In 2025, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded over £2.7m through 60 grants to 53 organisations supporting seafarers in need and their families.
Our grant funding supports frontline organisations and projects that provide essential help for seafarers and their families in crisis. Each grant application is assessed against our core goals to ensure the support provided to ensure that your donations go to where the need is greatest.
See the below list to find grants awarded in the last three years.
Does your organisation or project work to provide support for seafarers in need and their families? See if you’re eligible for a grant to help you.
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University of Surrey
Diabetes monitoring
Multi-year funding for a study, supported by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), to demonstrate the potential for glycaemic control in seafarers with insulin, using continuous glucose monitoring systems to help them decide and adjust their insulin requirements and carbohydrate intake at sea and on land.
Amount awarded: £14,506
Sailors’ Children’s Charity
Expansion of services in Scotland
Multi-year funding to enable continued support for 41 families (including 65 children and one university student) in Scotland
Amount awarded: £17,500
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children's Fund
Funding for Scotland
Multi-year funding (over 3 years) for the expansion of delivery of financial and holistic support in Scotland to families, children and young people both in crisis and those affected by the challenges they face as a result of being from a Royal Navy family.
Amount awarded: £17,500
Institute for Human Rights & Business (IHRB)
Illegal Recruitment Fees
Funding for a two year project to push for the eradication of illegal seafarer recruitment fees – including advocacy, guidance and awareness-raising.
Amount awarded: £33,170
International Christian Maritime Assoc (ICMA)
ICMA AHOY! Training
ICMA AHOY! Training and Immersion course for seafarers' welfare workers in Manila, Philippines, in February 2027.
Amount awarded: £4,500
Commonwealth Security & Resilience Group
Seafarer Safety as part of MDA
Advance the security of Commonwealth seafarers through CWSRG activities in Maritime Domain Awareness.
Amount awarded: £18,000
We're committed to transparency
The Seafarers’ Charity is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants. See our Publisher profile on 360Giving, where you will be able to download grants awarded since 2017.
