The Surrey High Sheriff Youth Awards: Welcome

The High Sheriff Youth Awards scheme gives youth funding in Surrey. It supports groups of young people who want to help reduce or prevent crime – and make their communities stronger and safer.

We award grants for a wide range of youth projects in Surrey. HSYA also welcomes applications from individual adults or organisations working with young people in this way.

You may need help with the start-up costs of a new scheme. Or if you have an existing project that needs further support, tell us about it. We try to fund any project where young people, normally between the ages of 9 and 18, are actively involved in planning and running it.

That’s why we want to hear the part you play yourselves, in your own words. If you’re an adult working with young people, please help them to explain how their work is making communities in Surrey safer by reaching out and helping others.

Your bid can be for any amount from £100 up to £2,000 – and you can apply at any time. We will also consider a repeat application and may make a second award to any project that has evaluated our grant making and continues to meet our criteria. The amount we may give you will depend on your ideas. So let us know what you need – and how you'll use the money.

For money for your youth project in Surrey, either apply online, or print off a copy of the form and post it to: High Sheriff Youth Award Co-ordinator, Neighbourhood Policing and Partnership, Surrey Police Headquarters, Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1HG.

Click here to find out about the High Sheriff of Surrey and how – through her – these awards are linked to over 1,000 years of law and order.