Raising Awareness Grant

Are you living with or supporting someone with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)? Has a loved one or colleague been impacted by MSA? Do you have a project that could help raise awareness of this little-known, rare neurological condition and could benefit from a grant to support its completion?

We recognise the financial pressures that living with a condition like Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) can create. Additionally, we know that MSA is not widely understood, and our members often spend considerable time explaining it to friends, family, and even healthcare providers.

To help raise awareness, we’re launching a pilot program offering small grants to support volunteers in developing resources—such as short films, blogs, literature, or covering travel and accommodation costs for community talks—that may otherwise be impossible due to financial barriers. We also recognise the challenge of collecting enough content (photos, stories, videos) from our members, and these grants will help the MSA Trust share members’ experiences more broadly, raising awareness and understanding of MSA.

We encourage any member to apply for an Awareness Grant (up to £200) if they have a project that will fall into three categories – raising awareness of:

• Living with or supporting someone with MSA
• The work of the MSA Trust
• How to fundraise or get involve

Our goal is to improve how we communicate about MSA across digital platforms, ensuring that our members’ stories and experiences are represented authentically, making our communications more impactful and effectively highlighting the challenges of MSA.

Please review the attached terms and conditions, download the application form, and email it to fundraising@msatrust.org.uk, or post it to our London office: 128B Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH.