Education & training

Grants for education and training, including funds for schools in Devon

  • The Fore

    Small charities and social enterprises can soon register for The Fore’s Autumn funding round: registration opens on 8 July and closes on 15 July 2026. The Fore offers grants of up to £45,000 to help charitable organisations to grow, strengthen and become more efficient or resilient. The Fore provides unrestricted grants that can be used […]

  • LoveReading4Kids: Funding for Schools

    Schools can apply for between £1,000 and £5,000 for books for their school, with a specific focus on reading for pleasure. The LoveReading4Kids Funding for Schools Scheme accepts applications from state-funded schools in the UK.  Primaries, secondaries and early years settings are all eligible to apply. Priority will be given to schools with income deprivation […]

  • Freelands Foundation: Learning through Making

    Visual arts organisations can apply for a grant to bring opportunities for ”making” into their work in art education. Learning through Making is a new fund supporting making through exploration of materials – testing, shaping and experimenting. The aim is to creatively engage audiences with the process of making, and working with materials in new ways. Grants of […]

  • Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant Scheme

    Organisations currently engaged in peatland restoration can apply to a new Defra scheme for funding to help expand the capacity of the workforce. The Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant Scheme will support a range of activities to remove barriers to peatland restoration by growing and developing the scope and size of the peatland restoration sector. […]

  • Hugo Burge Foundation

    The Hugo Burge Foundation is dedicated to supporting the arts, crafts and creative industries across the UK. Grant funding is distributed through three separate programmes: Creative Education – up to £15,000 for organisations that are creating opportunities for young people (0-29) to engage and build their creative skills and knowledge. Applicants can include schools, local […]

  • Early Education Partnerships

    The Department for Education is inviting applications for funding for Early Education Partnerships: up to 100 partnerships of early-years providers and state-funded primary schools will receive funding to help them to work together, share resources, knowledge and expertise, and prepare children for starting reception. The focus is on children with special educational needs and disabilities, […]

  • Gibbons Family Trust

    The Gibbons Family Trust awards grants to improve quality of life for young people up to the age of 25 who are in financial need.  Funding can be used for the care, benefit, support and education of young people: this can include, for example, sports, community groups and activities, essential educational items for SEND.   […]

  • PenCarrie Foundation

    The PenCarrie Foundation supports charities and community organisations working with children and young people aged 0-21 years and their families in Devon. The foundation is particularly interested in work that helps children and young people facing challenges to overcome barriers, build confidence, access opportunities and feel supported in their communities. The funding can therefore be […]

  • Arts Council England: funding for libraries and museums

    Arts Council England (ACE) is inviting libraries and museums to apply for grants from the following programmes: Museum Transformation ProgrammeGrants of between £50,000 and £1m to help regional museums that have an established relationship with a local authority to develop a programme of transformation to increase their long-term financial resilience and operational sustainability.Apply by 30 […]

  • CPF Trust

    Registered charities can apply for a small grant from the CPF Trust. Most grants are for between £1,000 and £3,000 and are awarded to charities operating in the following areas: Grants can be used towards revenue or capital costs and for project or core funding.