, co-designing branding and developing every aspect of the fund from the application process through to grant decisions.
Round One
The first round of the fund launched in 2024, funding 33 young people and youth-led organisations ranging from Tess Howard, a Commonwealth gold medallist and her social enterprise, Inclusive Sportswear CIC, to Ali Ghaderi, a young actor and activist, originally from Iran, who is now supporting young refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants through The Young Babylon Project.
Round Two
In 2025, we funded a further 66 young gamechangers. From Jessica Booth, whose Project Wheels initiative will create the UK’s first youth-led wheelchair Rugby League team to Abby Gourlay, who is starting a youth-led marine conservation in the North West Highlands, these young people are all building communities of the future together.
What’s next?
In 2027, we will be launching a refreshed version of the fund for Round Three, which we will deliver directly.
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