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 305 of 1660 funders. 1355 not yet verified are listed below; 249 that don't fit were excluded.

A G Manly Charitable Trust

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Matching 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 ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement

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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 ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust

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Matching 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...

Grant Range
£600 - £50,000

Betty Riseley Trust for Children

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Matching 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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd

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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...

Grant Range
£300 - £2,500

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

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Matching programme: Arm Community 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

Choir Schools Association Bursary Trust Limited

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Matching programme: CSA Grant Awards

The Choir Schools Association Bursary Trust advances the Christian choral tradition by providing means-tested bursaries enabling talented children fro...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £12,000

Church Burgesses Educational Foundation

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Matching 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...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Clive Richards Foundation

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Matching programme: UK Based Projects

The Clive Richards Foundation, established in 1986 by entrepreneur Clive Richards and his wife Sylvia (renamed in Clive's honour after his 2021 passin...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Combined Cadet Force Association

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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...

Grant Range
Up to £10,000

Cooks Charity

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Matching 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...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £20,000

Cwmbran Trust

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Matching programme: Cwmbran Trust Main Grant Programme

The Cwmbran Trust, evolved from the Girling (Cwmbran) Trust and formally established in 1998, is a place-based charitable organisation dedicated to be...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

David Brownlow Charitable Foundation

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Matching programme: Large Grants Programme

The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation drives positive social change by enhancing lives of disadvantaged individuals and communities through persona...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Department for Education

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Matching programme: Inclusive mainstream fund for schools

The Department for Education (DfE) is a UK ministerial department with a mission to elevate educational standards, safeguard children, boost social mo...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Devon Community Foundation

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Matching programme: Small Grants

Devon Community Foundation, established in 1996 as Devon’s largest independent grantmaker and a registered charity, harnesses local philanthropy to st...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £5,000

Ernest Cook Trust

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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...

Grant Range
£500 - £20,000

Gibbons Family Trust

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Matching programme: Youth Support Grants

The Gibbons Family Trust advances the education, training, recreation, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people up to age 25 facing disadva...

Grant Range
Up to £2,000

Grantscape

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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

Hackney Parochial Charities

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Matching programme: Hackney Parochial Charities Project Grants

Hackney Parochial Charities, a historic charitable trust established in 1603 with the first legacy from Thomas Heron, is dedicated to relieving povert...

Grant Range
£500 - £2,500

Hamilton Davies Trust

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Matching programme: Grants

Hamilton Davies Trust is a community-rooted grantmaker founded to strengthen the social fabric of local neighborhoods through regeneration, local prid...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Hargreaves Foundation

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Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

The Hargreaves Foundation, established in 2020 by Peter Hargreaves—co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown—and his family with a £100 million endowment, dis...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £150,000

Henley Educational Trust

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Matching programme: Organisational Grant

Henley Educational Trust, established in 1604, advances equal educational opportunity for children and young people from low-income and disadvantaged ...

Grant Range
£50 - £5,000

Isabel Blackman Foundation

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Matching programme: Main Grants Programme

The Isabel Blackman Foundation, established in 1967 by the late Isabel Blackman, is a charitable trust dedicated to advancing education and social wel...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

John Innes Foundation

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Matching programme: General Grants

The John Innes Foundation (JIF), established in 1910 through a bequest from City of London landowner John Innes, is an independent charitable foundati...

Grant Range
£89,000 - £750,000

John Jackson Charitable Trust

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Matching programme: Grants

The John Jackson Charitable Trust, established in 2011 through the will of lifelong Eastbourne resident John Alan Jackson, is a permanent endowment de...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

John Lyon's Charity

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Matching programme: Open Programme (Main Grants Fund)

John Lyon's Charity, rooted in a 1572 Royal Charter by Harrow School founder John Lyon, advances educational and social opportunities for children and...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £35,000

Letchworth Civic Trust

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Matching programme: School Grant

Letchworth Civic Trust, established in 1914 as a company limited by guarantee, is a longstanding grant-making charity rooted in Letchworth Garden City...

