Funding Streams update - June 2019

New Funding Opportunities School Grants to Promote Physics (UK) The Institute of Physics has announced that UK schools and colleges can apply for grants of up to £600 for small-scale projects or events linked to the teaching or promotion of physics and engineering to pupils aged 5 - 19. Grants can be used to support a wide range of projects such as school based science weeks, extracurricular activities, science clubs, careers event or a visit from a working physicist or engineer.

Grants may be used for the following project-related purposes: materials / resources; transport; marketing and publicity; other purposes deemed appropriate by the judges; and supply cover (in certain circumstances).

The Institute of Physics is particularly interested in proposals that look at: • particle physics • astronomy • space and nuclear physics • energy • transport • information and communications • design and promotion • built environment.

Previous projects to receive funding include: • Ampleforth College for a visit to Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory.

• St John's High School for a Practical Rocketry workshop to design a water propelled rocket.

The closing date for applications is the 1st November 2019.

Useful Links: Apply Online http://www.iop.org/about/grants/school/page_38824.html

Grants for UK-German Partnership Visits (UK) The Partnership Visit Fund supports new or on-going partnerships between UK and German schools by providing financial support of up to £1,000 for teachers' visits to a partner school.

Teachers of primary and secondary schools can apply for a visit that revives an existing school partnership or develops a new one, or allows new teachers coming on board to familiarise themselves with the partner school. The focus of the visit must be on planning future activities between pupils, and developing an interactive project to take place within the year. Visits should not last longer than one week, the school must provide 25% of the required funding and a maximum of 3 teachers can be supported.

For example, pupils from Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form in Norwich and the Gesamtschule Konradsdorf in Ortenberg (near Frankfurt) worked together on a project on the current social and political refugee situation.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but the proposed visit must not start for at least 4 weeks after you submit your application.

Useful Links: Guidelines and Application Form http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/partnershipvisits

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Grants of up to £30,000 Available to Support Disadvantaged and Neglected Children (UK) Not for profit organisations such as schools; registered charities; voluntary organisations; churches; and community interest groups; etc. can apply for grants of up to £10,000 per year for up to 3 years for projects that help children and young people overcome the effects of illness, distress, abuse or neglect; disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties; and poverty and deprivation.

Projects supported in the past include: • • •

Trewirgie Junior School which received a grant of £9,760 to provide after school sailing sessions to disadvantage children aged 7-11; Corley Special School in Coventry which received a grant of £6,000 to provide lunchtime horse riding sessions for children with disabilities; and Horton Park Primary School which received a grant of £10,000 to deliver a series of holiday activities for young people.

The closing date for applications is 11.59 pm on the 2nd September 2019.

Useful Links: Apply for a Grant - A-Z Guidance Apply for a Grant - FAQ Online Application Form Previously Funded Projects https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4fJVTzz5QmQx5rx0S4NVg0Q/small-grants

Institute of Mathematics Education Grant Scheme (UK) The Institute of Mathematics has announced that individuals working in Schools, Colleges of Further Education (FE) and Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) can apply for funding of up to £600 to run or attend an educational activity relating to mathematics.

Activities supported include: • Hosting a mathematics event, e.g. Maths Trails, Maths Competitions; • Attendance at appropriate conferences; • Travel expenses to attend appropriate events; • Supply cover required for the teacher to attend the appropriate event; etc.

Projects supported in the past include a grant towards the cost of running a Think Maths workshop for 90 Year 9 students.

Applications from primary schools are also welcome, but due to the aims of the Institute, primary schools should work in partnership with a secondary school, FE or HEI. Priority will be given to applications from members of the Institute. If the applicant is not a member of the Institute the name of a co-applicant who is a member must be given.

A decision on the award of a grant will usually be given within two months of the submission of an application. Applications can be submitted at any time.

Useful Links: Application Form Activities previously funded https://ima.org.uk/support/grants/education-grant-scheme/#earm

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Funding for Expressive and Creative Children’s Play Projects (UK and International) The Froebelian Trust has announced that it has re-opened its Innovation Grants scheme. The vision of the Froebelian Trust is a world in which childhood is valued in its own right and each child's capacity and potential is recognised. The Trust has allocated a fund of £40,000 for new applications to the 2019 Innovation Grants Programme. The programme supports projects that offer new ways and environments in order to support children to play expressively and creatively to achieve high quality learning and education.

