Apply for Funding

In line with our Constitution, you are legally eligible for funding if you fit the following criteria:

• You are an Isle of Man resident (all applicants).
• In addition to this, you must be able to provide photographic evidence of an autoimmune diagnosis. This can be found in any specialist letter, like a letter from a rheumatologist. Without Wings are also happy to accept a doctor’s note.  

As well as this, you might also be eligible if you can show photographic evidence from your doctor that you fit any of the following criteria:

• You have started the process of an autoimmune diagnosis.
• You are the unpaid, live-in carer of a person struggling with an autoimmune diagnosis (certain funding pots only).

Our criteria is taken from our legal constitution. If you find you are not eligible, please take a look at our Useful Links. Here we have tried to source other helpful organisations.

You can apply for up to 2 funding pots in any given period. Remember too, if you wish to apply for on-going support, you’ll need to submit receipts for funded services.

Without Wings offers small grants to enable you to take more control of your situation in a manner bespoke to your needs.

There is no fixed maximum amount. However, as a general guide, many of our grants fall within the following ranges:

• Emergency or hardship support:
  Usually up to around £150
• Cleaning, gardening, exercise or similar practical support:
  Often around £100-£120 per month
• Complementary therapies:
  Usually around £70 every two months
• Exercise equipment or other one-off items:
  Often around £100
• Counselling with one of our affiliate counsellors:
  Fully funded
• Counselling with a counsellor of your choice:
  When agreed, fully funded (pending details)
• Young Person’s Support (under 21)
  As per agreement

These are guidelines, not limits. We may award more or less depending on your circumstances, the need involved and previous support received and available funds.

Please only apply for what you need to save any confusion.

You can apply for up to 2 funding pots in any given period. Awards are issued along with a service user agreement which stipulates that receipts must be provided for all funded services. 

Our small grants are designed to help with some of the additional pressures that can come with serious or long-term illness.

This might include:

• Cleaning or gardening
• Exercise, movement or wellbeing activities
• Equipment or practical items
• Complementary therapies
• Counselling
• Practical support or other illness-related costs
• Emergency financial hardship (usually one-off)
• Other reasonable costs that could improve your wellbeing, independence or ability to manage your condition

If you are unsure whether something fits our scheme, please ask. We would much rather have a conversation than have someone decide not to apply.

You can apply for up to 2 funding pots in any given period. Awards are issued along with a service user agreement which stipulates that receipts must be provided for all funded services. 

1. Click on the funding form.
2. Enter your information as fully as you can.
3. Remember to add photographic evidence of diagnosis, or photographs of any receipts from services purchased with previous funding awards.

• If you don’t fit the above criteria (please note, our legal constitution does not support non-autoimmune conditions).
• If you apply for more than we are able to support you may receive only a nominal amount towards your request.
• If you apply for more than 2 funding pots at a time.
• If you are re-applying for funding and fail to produce receipts for services already funded.
• If the Trustees have any reason to doubt your claim/ you fail to provide proof of diagnosis, or they have any reason to doubt correct use of funds.
• If Without Wings simply do not have the funds.

Exemptions:

Occasionally, some people need more support than others. Examples of these include:

• If you have a doctor’s support letter or have been referred from social services (you must still fit the autoimmune criteria).
• If you are applying for someone with an autoimmune diagnosis who is under 18.

  In both these cases you need to contact us separately to discuss your unique case.

Please note, Without Wings’ constitution is a legal document. It only covers autoimmune conditions and is only available to people in the Isle of Man. All funding awards are confidential, at the discretion of the trustees, and dependent on funding.

When funding has been awarded for a particular item, service or activity, we will normally ask you to provide a receipt, invoice or other evidence as per your awards service user agreement letter.

If you lose a receipt or cannot obtain one, please don’t worry – just contact us.

We may be able to accept another form of evidence. Missing a receipt does not always mean you cannot ask us for help again, but we do need to keep reasonable records of how charitable funds have been used.

• Your funding application will be confidentially assessed.
• You will be notified of your funding award within 2 weeks.
• If you haven’t provided all the information needed, we will contact you.
• For more information about our GDPR policy and what we do with your information, click here.