Grant Range
£200 - £2,000

MCS Foundation

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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

Moto Foundation

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Matching programme: Community Grants

Moto Foundation, established in 2005 as Moto in the Community and rebranded in 2022, serves as the charitable arm of Moto Hospitality Limited, the UK'...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,500

National Lottery Community Fund

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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

Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation

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Matching programme: School Uniform Grants

The Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation, with origins over 300 years old from historic charitable bequests, is an independent UK grant-maker dedic...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Northbrook Community Trust

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Matching programme: Northbrook Community Trust Grant Programme

The Northbrook Community Trust, a Devon-based charity originally founded in 1966 as Northbrook Community Home, has evolved into a grant-making body de...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

Perry Foundation

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Matching programme: Arnold Hitchcock Travel Awards

The Perry Foundation, established in 1970 as a UK charitable foundation honouring Lord Perry, evolved from the Boreham Institute of Agriculture to adv...

Grant Range
Up to £36,000

Portishead Nautical Trust

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Matching programme: Grants to Organisations

Portishead Nautical Trust is an independent grant-making charitable company established in 1964 in Portishead, Somerset, with roots tracing back to th...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,000

R C Snelling Charitable Trust

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Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

The R C Snelling Charitable Trust, established in 1999 by Norfolk businessman Roy Snelling, honors his success with the Snelling Group by reinvesting ...

Grant Range
£500 - £25,000

Radio Clyde Cash for Kids

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Matching programme: Cost-of-Living Grants

Radio Clyde Cash for Kids, established in 1984 as the charitable arm of Radio Clyde, is a grant-giving charity dedicated to alleviating child poverty,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Reardon Smith Nautical Trust

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Matching programme: Third Party Funding

The Reardon Smith Nautical Trust, established in 2004 by the grandsons of Cardiff shipowner Sir William Reardon Smith—whose maritime philanthropy date...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund

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Matching programme: Project Grants

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, established in 1950 by pioneering transport campaigner William Rees Jeffreys, is a UK charity dedicated to enhancing the ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Richmond Foundation

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Matching programme: Gateway 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

Rugeley Educational Endowment

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Matching programme: Rugeley Educational Endowment

The Rugeley Educational Endowment, a historic charitable trust established in 1963 and managed by Staffordshire County Council as sole trustee, advanc...

Grant Range
£100 - £1,500

Shanly Foundation

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Matching programme: General Applications 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

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Matching programme: SHINE Sunderland

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 William Boreman's Foundation

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Matching programme: Sir William Boreman Foundation Grants for Organisations

Sir William Boreman's Foundation, established through the 1684 will of philanthropist Sir William Boreman—a Royal Household clerk and nobleman—origina...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

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

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Matching programme: Small 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

Tallow Chandlers Benevolent Fund No 2

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Matching programme: Tallow Chandlers' Benevolent Fund

Tallow Chandlers Benevolent Fund No 2 embodies the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers' centuries-old ethos of civic duty, education promotion, and...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Town Trust or Lords Estate

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Matching programme: Charitable Funding for Organisations

The Stratford Town Trust (also known as Town Trust or Lords Estate) is a historic registered charity (no. 252207) deeply rooted in Stratford-upon-Avon...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £20,000

Toyota (GB) Charitable Trust

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Matching programme: Toyota and Lexus Community Fund

The Toyota (GB) Charitable Trust, established by Toyota (GB) PLC and managed by a small board of trustees with corporate oversight, embodies the compa...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Trades House of Glasgow

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Matching programme: The Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Glasgow Training & Education Charity Funding

The Trades House of Glasgow, established in 1605 as a historic charitable institution rooted in the city's craft guilds, protects and supports Glasgow...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Vivien and Peter Beckwith Young Musicians Trust

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Matching programme: The Beckwith Trust (main grant programme)

The Vivien and Peter Beckwith Young Musicians Trust, founded in 1992 by Peter Beckwith OBE with involvement from Vivien McLean Beckwith and trustee Le...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

W H Smith Group Charitable Trust

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Matching programme: Community Grants

The W H Smith Group Charitable Trust, also known as the WHSmith Trust, is an independent grantmaking charity established in 1992 by the UK retailer WH...

Grant Range
Up to £1,000

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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.

How to Find the Right Education & Training Funders

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