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
247 of 1660 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 341 of 1660 funders. 1319 not yet verified are listed below; 94 that don't fit were excluded.
29th May 1961 Charity
Verified openMatching programme: General Grant Programme
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, founded on 29 May 1961 by Miss Helen M. Martin from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, is an independent generalist grantma...
A G Manly Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Manly Trust Grants
The A G Manly Charitable Trust, also known as The Manly Trust, was established in 1991 by Graham Manly OBE in memory of his father Alfred Manly, both ...
Access - The Foundation for Social Investment
Verified openMatching programme: Local Access
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment drives systemic transformation in the social investment market, empowering charities and social enterpri...
Addison Youth Club
Verified openMatching programme: Annual Grant Round (General Fund)
Addison Youth Club is an independent grant-making charity with a founding mission to foster holistic development—physical, intellectual, social, emoti...
Alborada Trust
Verified openMatching programme: ALBORADA Trust Grants
Alborada Trust is a philanthropic organization founded with a mission to advance medical and veterinary research, healthcare delivery, higher educatio...
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Grants for individuals
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is an independent educational grant-making charity with origins in historic endowments from the parishes of Aldgate ...
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement
Verified openMatching 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 ...
Anguish's Educational Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Grants to Individuals
Anguish's Educational Foundation, a longstanding endowed charity rooted in a 1617 bequest by Norwich benefactor Thomas Anguish, is administered by Nor...
Anthony and Gwendoline Wylde Memorial Charity
Verified openMatching programme: Large Grant Applications - Individuals
The Anthony and Gwendoline Wylde Memorial Charity embodies values of local generosity, practical compassion, and community solidarity, memorializing i...
Antonio Carluccio Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Grant Programme
The Antonio Carluccio Foundation, established by the renowned Italian chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio before his death in 2017, carries forwar...
Arete Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Local Community Grants
The Arete Foundation is a UK-registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 1184657) dedicated to promoting social inclusion and empo...
Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Grants for School Science
The Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust, an independent grant-making charity established in 1980 and rooted in the 1322-founded Armourers & Brasiers...
Ashla Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Ashla Charitable Trust (via Ludlow Funding Enquiry Gateway – general or specific application)
The Ashla Charitable Trust is a family-based grant-making charity dedicated to advancing arts, humanitarian aid, education, and women's rights through...
Ashworth Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Small Grants Programme
The Ashworth Charitable Trust, founded on 23 March 1995 by Mrs C E Crabtree, is a small UK-based charitable trust dedicated to humanitarian causes tha...
Association of Jewish Refugees
Verified openMatching programme: Educational Grants
The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), founded in 1941 by Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, is the UK's specialist nationwide charity dedic...
Banks Lyon Memorial Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Organisation Grant
The Banks Lyon Memorial Trust, established in 2003 by Lancaster-born physician Dr Walter Lyon, is a UK-registered charity dedicated to empowering disa...
Barratt Developments PLC Charitable Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Community Fund
The Barratt Redrow Foundation (formerly Barratt Developments PLC Charitable Foundation), established in March 2020 as a Charitable Incorporated Organi...
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Bernard Sunley Foundation Grants
The Bernard Sunley Foundation, established in 1960 by property developer Bernard Sunley and endowed with £300,000 in shares, is an independent family-...
Betty Riseley Trust for Children
Verified openMatching programme: The Betty Riseley Trust for Children Grant
The Betty Riseley Trust for Children embodies compassion, community spirit, and inclusivity to enrich lives of children and young people under 18 in S...
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd
Verified openMatching 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...
Bishop Fox's Educational Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Grants for Schools and Organisations
Bishop Fox's Educational Foundation, rooted in the 1522 legacy of Bishop Fox's School and formalized in 1940 before reconstitution in 1991, is a local...
Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited
Verified openMatching programme: Art Scholarship Programme
Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited, founded in 2010 by Ric Lewis, is a UK-registered charity dedicated to breaking barriers to achievement for talent...
Blanchminster Trust
Verified openMatching programme: General Grant Programme
The Blanchminster Trust, believed to be Britain's oldest continuously operating charitable trust since its formal establishment in 1421 with 14th-cent...
