Peace and Security
Forecasted
Peace and Security supports organisations undertaking charitable work to challenge militarism and reshape UK defence and security around human rights, non-violence, accountability and sustainable peace.
Funder: Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Round one registration) | March 2027 (Round one application) | August 2027 (Round two registration) | September 2027 (Round two application)
Funding Amounts: Core/unrestricted funding for UK registered charities; defined project costs for non-charities
Summary: Supports charitable work shifting UK defence and security towards human rights, non-violence, accountable governance and sustainable peace.
Key Information: Academic research is eligible only as an integral part of policy and campaigning work aligned with programme priorities.
Description
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust’s Peace and Security programme supports charitable work challenging militarised approaches to conflict and security. Rooted in Quaker values, it seeks a UK defence and security approach based on participatory and accountable governance, human rights, non-violence, diplomacy, mediation and environmental sustainability. Its goal is to address the underlying causes of conflict and injustice rather than rely on armed violence.
Priorities include challenging militarism and the arms trade, scrutinising warfare technologies and counter-terrorism measures, promoting conscientious objection, and building support for non-nuclear security and non-violent social change. The programme also supports work addressing systemic racism in security policy, particularly disproportionate harms to minoritised groups and communities of colour, and enabling those affected to help design peacebuilding alternatives.
