Welcome to the MAG Airports Community Fund Application Portal. From here you will be able to register your organisation and apply for one of our grants.

Each of our Airports has its own unique Community Fund, please click on an airport below for further information.

East Midlands Airport

The East Midlands Airport Community Fund is dedicated to bringing lasting benefit to those areas most affected by the airport’s operations.  If your organisation is within our Area of Benefit there are two different funds offered by East Midlands Airport.  A summary of each of these funds is below and more detail can be found by clicking on the relevant tiles at the bottom of this page.  

  • Our EMA Community Fund provides grants up to £2,000 for tangible items of lasting benefit, such as equipment and furniture. This fund cannot pay for running costs, consumables, salaries, rent, maintenance.
  • Our EMA Community Sponsorship Fund provides small grants up to £200 to support local charities and community groups with projects and events that provide a benefit to the local community and, without support, might otherwise not be able to take place.

Please click the relevant program below for further information. You can find details about the EMA Community Fund including eligibility criteria in our EMA Community Fund Guidance Brochure, which you are advised to read before making an application.  All applications are assessed by an independent Community Fund Committee which meets six times each year. Please ensure that you apply by the relevant deadline date and remember to include the required supporting information including quotes for the items you wish to purchase, your organisations constitution and your annual financial information. 

London Stansted Airport

The London Stansted Airport Community Fund is dedicated to bringing lasting benefit to those areas most affected by the airport’s operations.  If your organisation is within our Area of Benefit you can apply for either of the two different funds offered by London Stansted Airport. 

  • Community Grant which provides grants up to £5,000 for tangible items of lasting benefit, such as equipment and furniture. This fund cannot pay for running costs, consumables, salaries, rent, maintenance. 
  • Flagship Award which offers grants of up to £50,000 for larger, capital projects

Manchester Airport

The Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund is a charity dedicated to bringing lasting benefit to those areas most affected by the airport’s operations.  

Each year Manchester Airports Group contributes £100,000 to the Fund; any fines levied at aircraft that have breached our stringent noise limits are also paid into the Fund. These funds are then used to support neighbourhood and community projects throughout the area.

Any group within the Area of Benefit can apply for grants of up to £3000 for tangible items of lasting benefit to the community, for example equipment or furniture. This fund cannot pay for running costs, consumables, salaries, rent or maintenance.

Further information and accessibility

If you require further information please email trust.fund@manairport.co.uk,  community@stanstedairport.com or community@eastmidlandsairport.com

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