Introduction:
Accessing financial support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is an important step in ensuring they receive the resources and opportunities necessary for their development.
This page provides a list of UK-based charities and organisations that offer grants and funding assistance for children with SEN.
Please note: funding criteria and availability can change, so always check the official website for the most up-to-date information before applying.
Featured Charities List:
- National Charities / Grants
Family Fund
The UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children (up to age 17).
Website: familyfund.org.uk
Eligibility criteria: https://www.familyfund.org.uk/grants/are-we-eligible/
Contact information:
3 Alpha Court,
Monks Cross Drive,
York,
YO32 9WN - Regional Charities / Grants
The Devon Educational TrustAwards grants to children and young people under the age of 25 who live in Devon. Aims to provide support for the improvement of their education, social and mental wellbeing.
Also supports groups and charities with their work in these areas.
Website: https: http://devoneducationaltrust.co.uk
Eligibility criteria: https://devoneducationaltrust.co.uk/criteria-for-application/
Contact information:
Devon Educational Trust
PO Box 574
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 9NJ
The Farringdon House School Charitable TrustThis charity makes grants for young people resident in Devon who are aged under 21 years for further education and training.
Funds are provided to help children with disabilities and those with special educational needs by providing a wide range of support, always taking into account what other finance may be available from parents or elsewhere.
Website: https://farringdonhouse.org.uk/
Eligibility criteria: https://farringdonhouse.org.uk/applications/
Contact details:
Charlotte McGregor c/o Wollens
Aperture
Pynes Hill
Rydon Lane
Exeter
EX2 5AZTelephone: 01392 274006
- Condition-Specific Charities / Grants
RNIB
Offers grants to registered blind or partially sighted people for useful technology that can help them live independently.
Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/
Eligibility criteria: https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/money-and-benefits/benefits-concessions-and-grants/grants-from-rnib/
Contact information:
0303 123 9999 Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm or https://www.rnib.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired LtdThe Charity makes grants to young people up to an age in their mid-twenties resident in the UK. This funding provides support in a variety of ways and to organisations linked to deaf young people.
Website: https://www.grantsforthedeaf.co.uk/
Eligibility criteria: https://www.grantsforthedeaf.co.uk/resources/Notes_for_Application_Forms_May_23.pdf
Contact information:
Birkdale Trust, PO Box 852, SOUTHPORT, PR8 9WG
- Equipment & Technology Grants
The Devon Educational Trust
The Farringdon House School Charitable Trust
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd