Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust | International Grant Opportunities

International funderBased in United Kingdom

Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust

Woodbridge, United KingdomWebsite

About Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust

Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust is a UK agricultural grantmaker focused on advancing farming practice, especially through education, training, research, and practical improvements that benefit farmers and young people. It tends to support charitable organizations, individuals, and other trusts working on agricultural methods, equipment, public education about food production, and environmental/wildlife-related farming initiatives. The trust has a strong regional preference for Suffolk, East Anglia, and neighboring counties.

Annual Giving$135K

Focus Areas

Agricultural Education and Farmer TrainingApplied Agricultural Research and DevelopmentYouth Agricultural Skills DevelopmentFarm Capital Equipment and Teaching InfrastructureAgricultural Outreach and PublicityEnvironment and Wildlife in Farming Systems

Giving Approach

Small, locally focused grantmaking through a general open programme; trustees meet four times per year and review completed applications by set deadlines. Grants appear to support project-based and capital/equipment needs rather than large multi-year commitments.

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Current and upcoming funding from Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

Open nowCloses in 5 days (May 31, 2026)

Felix Cobbold Trust Grants

Education and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentPromotion and Publicity+7 more

Who can apply: Applicants must fit the criteria for one of the Trust's six categories. Preference is given to applicants from Suffolk and adjoining counties, or for projects clearly relevant and beneficial to agriculture in East Anglia. Category-specific criteria apply, including requirements for educational origin, research leadership, public availability of results, and county or East Anglia relevance.

Deadline: Trustees meet four times a year; completed application deadlines are 30 March, 31 May, 30 September, and 20 December.

Open nowCloses in 5 days (May 31, 2026)

Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust - General Grant Programme

AgricultureEducation and trainingResearch and development+4 more

Who can apply: Applicants should originate from Suffolk or adjoining counties or have lived there for a minimum of three years (excluding time in further/higher education). Students must be accepted/provisionally accepted for agricultural or related study at an official college, university or research centre and should not be eligible for State funding. Research applications must be led/submitted by an experienced senior research leader at a reputable institute; trials should be within the qualifying counties. Capital/equipment awards generally for teaching/training establishments or on-farm facilities frequently open to the public. Promotion/publicity must be educational and aimed at improving public understanding of farming/food production in the qualifying counties. Conservation applications may be from registered environmental charities or research bodies and should aim to improve wildlife/farming balance or safeguard target species in East Anglia.

Trustees meet four times a year. Deadlines for completed applications each year: 30 March, 31 May, 30 September and 20 December.

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