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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Southampton Solent University
Funding for research on cadet retention and support, from the first day of enrolment through to obtaining a Certificate of Competency, to gain an understanding of the financial, social, and structural challenges cadets face. This will enable charities, maritime colleges, sponsoring companies, and industry bodies to design targeted interventions that improve their experiences and increase retention.
Amount awarded: £26,570
UK Sailing Academy
Funding for a Repayable Bursary Fund to remove financial barriers for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to access accredited maritime training, covering essential costs and repaid once participants are in work.
Amount awarded: £30,000
Sailors' Society
Funding to improve operational effectiveness, strategic insight, and duty of care through evaluation, impact measurement, data analysis, digital innovation, capacity building, and best-practice data management to enhance global collaboration and service delivery to seafarers.
Amount awarded: £80,000
Sailors' Society
Funding to support the Crisis Response Network, a free 24/7 365-day service supporting seafarers following critical incidents e.g. accidents, contract issues, imprisonment, missing persons, piracy, shipwreck etc.
Amount awarded: £99,500
The Nautical Institute
Funding for a series of 15-minute podcasts with industry thought leaders, focusing on the themes of leadership and development, and examining the role these play in assisting the wellbeing of maritime professionals.
Amount awarded: £10,000
Felixstowe Unit of the 478 of the Sea Cadet Corps
Funding to provide Sea Cadets in Felixstowe with a safe, modern and inspiring home and training centre to learn, grow and thrive, while creating a lasting resource for the whole community.
Amount awarded: £5,000
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.