Schools as well as charities can apply for projects spread over 1 or 2 years that support children between the ages of 0-8 to play expressively and creatively and that apply at least one of the Trust’s named Froebelian principles.

Projects funded will contribute to the strategic objectives of the Trust which are to demonstrate how the application of Froebelian principles provide high quality learning and education and increase the impact and visibility of the Trust. Projects will also address at least one of the Trust’s cross cutting themes which are: • Addressing disadvantage and valuing diversity • Childhood under stress (focusing on those environments in which young children cannot play freely or with agency) • Adult (staff and parental) engagement with young children Grants can cover the costs of: Personnel costs directly related to the project; direct activity and production costs; project administration costs where these are not already covered by other funding; project publicity costs, including launch event costs; disclosure and Barring Service checks, if required for applicants in the UK; VAT on fees where VAT cannot be reclaimed.

The Trust is willing to pay full cost recovery but will expect that core organisational costs are proportional to the project costs and that the calculation basis is clear.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday, 24th June 2019. https://www.froebel.org.uk/apply/froebelian-innovation-grants/

Travel Grants for International School Visits (England) Travel grants are now available to enable groups of secondary school pupils to visit a partner school in any country (Europe, or wider World) for a minimum of four nights. Visits can be used to enhance curriculum teaching, improve language learning or help build soft skills. Priority is given to applications that feature young people from disadvantaged backgrounds as visitors or hosts. Offered through a new £2.5 million Department for Education programme in partnership with the British Council, it is anticipated that the visits will offer up to 20 students at a time per school a truly intercultural experience. Visits must be started by 31st May 2020; the last date for applications is 14th February 2020.

Priority will be given to applications that show the school, or the group of students being visited, have significant levels of disadvantage (e.g., Pupil Premium, Opportunity Area, Index of Multiple Deprivation, Additional Needs etc) and those who will gain the most from this experience.

The trip must be centred around a visit to a partner school with the two peer groups of young people engaging on a theme and learning together. Young people are encouraged to stay with host families where possible. Grants of up to £11,000 for the EU and wider Europe and up to £16,500 for the rest of the world can cover international travel for pupils and accompanying teachers, accommodation and subsistence, local transport and administration costs of up to £500. Grants can cover up to 100% of the total costs of the visit and it is anticipated that the average visit will comprise up to 20 pupils and 2 to 3 teachers. Apply at any time before the 14th February 2020.

Useful Links: Application Guidelines Application Form https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/exchanges

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Grants of up to £10,000 to Encourage People to Play Sport (England) Formally constituted not for profit organisations and statutory bodies including sports clubs, voluntary organisations, local authorities, schools or governing bodies of sport are eligible to apply for grants of between £300 and £10,000 to cover capital and revenue costs for projects that help more people regardless of age, background or ability, to play more sport or to be more active more often. Projects can be up to three years in duration.

The focus of the Grants Programme is on adults and young people predominantly aged 14 or over.

Projects working with mixed age groups may be considered if there is a particular focus on people aged 14 plus which meet one or more of the aims of Sport England's ‘Towards an Active Nation’ strategy: • Get inactive people to become more active • Develop lasting sporting habits • Engender more positive attitudes among young people • Develop more diverse volunteers • Improve progression and inclusion among the most talented Projects working with mixed age groups may still be considered if there is a focus on people aged 14 and over.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

Recently supported projects include: • £9,984 to Folkestone Academy for their Padded American Football Team; • £10,000 to the Swimming Trust for their Young Swimming Teacher Development Scheme • £1,006 to St. Mary The Virgin, Goldington’s PCC for an indoor bowls mat and winding trolley.

Useful Links: Application Guidelines Apply http://www.sportengland.org/funding/small-grants/

Grants of up to £15,000 for Science and the Arts Projects (North West of England) Organisations (preferably with charitable status) based in the north-west of England are invited to submit imaginative proposals for projects that encourage and promote the study, practice and appreciation of science and the arts. Awards of usually £500 to £15,000 are made 3 times a year (with the average award being around £3,000) to support a wide range of activities that have in the past included capital costs for buildings, work in schools and support for outreach projects.

The next closing date for applications to the Granada Foundation is Monday 15th July 2019.

The aim of the Granada Foundation is to make the north-west of England region (including Cheshire Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria) a richer and more attractive place in which to live and work. Currently, applications for capital and revenue costs from projects that will engage and inspire people of all ages to take an interest in science are particularly welcome.

