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.
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- Total Funders
- 1660
- Grant Range
- £100 - £1,000,000
- Open to Applications
- 36%
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Education & Training Funders
75 of 1660 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 143 of 1660 funders. 1517 not yet verified are listed below; 68 that don't fit were excluded.
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement
Matching programme: Small and Medium Grants
The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement, established in 1977 by John and Elnora Ferguson to honor Allan and Nesta Ferguson, advances world ...
Ampersand Foundation
Matching programme: Annual Grants
The Ampersand Foundation, established in 2011 by philanthropist Jack Kirkland, is a UK grant-awarding trust dedicated to advancing education and publi...
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...
Archer Trust
Matching programme: The Archer Trust
The Archer Trust, established in 1994 in memory of Unilever executive Ronnie Archer by his widow Catherine, is a UK grant-making charitable trust insp...
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...
Barratt Developments PLC Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Grants Programme (Impact Grants)
The Barratt Redrow Foundation (formerly Barratt Developments PLC Charitable Foundation), established in March 2020 as a Charitable Incorporated Organi...
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd
Matching programme: Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd Grant Programme
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd is a UK-registered charity established in 2003, dedicated to advancing the education and welfare of children a...
Boss Business Supplies Charity
Matching programme: Future Fund Grant
The Boss Business Supplies Charity, founded in 1925 as the BOSS Benevolent Fund by the BOSS Federation, is a UK-wide specialist charity dedicated to p...
British Association for the Advancement of Science
Matching programme: Community Grants
The British Science Association, founded in 1831, drives a mission to advance public understanding, engagement, and participation in science, transfor...
Cayo Foundation
Matching programme: General Grants
The Cayo Foundation is a UK-based discretionary grant-making trust established on 29 November 1999, dedicated to benefiting registered charities under...
Chrysalis Trust
Matching programme: Chrysalis Trust Grants
The Chrysalis Trust, a UK grant-making charity established in 2009 by the Evans family, tackles poverty, disability, and barriers to shelter, educatio...
Clive Richards Foundation
Matching programme: Research
The Clive Richards Foundation, established in 1986 by entrepreneur Clive Richards and his wife Sylvia (renamed in Clive's honour after his 2021 passin...
Clore Duffield Foundation
Matching programme: Clore Learning Spaces – Schools Connect Programme
The Clore Duffield Foundation, born from the merger of visionary philanthropic legacies, drives transformative opportunities through excellence, innov...
Coles-Medlock Foundation
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Coles-Medlock Foundation is a family-run grant-making charity established by Bath-based philanthropists David and Jacky Medlock to alleviate pover...
Combined Cadet Force Association
Matching programme: CCFA Group Activity Grant Programme
The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA), established by trust deed in 1963 and reformed as a company limited by guarantee in 2016, serves as the r...
CPF Trust
Matching programme: Standard Grants
The CPF Trust is a grant-making charity committed to strengthening UK charities by providing flexible financial support for diverse charitable purpose...
Culham St Gabriel's Trust
Matching programme: Project Grants
Culham St Gabriel's Trust is an endowed charitable foundation with historic roots in merged trusts dedicated to religious education, evolving to advan...
Dartington Cattle Breeding Trust
Matching programme: Educational Bursaries (Levels 1-3)
The Dartington Cattle Breeding Trust, established in 1948 as the Dartington Hall Cattle Breeding Centre by Leonard Elmhirst and Sir George Hayter-Hame...
Department for Business and Trade
Matching programme: Magnet Hub Grant Scheme
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, ...
Dr Radcliffe's Trust
Matching programme: Music Scheme
Dr Radcliffe's Trust, one of Britain’s oldest independent grant-makers established in 1714 by Oxford physician Dr John Radcliffe, advances learning, h...
Drinks Trust
Matching programme: Assist (Financial Support)
The Drinks Trust, founded in 1886 as The Benevolent by wine merchant Robert Gray, is the UK's leading charity dedicated to empowering current and form...
Educational Opportunity Foundation
Matching programme: Main Fund - International Projects
The Educational Opportunity Foundation, tracing origins to 1808, exists to enhance life chances worldwide through transformative educational opportuni...
Enthuse Charitable Trust
Matching programme: ENTHUSE Partnerships
Enthuse Charitable Trust, established in 2008 and based at the National STEM Learning Centre in York (charity number 1126965), is dedicated to advanci...
Ernest Cook Trust
Matching programme: Outdoor Essentials 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...
