Education & Training1660+ Funders

Education & Training Grants & Funding

There are 1660 UK funders offering grants for education & training charities, with typical awards from £100 to £1,000,000.

Education and training grants represent one of the largest categories in UK charitable funding. Funders in this space support everything from early childhood literacy programmes to adult skills retraining, with particular emphasis on closing attainment gaps for disadvantaged learners. Many trusts fund supplementary education — after-school clubs, tutoring, mentoring, and enrichment activities — that complement statutory provision. STEM education, digital literacy, and vocational training have attracted growing funder interest as the UK skills gap continues to widen. Arts education, outdoor learning, and sport-based engagement programmes also receive significant support. Several major foundations focus specifically on higher education access, providing bursaries and scholarships for students from low-income backgrounds. Grant-makers in this area typically value measurable outcomes such as improved attainment, qualification completion rates, and progression into employment. Collaborative projects between schools, colleges, and community organisations are particularly well-regarded.

Quick Stats

Total Funders
1660
Grant Range
£100 - £1,000,000
Open to Applications
36%

Education & Training Funders

56 of 1660 match your filters

Checked against verified programme data for 261 of 1660 funders. 1399 not yet verified are listed below; 205 that don't fit were excluded.

Antonio Carluccio Foundation

Matching programme: Grant Programme

The Antonio Carluccio Foundation, established by the renowned Italian chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio before his death in 2017, carries forwar...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Arts Council of Wales | Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru

Matching programme: Arts, Health and Wellbeing

Arts Council of Wales (Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru), established by Royal Charter in 1994, is the principal national agency championing the arts across W...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £200,000

Barking and Dagenham Giving

Matching programme: GROW Fund

Barking and Dagenham Giving is a place-based funder dedicated to tackling deprivation, inequality, and limited opportunity in one of England's most di...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Bòrd na Gàidhlig

Matching programme: Taic Freumhan Coimhearsnachd 2026-28

Bòrd na Gàidhlig, established by the Scottish Parliament under the 2005 Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act as an executive non-departmental public body, l...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Investing in Community Health Fund

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF), established in December 2003, is an independent local charity dedicated to enhancing quality of life across...

Grant Range
£1,500 - £10,000

Chester Bluecoat Charity

Matching programme: Grants Programme

The Chester Bluecoat Charity is an historic grant-maker with roots over 800 years old, evolving through mergers since 1837 and rebranded in 2020 from ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Brighter Futures

The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust, an independent grant-making charity founded in 1969 by Sir James Colyer-Fergusson, is dedicated to improving li...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £60,000

Community Foundation for Leeds

Matching programme: The Lightbulb Fund

Community Foundation for Leeds, established in 2002, is the region's leading independent funder, having distributed over £70 million through 8,000+ gr...

Grant Range
£8,400 - £8,400

Department for Business and Trade

Matching programme: Invest to Grow

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), established in 2023, drives UK economic growth by making the nation the world's best place for business, ...

Grant Range
From £10,000

East End Community Foundation

Matching programme: Canary Wharf Group Community Grant Programme

East End Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to tackling entrenched poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in East London's...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Education Endowment Foundation

Matching programme: EEF Grant Funding Rounds

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), established in 2011 by the Sutton Trust and Impetus Trust with £125 million from the Department for Educatio...

Grant Range
£100,000 - £500,000

Ernest Cook Trust

Matching programme: Outdoor Learning Leader Grant

The Ernest Cook Trust, founded in 1952 by Ernest Cook—grandson of travel pioneer Thomas Cook—is a leading UK educational charity with over 9,000 hecta...

Grant Range
£500 - £20,000

Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Philanthropy & Grants Programme

The Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust embodies centuries-old traditions of civic duty, stewardship, and fellowship, with a founding mission to a...

Grant Range
£15,000 - £30,000

Forever Notts

Matching programme: J N Derbyshire Trust

Forever Notts, formerly Nottinghamshire Community Foundation and established in 1997 as an independent registered charity, serves as a vital broker fo...

