Leith Chooses Application Form 2025-26

Overview

Use this form to apply for up to £5,000 from the Community Grants Fund for a small-scale project that aims to impact people living in Leith.

Please read the LeithChooses Guidance Notes and Sample Application Form before applying and have all the information you need to hand before starting this form.

You should refer to the Community Grants Fund Applicant Guidance Document if you would like more information about eligibility criteria and what can/cannot be funded.

Please note that we recommend you should write and edit your answers before entering them into the online form as there is no facility to ‘Save and Return’ if you have to close the web browser at any stage. 

If you would like access to the application form in a different format, please contact leithchooses@edinburgh.gov.uk or 07743 167 340.

Privacy Statement

The City of Edinburgh Council and the LeithChooses steering group will keep your personal information confidential. We will use your personal information to process your application and, if successful, your grant award. We will hold your application for six year from the end of the financial year in which you submitted it, then it will be destroyed.

Read our privacy policy for further information on how we handle your personal information and your rights in relation to this.

About LeithChooses

LeithChooses invites bids for funding for local community projects and is funded from the City of Edinburgh Council’s Community Grants Fund, sometimes supplemented by other funding streams. You can find out more on leithchooses.net. Your project must fit within the following 2025-26 theme: ‘Well-being in Leith’