Apply for funding

Who can apply?

Please read our Grants page carefully before applying .

Applications are normally made by individuals training for gospel ministry within churches or networks.

Foundation programme grants support full-time Ministry Apprentices or Associates in local churches.

Advanced programme grants support workers preparing for set-apart gospel ministry through a) in-church roles or b) residential study.

A third category of 'Enabling' grants is available for people able to make a significant contribution to gospel training culture. Please email nick@yarntontrust.org for further details on this pathway.

Foundation pathway

Foundation training usually runs for 2 years (exceptionally 1 year), and is focused on exploring gifts and growing character in the context of the local church. It is with the expectation that the significant majority will go on to become full-time workers in local churches. 

Applicants and their Training Churches must read our Principles of Grant-making at Foundation level prior to submitting an application (click).

In addition, Training Churches must complete a Foundation Training Programme questionnaire for any applicants for funding to be considered (click).

This and the Advanced pathways are delivered in partnership with recognised training providers.

Advanced pathway

Advanced training is either:

(a) full-time church-based training for 3 or 4 years in a Leader in Training role in partnership with an external training provider; or

(b) full-time and/or residential theological study for 3 or 4 years

The terminology Leader in Training embraces men and women, reflecting complementarian principles. 

Applicants and their Training or Sending Church must read our Principles of Grant-making at Advanced level prior to submitting an application (click).

In addition, churches engaged in training must complete an Advanced Training Programme questionnaire for any applicants for funding to be considered (click).

This and the Foundation pathways are delivered in partnership with recognised training providers.

The deadline for all training grant applications for 2026/27 is 30th June 2026

This includes receipt of Church Training Programme questionnaires - all described below.

The application process is as follows:

All individual applicants and their Training or Sending Church must read our Principles of Grant-making first - confirming so is a condition of applying for a grant. These are links for the respective programmes:

• Foundation Programme Principles of Grant-making

• Advanced Programme Principles of Grant-making

• Enabling Programme Principles of Grant-making

All Training Churches must also complete a Church Training Programme questionnaire. This may be done in parallel with the individual trainee application (below). These are the links for the respective programmes:

• Foundation Church Training Programme questionnaire

• Advanced Church Training Programme questionnaire

When they are ready, individuals must then complete and submit a 2026/27 grant application form by clicking here.

What happens next?

Training grant applications and associated Church Training Programme questionnaires will all be assessed by trustees shortly after the deadline of 30th June.

We aim then to communicate grant decisions in early August.

Successful applicants will then be required to provide personal bank account details using a secure form by late August.

We will aim to pay first of three grant instalments in late September, followed by payments in or around the new year, with the final payment in March 2027.

In the meantime, please direct any questions or queries to the Implementation Director at nick@yarntontrust.org.