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Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants

Published: December 9, 2024

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Third sector and not for profit organisations working with vulnerable young migrants can apply for grants of up to £30,000 through the Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for Vulnerable Young Migrants.

The SLF supports strategic legal work in the UK which benefits asylum seekers, refugees and migrants, which they define as those:

  • who are living in poverty
  • who face significant disadvantage or discrimination in connection with their immigration status

The SLF funds strategic legal work in any area of law where migrant groups experience disadvantage or discrimination as a result of migration status. However, they only support strategic legal work carried out in the UK. They define this as work where the impact is likely to go beyond an individual case, and to result in changes to law, policy and practice that will benefit a wider group of people.

Applicants should note that the average grant size is around £12,000. Applications must be to fund one of two kinds of strategic legal work:

  • the research and development of cases pre-litigation including: gathering evidence to test a hypothesis or research to establish authorities’ policy and practice, identifying potential plaintiffs/applicants/appellants; researching whether to proceed; translating relevant material; and evaluating a litigation strategy
  • third party “interventions” in existing cases, which allow a non-party intervener to assist the court in arriving in its decision in a case, acting as an amicus curiae, a friend of the court

The deadline for applications is Monday 27th January 2025.

For further information, including how to apply, please visit the SLF website (linked for your convenience).

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