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Since 1994 we have awarded over £880m to more than 4,700 projects in Scotland

Scotland's rich heritage varies from glorious landscapes, shorelines and islands to vibrant urban environments. It has a distinctive and diverse people, culture, and heritage with a history of inventors and innovators known across the world. Take a look at some of the projects in Scotland we have been proud to support.

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Our new Scots logo

Heritage Fund Scots logo

We launched our Scots logo on 21 February 2022 for International Mother Language Day.

We are the first funder in Scotland to have a Scots language logo, which organisations can display on historic sites, at events, in project materials and online to acknowledge and celebrate our funding. It comes in addition to our Scottish Gaelic logo.

We’re excited to see projects begin to use it and for Scots speaking communities to enjoy seeing their own language on their local heritage.

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Funding

Our grants programmes are now open again. If you have an idea for a project in Scotland, we would love to hear from you. 

Please note: our team in Scotland is currently experiencing staff shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means there may be a delay in our response time to project enquiries and expressions of interest. Please be assured that we will respond to all enquiries. 

Find out more and apply for National Lottery grants for Heritage.

Contact us

We are fully operational and open for business, but we are conducting much of our day-to-day business remotely. 

This means we are unable to access our post. In the interim, please send any items via email to your contact or via: scotlandcontact@heritagefund.org.uk.

Please note: our team in Scotland is currently experiencing staff shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means there may be a delay in our response time to project enquiries and expressions of interest. Please be assured that we will respond to all enquiries. 

Email: scotlandcontact@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 376 0033  (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
Regus Office, 93 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3ES

Find out more about how we're working through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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