May 2012 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Horizons Award 2012
This award, run by Bosch with The Royal Academy of Engineering, has been set up to encourage an interest in engineering.
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March 2012 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Awards for Young Musicians
This prize has been set up to support music for children and young people of ages 5-18.
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January 2012 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
The Mercers’ Company
The company makes grants to support education through this grant programme.
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November 2011 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
The Hedley Foundation
The foundation awards grants to young people, the disabled and the terminally ill.
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July 2011 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Protecting playing fields
Sport England is investing £10 million in funding community sports projects from 2011-2014.
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May 2011 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
UK-German Connection
The organisation aims to support contact between young people in the UK and Germany. There is a range of awards available.
Deadline:
31 May 2011
Amount of award:
Up to £50,000.
Contact details: 020 78241572
Web: www.ukgermanconnection.org/pp_schools_opportunities_and_funding
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March 2011 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
EDF Energy Green Fund
This award is for non-profit organisations to fund environmentally friendly energy generation.
Deadline:
28 February 2011
Amount of award:
Up to £30,000, but recipients must have raised an equivalent sum from elsewhere.
Contact details:
Web: www.edfenergy.com/products-services/for-your-home/our-services/green-energy-fund.shtml
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January 2011 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
BBC Children in Need small grants scheme
This scheme supports organisations working with disadvantaged children under 18 living in the UK.
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November 2010 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Parnership Grants Scheme, The Royal Society
This award supports science and engineering projects.
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July 2010 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Building Stronger Bones
The National Osteoporosis Society has launched a poster competition that educates people about the benefits of stronger bones.
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May 2010 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
The Drapers’ Charitable Fund
The Drapers’ Company aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities within the UK, particularly those disadvantaged or socially excluded, through the award of grants in the fields of education and relief of need.
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March 2010 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Trees for Schools Fund
The Tree Council offers funds for schools and community groups within the UK that are able to show that children under the age of 16 will be actively engaged in the planting projects. The Tree Council's National Tree Week is the focus for these projects.
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January 2010 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
The Drapers’ Charitable Fund
The Drapers’ Company aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities within the UK, particularly those disadvantaged or socially excluded, through the award of grants in the fields of education and relief of need.
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November 2009 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
The Ashden Awards 2010
The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from primary or secondary schools that have developed both an ethos and practice of sustainability, in which the responsible use of energy is a crucial element. Judges are looking for schools that can demonstrate they’ve made tangible energy savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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July 2009 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants
Grants are for the support of interaction between the UK and Japan.
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May 2009 grants
A range of current grants and awards available to schools
The Royal Geographical Society
The society is open to applications through The Ray Y Gildea Jr Award. This award is the society’s first endowed award to support innovation in teaching and learning in both higher and secondary education. RGS offers a single annually grant of £2,750.
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March 2009 grants
A range of grants and awards available to schools
The Eridge Trust
Grant applications must be for visual art appreciation. The trust supports trips for students to enjoy works of art, particularly paintings. Applications should consist of fewer than 600 words and detail the proposed trip, the itinerary, age group of the students, numbers, costs, aims of the trip, how the students will be prepared for the trip and grant sought.
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January 2009 grants
A range of grants and awards available to schools
The Royal Geographical Society
The society is open to applications through The Ray Y Gildea Jr Award. This award is the society’s first endowed award to support innovation in teaching and learning in both higher and secondary education. RGS offers a single annually grant of £2,750.
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November 2008 grants
A range of grants and awards available to schools
The John Laing Charitable Trust: London School Grounds Awards
The awards are offering over 50 prizes, including a first prize of £3,000, to schools across London to improve their outdoor spaces. The awards – managed in partnership with Learning through Landscapes, the national school grounds charity – are open to all LEA-maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools within the Greater London area.
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