Fight for Sight: Social Change Fund

The British Eye Foundation’s Fight for Life Social Change Fund is designed to fund sustainable projects that build connections and confidence for people who are blind and/or vision impaired or at risk of losing their sight. 

Grants of up to £30,000 are available to charitable organisations across the UK for projects that support and empower children and young people with the tools to live independent and fulfilling lives. The Foundation states that the Fund is available to organisations:

• Of all sizes
• In all locations
• With all types of impact

Specifically, the Foundation is interested in work that builds social, digital and self-advocacy skills, so that vision impaired children and young people feel connected with each other, with their sighted peers, and with the wider communities around them. Applications are particularly welcomed from organisations who are collaborating in order to share best practice, deliver at scale or meet previously unmet need. 

The Foundation wants to fund projects that address the following 3 key priority areas (please note that this is not a definitive list of projects: the Foundation welcomes applications that present additional innovative and creative ideas for projects under the 3 key priority areas): 

1. Social Connections

2. Digital Inclusion

3. Personal Resilience and Self-advocacy