Britford Bridge Trust
Verified openMatching programme: General Grant Programme
The Britford Bridge Trust is an endowed family foundation established to perpetuate intergenerational philanthropy through structured, enduring giving...
British Fashion Council Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: BFC Foundation Scholarships
The British Fashion Council Foundation, a registered charity (1185152) established in 2019 as the philanthropic arm of the British Fashion Council, dr...
British Film Institute
Verified openMatching programme: BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund
The British Film Institute, established by Royal Charter in 1933, leads UK efforts to advance film, television, and moving image culture through prese...
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Arm Community Fund
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF), established in December 2003, is an independent local charity dedicated to enhancing quality of life across...
Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust embodies Dame Catherine Cookson's vision to transform lives in North East England communities through enduring ...
Cayo Foundation
Verified openMatching 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...
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Charles Littlewood Hill Trust Grant Programme
The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust, established in 1978 by Charles Littlewood Hill, pursues a mission of advancing diverse charitable purposes through ...
Chess Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Grant Applications
The Chess Trust, a UK-registered charity established in 2015 with initial funding from a major bequest by Richard Haddrell and input from the English ...
Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund
Verified openMatching programme: CAC Grant Programme
The Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund, established in 1955 as a charitable trust, supports effective youth provision for Jewish children and yo...
Choir Schools Association Bursary Trust Limited
Verified openMatching programme: CSA Bursary Trust
The Choir Schools Association Bursary Trust advances the Christian choral tradition by providing means-tested bursaries enabling talented children fro...
Chrysalis Trust
Verified openMatching 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...
Church Burgesses Educational Foundation
Verified openMatching programme: Church Burgesses Educational Foundation
The Church Burgesses Educational Foundation, an independent charitable trust based in Sheffield, traces its roots to the historic Church Burgesses Tru...
Clan Trust Limited
Verified openMatching programme: Clan Trust Grant
Clan Trust Limited is an independent charitable trust based in Norfolk, established in the 1960s by a local farmer who endowed it with his farm, land,...
Clarion Futures
Verified openMatching programme: Community Catalyst
Clarion Futures is the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group, the UK's largest housing association, established as the successor to William S...
Clingan's Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Education and Training Grants for Individuals
Clingan's Trust, an independent charitable trust established by the 1716 will of John Clingan from Christchurch and formally registered with the Chari...
Clive Richards Foundation
Verified openMatching 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
Verified openMatching programme: Clore Learning Spaces (Capital Projects)
The Clore Duffield Foundation, born from the merger of visionary philanthropic legacies, drives transformative opportunities through excellence, innov...
Coles-Medlock Foundation
Verified openMatching 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...
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching 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...
Combined Cadet Force Association
Verified openMatching 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...
Combined Harpole Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching programme: CHCT Education Grant
The Combined Harpole Charitable Trust is a community-rooted funder with a historic mission to relieve poverty and advance education among Harpole pari...
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire
Verified openMatching programme: Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire Grants
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire is an independent grantmaker dedicated to strengthening local communities through targeted phila...
Congleton Inclosure Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Congleton Inclosure Trust Grants
Congleton Inclosure Trust, established in 1795 by Act of Parliament through the enclosure of local wastelands, is a longstanding charitable trust dedi...
Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited
Verified openMatching programme: Old people
The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited, established in 2004 as the Kathleen and Michael Connolly Foundation and renamed in 2020, is a Bedfordshire-based...
Consolidated Charity of Burton Upon Trent
Verified openMatching programme: Financial Assistance for Individuals (Education, Personal Development, Sport, Arts)
The Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent is a centuries-old endowed charity rooted in local philanthropic traditions, dedicated to delivering pub...
Cooks Charity
Verified openMatching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Cooks Charity, the philanthropic arm of the Worshipful Company of Cooks—a City of London Livery Company with roots in the 12th century—champions e...
Coral Samuel Charitable Trust
Verified openMatching programme: Coral Samuel Charitable Trust
The Coral Samuel Charitable Trust is a long-established UK grant-making charity, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under nu...
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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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