The Foundation is not currently accepting applications for large scale capital projects.

Awards are unlikely to cover 100% of project costs. Previous awards have been made to support a wide range of projects and have included, for example: • •

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Network (STEMNET) received a grant of £4,000 to purchase STEM Club boxes for use in after school science clubs across the region.

Contact Theatre received £60,000 over three years to support the redevelopment of the theatre.

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Blackburn Cathedral Trust received £2,000 for a Music Outreach project.

Preference is given to new projects, festivals and other annual events are supported but there is no guarantee of year on year support.

If you would like to apply please email brief details in the first instance to enquiries@granadafoundation.org. If the project meets the funding criteria a full application pack will be sent by email.

The next closing date for applications is Thursday 27th June 2019. https://granadafoundation.org/how-to-apply/

Funding Reminders Funding for Special Schools and Colleges (UK) Special schools and colleges can apply for grants of between £15,000 and £70,000 through the Wolfson Foundation's Funding for Special Schools and Colleges grants programme. The funding is available for projects that are focused towards helping pupils to develop skills which would help them to gain employment or live independently after leaving school or college.

The funding covers capital costs such a buildings and equipment.

The applicant organisation should meet all of the following criteria: • •

be a registered charity, local authority be registered with the relevant regulatory authority, where applicable, and have at least a good rating

The project should be for a new building, refurbishment work or equipment and aim to produce one or more of the following outcomes: • Increased access to services for new and existing users • Improved quality and range of services • Improved financial stability of the organisation Previous projects supported include: • a grant of £16,000 to the Lindsworth School in Birmingham for the refurbishment of an on-site house for Independent Living Skills programme; • a grant of £25,000 to BeyondAutism for the Redevelopment of Rainbow School’s Earlsfield Campus, South London; and • Victoria School and Specialist Arts College in Birmingham which received a grant of £35,000 towards a Food Technology Room.

There is a 2-stage application process and the next stage 1 closing date is the 1 st July 2019. Applications successful at this stage will have until the 1st September 2019 to complete the stage 2 application.

Useful Links: Apply https://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/funding-for-places/funding-for-special-schools-and-colleges/

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Funding to Enable Disadvantaged Young People Reach their Potential (UK) Registered charities (including Schools that are registered as charities for young people with disabilities) that work with disadvantaged children under the age of 25 can apply for funding of up to £10,000 through the Ironmongers Company's grants programme. In particular, the company wants to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential and educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills.

Projects could, for example, support special educational needs; address behavioural problems or promote citizenship; and parenting or life skills. Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider audience. Although the grants are available within the UK preference is given to projects in inner London.

The next deadline for applications is the 31st July 2019.

Useful Links: Grant Application Form http://www.ironmongers.org/charity_organisations.htm

New Grant to Mark the Centenary of WWI (UK) Schools that wish to develop projects that improve the understanding of World War I can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) new £6million small grants programme “First World War: then and now” .

The aim of this new grants programme is to help communities mark the Centenary of the First World War. The programme will award £1 million per year for six years. HLF want to fund projects which enable communities to understand more about the heritage of the First World War. In particular, HLF would like to help young people aged 11–25 to take an active part in the Centenary commemorations.

Focusing on the identification, recording and preservation of local heritage; the creation of community archives or collections; exhibitions, trails, smartphone apps and creative material such as plays and music based on heritage sources, the idea is to create an enduring cultural and educational legacy for communities.

First World War: then and now is a rolling programme, and applications can be submitted at any time until 2019. http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/FirstWorldWarThenandNow.aspx#.UZM78sok Bjs

Grants for Chemistry-Based Public and Schools Engagement Activities (UK) Grants of up to £2,000 are available from the Chemistry Society through the Small Grants Outreach Fund.

The Fund provides financial support to members, individuals and organisations to enable them to run chemistry-based public and school engagement activities.

Grants can support anything from one off events to large programmes of activity and should aim to offer teachers a range of effective curriculum-enriching activities and opportunities to further engage their students with outreach; provide hard-to-reach student audiences with inspiring chemistry

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engagement opportunities, and assist members in maximising their outreach and engagement contribution.