Grant Range
£350 - £10,000

Grantscape

Matching programme: Middlemoor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Organisations)

Grantscape, established in 1997, is a specialist UK charitable grant-maker dedicated to strengthening local communities and protecting the natural env...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £50,000

Herefordshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF), established in June 2002, is an independent grant-making charity dedicated to promoting charitable purposes ...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Hey Smile Foundation

Matching programme: I AM Fund

HEY Smile Foundation, founded in 2008 by Jim Dick OBE, is a Yorkshire-based infrastructure charity dedicated to strengthening the voluntary sector in ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Hugh Fraser Foundation

Matching programme: The Hugh Fraser Foundation

The Hugh Fraser Foundation, established in 1960 by Sir Hugh Fraser, advances health, education, citizenship, community development, poverty relief, an...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation

Matching programme: Engage Grant Round 2024

Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation champions equality and high ambition for young people from socio-economically deprived backgrounds, believing ...

Grant Range
£30,000 - £100,000

Isle of Wight Foundation

Matching programme: Isle of Wight Foundation Grant

The Isle of Wight Foundation, established in 2014 by a consortium of private sector companies including Island Roads, Meridiam, and Vinci Concessions,...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £16,000

James Knott Family Foundation

Matching programme: Main Grants Programme

The James Knott Family Foundation, known as the Sir James Knott Trust, was established in 1924 by Tyneside shipowner Sir James Knott to honor his sons...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Kensington and Chelsea Foundation

Matching programme: Earls Court Community Fund

The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation, established in 2008 as an independent place-based charity, addresses profound hardship, exclusion, and inequali...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

Kensington and Chelsea Social Council

Matching programme: Healthier Futures: North Kensington Self-Care General grants

Kensington and Chelsea Social Council (KCSC), established in 2001 as the voluntary sector infrastructure organisation for the Royal Borough of Kensing...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £15,000

Legal Education Foundation

Matching programme: Emerging Justice fund

The Legal Education Foundation (LEF), established in 2013 from the sale of the College of Law, is an independent UK grantmaker with roots in 19th-cent...

Grant Range
£20,000 - £500,000

MCS Foundation

Matching programme: Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship Grant Scheme

The MCS Foundation, legally the MCS Charitable Foundation (charity number 1165752), was established in 2016 to accelerate a carbon-free future for all...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Mercers Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Older People & Housing

The Mercers’ Charitable Foundation, established in 1983 as the principal grant-making trust of The Mercers’ Company—London’s premier livery company fo...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £150,000

Merriman Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Merriman Charitable Foundation grants

The Merriman Charitable Foundation is a grant-making charity with a mission to enable positive change through flexible funding for education, health, ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Mohn Westlake Foundation

Matching programme: The Mohn Westlake Arts Engagement Fund

The Mohn Westlake Foundation is a family charitable trust driven by dual missions: enhancing lives of children and young people through expanded acces...

Grant Range
£100,000 - £1,000,000

Mse Charity

Matching programme: MSE Charity Grants Programme

The MSE Charity, founded in May 2008 by Martin Lewis CBE, creator of MoneySavingExpert, is a UK grant-maker dedicated to advancing public education on...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

National Lottery Community Fund

Matching programme: National Lottery Awards for All England - Environment

The National Lottery Community Fund, legally the Big Lottery Fund, is the UK's largest community funder, established in 2004 as a non-departmental pub...

Grant Range
£300 - £5,000,000

National Lottery Heritage Fund

Matching programme: National Lottery Grants for Heritage £10,000–£250,000

The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the UK's largest dedicated heritage funder established in 1994 (with roots in the 1980 National Heritage Memorial ...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £100,000

Ovo Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Climate Changers

The OVO Charitable Foundation, established in 2014 by OVO Energy, drives a greener, brighter future for young people by tackling climate change and en...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Community Capacity

Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), established in 1995, is an independent charity dedicated to improving lives and tackling inequality in Oxfords...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Peter Sowerby Foundation

Matching programme: Impact in Healthcare Fund (Strand 1)

The Peter Sowerby Foundation, established in 2011 by Dr Peter Sowerby—a rural North Yorkshire GP and co-founder of EMIS—with a substantial endowment, ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £25,000

Richmond Foundation

Matching programme: Core Funding

Richmond Foundation, an independent charitable foundation established in 1786 from a royal land donation by King George III and Queen Charlotte, rebra...

Grant Range
Up to £180,000

Road Safety Trust

Matching programme: Police Road Safety Grants Programme (Spring 2026 Window)

The Road Safety Trust, an independent UK grant-giving charity established in 2014, is dedicated to reducing deaths and serious injuries on UK roads th...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa

Matching programme: SYP Trust Grants

Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa, operating as SYP Trust and established in 1843, champions vulnerable children and young people through refuge, educati...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Shanly Foundation

Matching programme: Action Against Homelessness Fund

The Shanly Foundation, established in 1994 by property developer Michael Shanly as the charitable arm of the Shanly Group, drives practical, hands-on ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Shine: Support and Help in Education

Matching programme: Let Teachers SHINE

SHINE: Support and Help in Education is a grant-making charity devoted to eradicating educational disadvantage for children from low-income background...

Grant Range
£20,000 - £50,000

Sir James Knott Trust

Matching programme: Rolling Grants Programme

The Sir James Knott Trust, established in 1924 by Tyneside shipowner Sir James Knott following the loss of his sons in World War I, is a cornerstone p...

Grant Range
Up to £20,000

Sir John Fisher Foundation

Matching programme: Main Grants

The Sir John Fisher Foundation, established in 1980 by shipping leader Sir John Fisher and opera singer Lady Maria Fisher, drives local philanthropy t...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £20,000

St Giles-in-the-Fields and William Shelton Educational Charity

Matching programme: Community Investment Grant

St Giles-in-the-Fields and William Shelton Educational Charity is a historic independent grant-maker with 17th- and 18th-century roots from philanthro...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £15,000

Steel Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Luton Matters Programme

Steel Charitable Trust advances meaningful change through strategic grantmaking to UK charities, rooted in a dual commitment to place-based regenerati...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £25,000

Sussex Community Foundation

Matching programme: Chagossian Fund

Sussex Community Foundation, established in 2006 by the late 10th Duke of Richmond and Gordon, is an independent UK Community Foundation dedicated to ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds

Matching programme: Innovate (Innovation Fund)

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds, operating as NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation, is the official charity of NHS Tayside, established in 1975 under t...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Tim Henman Foundation

Matching programme: THF Grants

The Tim Henman Foundation, a UK-registered youth charity relaunched in June 2015 by former world No.4 tennis player Tim Henman OBE, is dedicated to tr...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Ufi VocTech Trust

Matching programme: VocTech Activate

Ufi VocTech Trust, founded in 1998 as a UK-wide independent grant funder and venture investor, originated from the government's 'University for Indust...

Grant Range
£30,000 - £60,000

UK Youth

Matching programme: The UK Youth Fund – Thriving Minds

UK Youth, the UK’s leading youth work charity founded in 1911 as the National Organisation of Girls' Clubs, empowers young people aged 8–25 to thrive ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £25,000

Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Matching programme: Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant Round 2 - 2025-28

Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), established in 1934 as a response to economic hardship, is Wales' national membership body for charities, c...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Walton on Thames Charity

Matching programme: Community Grants – Small Grants (up to £10,000)

Walton on Thames Charity, known as Walton Charity, is an ancient local foundation with over 800 years of history rooted in the parish of Walton-on-Tha...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

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Tips for Applying to Education & Training Funders

Education funders expect clear, measurable learning outcomes in your application. Define specific targets such as reading age improvements, qualification attainment rates, or skills acquisition benchmarks, and explain how you will track progress against them. Reference any quality marks, Ofsted ratings, or accreditation your organisation holds — these signal credibility and rigour to grant-makers. Present your cost-per-learner or cost-per-outcome figures to demonstrate value for money, as education funders are particularly focused on efficient use of resources. Show clear progression routes for participants: how does your programme connect to the next stage of their learning or employment journey rather than operating in isolation? If your training leads to recognised qualifications or certifications, highlight this prominently. Demonstrate alignment with national curriculum standards or sector-specific frameworks where relevant, and explain how your approach fills gaps that mainstream provision does not address. Strong applications show evidence of what works — reference pilot data, external evaluations, or published research that supports your methodology. Include partnerships with schools, colleges, employers, or sector bodies that validate your approach and create pathways for learners beyond your programme.

Frequently Asked Questions about Education & Training Grants

What grants are available for education & training charities in the UK?

There are 1660+ UK funders offering grants for education & training charities. These range from small community grants under £5,000 to large multi-year funding programmes exceeding £100,000. Use Fundermatcher to find the best match for your organisation.

How much funding can education & training organisations get?

Grant amounts for education & training charities vary widely depending on the funder and project. Typical grants range from £1,000 to over £100,000. Many funders offer multi-year funding for established organisations with a strong track record.

How do I apply for education & training grants?

Start by identifying funders whose priorities align with your education & training work. Fundermatcher matches your charity's profile against 1660+ funders to find the best fit. Our AI assistant can then help you draft compelling grant applications.

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