Forbes Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Main Support
The Forbes Charitable Foundation is a specialist UK grantmaker dedicated exclusively to enhancing the lives of adults with learning disabilities, by f...
Foundation of Saint Matthias
Matching programme: Personal Grants
The Foundation of Saint Matthias advances Church of England-aligned education as mission, embodying the five marks of mission: proclaiming Christian f...
G C Gibson Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Annual Grant Round
The GC Gibson Charitable Trust is a family-stewarded philanthropic fund with a mission to deliver sustained, meaningful support to small and medium-si...
Greenslade Family Foundation
Matching programme: The Greenslade Family Foundation
The Greenslade Family Foundation, established in 2017 by the Greenslade family with Carolyn Ruth Greenslade as chair and trustees James Charles Wilcox...
Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
Matching programme: Grants to Registered Charities
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation advances Jewish life, learning, and broader charitable purposes through grant-making that fosters cultural enrichme...
Hatch Enterprise
Matching programme: New Founder Grant (Launchpad)
Hatch Enterprise is a UK-registered charity founded in 2013 by Dirk Bischof to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs—particularly women (over 80% of ...
Hockerill Educational Foundation
Matching programme: Grants for Organisations
The Hockerill Educational Foundation perpetuates the legacy of a historic Church of England teacher training college through grants advancing educatio...
Hope for the Young Limited
Matching programme: Grants and Advocacy Programme
Hope for the Young Limited champions inclusion, empowerment, and dignity for young refugees and asylum-seekers, founded to counter service closures fo...
Idlewild Trust
Matching programme: Arts - Nurturing Early-Stage Professionals
Idlewild Trust is an independent grant-making charity with a foundational mission to advance education and learning by nurturing creative talent throu...
Inner Temple Scholarship Fund
Matching programme: Bar Course Scholarships
The Inner Temple Scholarship Fund, overseen by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple's Benchers, provides financial support to aspiring barrister...
Innholders' Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Charity Committee Grant Programme
The Innholders' Charitable Foundation, established in 2014 as the charitable arm of the Worshipful Company of Innholders—a City of London Livery Compa...
J P Marland Charitable Trust
Matching programme: The J P Marland Charitable Trust
The J P Marland Charitable Trust is a family-founded discretionary grantmaker with a mission to support worthy charitable causes delivering public ben...
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...
Leslie Sell Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Leslie Sell Charitable Trust (Main Grants)
The Leslie Sell Charitable Trust, established in 1969 by the late Leslie Sell, is an independent UK funder dedicated to supporting the Scouting and Gu...
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust
Matching programme: Pharmacy School Essentials Grant
The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, established in 1925 by the 1st Viscount Leverhulme, is a UK-wide grant-maker rooted in the philanthropist's visi...
Lord Mayor's 800th Anniversary Awards Trust
Matching programme: Awards
The Lord Mayor's 800th Anniversary Awards Trust, established in 1989 by Sir Christopher Collett during the City of London's 800th Mayoralty celebratio...
Margaret Davies Charity
Matching programme: Main Grants Fund
The Margaret Davies Charity, officially The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity, was established by trust deed in 1934 to perpetuate the philanthro...
Marketors Trust
Matching programme: Charity Grants Programme
The Marketors Trust, established in 1976 as the charitable arm of the Worshipful Company of Marketors, inspires excellence in marketing while supporti...
Mayfield Valley Arts Trust
Matching programme: AHT Enterprise Fund
The Mayfield Valley Arts Trust (MVAT), founded over 30 years ago by Tony and Scilla Thornton, began supporting music-making in Yorkshire—most notably ...
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...
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, ...
Millennium Awards Trust
Matching programme: Millennium Awards Trust Scaling Up Award
The Millennium Awards Trust, established in 2002 with an endowment from the UK government's Millennium Commission and National Lottery, catalyses posi...
Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund
Matching programme: Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund
The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund, rooted in the 1914 Welsh Church Act, is a charitable trust managed by Monmouthshire County Cou...
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...
National Manuscripts Conservation Trust
Matching programme: NMCT Conservation Grants
The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust is dedicated to safeguarding the UK's written heritage through preservation of at-risk manuscripts and arc...
Newby Trust Limited
Matching programme: Education, Health and Social Welfare
Newby Trust Limited is an independent, family-founded charitable trust based in Kingsbridge, South Devon, with origins dating to 1964 and governance b...
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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.
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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?
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