Applications for schools engagement activities should demonstrate how the proposed activities will: • • • •

enrich student's chemistry education and not solely deliver the curriculum provide students with opportunities to explore chemistry through local contexts, AND/OR demonstrate career opportunities and develop employability skills, AND/OR provide opportunities which would not normally be accessible to the students taking part, e.g for hard-to-reach student audiences.

The scheme is open to individuals and organisations, including, but not limited to, members of the Royal Society of Chemistry, member-led groups, schools, researchers in academia or industry, museums, community groups, not-for-profit organisations, arts groups and libraries.

There is a rolling application process and the next deadline is 12 noon on the 9th September 2019.

The Society also runs a large grants programme for grants of between £2,000 and £10,000. This is currently closed to applications.

Useful Links: Application Form http://www.rsc.org/awards-funding/funding/outreach-fund/

Apply for School Breakfast Provision (UK) The Government's National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) is being delivered by Family Action and Magic Breakfast to schools in disadvantaged areas. The scheme aims to: • • •

Ensure more children receive a healthy breakfast at the start of their day.

Improve educational outcomes of disadvantaged young people Share best practices across schools and encourage innovative approaches to school breakfast

A "magic" breakfast is designed to give children energy, protein, vitamins and minerals, is low in sugar, salt and fat and complies with the Government's school food standards.

In England, schools in disadvantaged areas are qualified to apply. In Scotland, Primary Schools where 55% (or above) of pupils are in SIMD Decile 1 and 2 and/or 35% (or above) and are eligible for Free School Meals qualify for Magic Breakfast support. A Secondary School qualifies for support when 40% (or above) pupils are in SIMD Decile 1 and 2.

Schools are offered a start-up grant of up to £500 for essential resources to start or expand breakfast and either: Free food delivered to their door until March 2020 (weekly or fortnightly), comprising as much healthy cereal, porridge and bagels as they need to reach all children at risk of hunger at the start of the school day.

OR Grants to subsidise up to 30 additional free places in an existing breakfast provision.

All interested schools should complete an expression of interest form initially. A waiting list system is in operation where funds are not immediately available. Whilst not yet available in Wales and Northern Ireland, schools in these areas can still submit an expression of interest.

Schools in Scotland and Wales

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A Primary School in Scotland qualifies for Magic Breakfast support when 55% (or above) pupils are in SIMD Decile 1 and 2 and/or 35% (or above) are eligible for FSM. A Secondary School qualifies for support when 40% (or above) pupils are in SIMD Decile 1 and 2.

Magic Breakfast are researching the case for expanding to Northern Ireland and Wales so welcome applications from all UK schools in areas of disadvantage who have pupils at risk of hunger in the morning and for whom pupil hunger acts as a barrier to teaching.

Schools in Scotland and Wales should complete an Expression of Interest form after downloading it HERE, then email the completed form to info@magicbreakfast.com https://www.magicbreakfast.com/apply-for-magic-breakfast-provision

Funding for Projects that Support the Education and Development of Children and Young People (England) Schools, colleges and community groups in England can apply for grants to BlueSpark Foundation to support the education and development of children and young people through educational, cultural, sporting and other projects. BlueSpark is particularly keen to support projects which will help enhance the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young people. In most cases grants will be made on a relatively small scale. Many grants will be under £2,000, most will be under £5,000 and only in a few cases will grants exceed £10,000.

Funding provided by BlueSpark for a project must be crucial to the project rather than marginally incremental to its funding. The funding available can be for physical assets (such as iPads, sports equipment, or lighting for stage productions) or for services or facilities (such as sports coaching or music or drama tuition) or simply for the provision of experiences (such as theatre visits). These examples are intended to be illustrative and not restrictive as to the funding which BlueSpark may provide to support projects.

Applications can be submitted at any time and must be made online on BlueSpark Foundation's standard Application Form.

Useful Links: Online Application Form http://bluesparkfoundation.org.uk/

Funding of up to £25,000 Available for Community Projects (England, Scotland & Wales) Not for profit organisations including registered charities, community interest companies, health bodies, NHS Hospital Trusts, Foundation Trusts), local authorities and social housing providers (the list is not exhaustive) can apply for funding for projects that have a significant community benefit within individual Tesco regions.

The funding is being made available through the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grants. The types of projects funded will be very broad and will cover the direct costs needed to deliver the project, this could range from: •

Improvements to a building of regional or national significance that benefits the whole community such as a museum, hospice, specialist hospital ward, art gallery, heritage centre, wildlife centre or an ancient monument.

