Funding updates

  • Science Community Grant

    This grant scheme aims to support UK schools and colleges in undertaking more hands-on, inquiry-based learning and investigative STEM projects. Science Community Grants are available for organisations that can create a collaborative network of schools/colleges and STEM professionals to empower teachers, boost STEM confidence and ensure that practical science learning is embedded across the participating […]

  • Oli Bennett Charitable Trust

    The Oli Bennett Charitable Trust was set up in memory of Oli Bennett who died in the September 11th World Trade Centre attack. It provides small grants for young people starting a business. Applicants must be aged between 18 and 30 and should note the following requirements:

  • Thomas Wall Trust

    Registered charities can apply for a grant for activities that improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults in order to help them move into employment. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for specific projects that help people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience and life chances. Beneficiaries must gain at least one […]

  • Fight for Sight: Digital Inclusion Fund

    Fight for Sight has launched a new fund to help blind or vision-impaired people to access digital technology and improve their digital skills in order to prepare for work or progress in the workplace. Grants are available for projects that deliver a step-change in people’s ability to know what’s out there, how to access and […]

  • UK Town of Culture

    A new UK Town of Culture competition will be launching soon with an award of £3.5million for the winning town. Small and medium sized towns will be able to enter the competition, setting out what makes them unique and how they contribute to the national story. Entries will be judged on: Shortlisted towns will receive […]

  • Swire Charitable Trust

    The Swire Charitable Trust makes grants to charities supporting some of the UK’s most vulnerable people to overcome barriers and realise their potential, and to charities that are protecting the UK’s environment and heritage. There are three funding programmes: Opportunity – improving life chances. In particular, practical support for: vulnerable children and young people; ex-service […]

  • Charles Hayward Foundation

    The Charles Hayward Foundation provides grants for registered charities. Funding is currently available in three funding categories: social and criminal justice – for projects that help to prevent people entering the criminal justice system, and that support those in contact with the system to rebuild their lives. Grants of £15,000 – £25,000 per year over […]

  • VocTech Activate

    The next round of VocTech Activate grants opens on 6 January 2026. These grants support early-stage projects that use technology to address real-world problems in UK adult vocational learning. The focus is on supporting adult learners with limited access to opportunities to help them enter the workforce or improve their skills while in work. Grants […]

  • Skills Bootcamps: IT and Project Management

    If you’re self-employed or seeking work in Devon, you can now access fully-funded IT or Project Management Skills Bootcamps starting on 5 January 2026, thanks to government funding. And if you’re a Devon-based business owner, HR Manager, Training Manager or Project Lead, you can upskill your team with a government subsidy covering up to 90% of […]

  • Made Smarter Innovation: resource & energy efficiency for manufacturing SMEs

    If your business is developing innovative digital technologies that could help small manufacturing businesses to improve their efficiency, you can apply for a grant from Innovate UK. The Made Smarter Innovation (MSI) programme includes funding for feasibility studies and industrial research for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) resource and energy efficiency. Your project must develop […]