Nominet Trust

Nominet Trust logoNominet - the people who manage the registry of domain names in the UK - has created a Trust to support distinctive and inventive Internet-related projects that can make a difference to people, primarily in the areas of education, online safety and inclusion.

The Trust aims to make the Internet a better place and make a difference to people that need and use the Internet. If you have a project that you think may be relevant they might be able to help you with funding.

Any organisation can apply - as long as the criteria for funding are met. Applications must meet one or more of the Trust's objectives and should generally be for:

  • a clearly identified need - not to reduce risk in a well-endowed organisation;
  • a one-off grant for seed or early-stage funding;
  • fully worked up applications rather than just expressions of interest.

The Trust will consider projects which:

  • are a new initiative or a distinctive extension of an existing project;
  • are original and innovative - or provide a fresh and different approach to an existing project;
  • have a wide reach or demonstrable potential in the long term;
  • make a significant difference to the users;
  • be capable of delivering what is promised - with risk and mitigation assessed;
  • have the Internet at the core.

Nominet Trust logo The Trust aims to fund initiatives that:

  • Increase education in the subject of the Internet and information technology particularly in deprived areas.
  • Relieve the social, health, and educational needs of disabled, sick and frail elderly people.
  • Support research into innovations that may relieve such needs by conducting and commissioning research, applying such research, and by the publication of effective results.
  • Advance the education of young people in the UK to support education institutions offering a strong emphasis on technology and its practical applications.
  • Promote the protection of children and other vulnerable people from danger, suffering, or being abused through the use of the Internet.
  • Provide and support services that will protect people and property from criminal activities on the Internet and to assist in the development of technology to prevent and detect criminal activity on the Internet.
  • Assist the development of the Internet in developing countries to relieve financial hardship and advance education.

To find out more and to make an application see www.nominettrust.org.uk

iT4Communities have already received a grant from the Trust and will be running up a new mentoring project over the next few months. .