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Improvements to an outdoor space of regional or national significance such as walking/cycling routes, gardens, nature reserves, wildlife areas, waterways or woodlands.

Delivering activities or charitable services across a whole region such as health and wellbeing support activities, foodbanks, community clubs, homelessness support, sporting activities, recycling/upcycling programmes, regional school focused programmes and community festivals or events.

Providing equipment that will benefit the whole region such as medical equipment, minibuses, mobile libraries and safety equipment.

There will be two voting rounds during 2019. Three community projects in each region will be voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, in July/August and November/December 2019.

Following the vote, the project that receives the most votes in the Tesco voting region will receive a grant of up to £25,000, second place receiving up to £15,000 and third place up to £10,000.

The July/August 2019 voting period will feature projects with a Health and Wellbeing theme and projects focussing on cancer, heart disease and diabetes will be prioritised.

A different scheme operates in Northern Ireland. Please follow this link to find out more about the Northern Ireland programme.

Useful Links: Guidance Notes Frequently Asked Questions https://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/tescocommunityscheme/faqs/Category/boh-centenary-grantsapply

The Steve Morgan Foundation (North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Shropshire) The Steve Morgan Foundation was founded to support projects that help children and families, people with physical or learning disabilities, the elderly or those that are socially disadvantaged in North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Shropshire.

The Foundation’s Enable Fund provides support for disabled people who are in financial hardship to obtain specialist equipment that cannot be supplied by the NHS, education or social services. This can include: • Mobility aids, wheelchairs, buggies, hoists, trikes, etc.

• Specialised beds and sleep systems, postural chairs, seating and car seats • Sensory equipment • Communication aids, specialised software, specialist alarms • Medical equipment and support wear.

Previous projects supported include Ysgol Heulfan, Wrexham, a mainstream primary school with an additional department for learners with learning difficulties, that received a grant of £10,000 to refurbish its Sensory Room allowing it to be used to its full potential and enhance the children’s development.

The funding is available to individuals and support organisations. Applicants need to contact the Foundation on 01829 782808, where they can discuss their needs and request an application form.

Useful Links: Application form for Children Application form for Adults Application form for Organisations https://stevemorganfoundation.org.uk/how-to-apply/enable-funding/

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Society for Microbiology – Science Education and Outreach Grants (UK) The Society for Microbiology provides grants to support the teaching of microbiology. The scheme is open to Full, Full Concessionary or Postgraduate Student Members; including those working in schools residing in the UK or Republic of Ireland to support relevant science teaching or promotion initiatives, or to support developments likely to lead to an improvement in the teaching of any aspect of microbiology. The maximum grant available is £1,000.

Activities funded can include: • Talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals and audio-visual or computer-based packages; • Activities that take place as part of a National Science and Engineering Week event at the applicant's place of work; • Running a school or college-based science week activity (e.g. hands-on or programme of talks); • Supporting microbiology activities in an out-of-school science club; • Buying materials and equipment outside of normal department resources to support a microbiology activity (no more than £500 can be used toward large equipment such as microscopes and incubators); • A class visit to a microbiology laboratory to carry out activities; and • Organising a visit to or from a working microbiologist.

The deadline for applications is 1st October 2019.

Useful Links: Apply Online https://microbiologysociety.org/grants/education-outreach-funds/education-and-outreach-grants.html

Funding Available to Support Local Good Causes (England, Scotland and Wales) The Morrison’s Foundation awards grants to community projects that improve people's lives.

Applicants must demonstrate how the project will deliver public benefit, who in the community will specifically benefit and how it will bring about positive change.

Grants may be applied for by any charity which is registered with the Charity Commission (England and Wales) or the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (Scotland) that have financial information dating back to 2012. Applicants must also have raised some funding towards the project elsewhere.

Projects supported have ranged from support groups to children’s hospitals and homeless shelters to hospices across England, Scotland and Wales. In 2018, a total of £9,717,536 was distributed to 807 organisations which included: • Groundwork London received a grant of £11,578 to run a series of activities for people at risk of social isolation.

• Friends of East Preston School received a grant of £5,000 to replace their old and dilapidated outdoor trim trail.

• Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice received a grant of £20,000 to buy a new minibus and run activity trips for young patients.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis can be submitted at any time and there is no specific grant amount that can be applied for.

Useful Links: Application Form https://www.morrisonsfoundation.com/

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