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
231 of 1660 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 249 of 1660 funders. 1411 not yet verified are listed below; 18 that don't fit were excluded.
29th May 1961 Charity
Matching 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...
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
Matching programme: Charitable Grants to Organisations
ABF The Soldiers' Charity, also known as the Army Benevolent Fund, is the British Army's national charity established in 1944 during World War II to p...
Access - The Foundation for Social Investment
Matching programme: Local Access
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment drives systemic transformation in the social investment market, empowering charities and social enterpri...
Air Pilots Trust
Matching programme: Airline Transport Pilots Licence (Airplanes) Distance Learning Ground School Scholarship
The Air Pilots Trust, a charitable trust linked to the Honourable Company of Air Pilots—a City of London livery company—champions aviation education b...
Ala Green Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Ala Green Charitable Trust, established in 2014 by Anthony John Green and fellow trustees, is a UK grant-making charity dedicated to improving out...
All Saints Educational Trust
Matching programme: Individual Awards
All Saints Educational Trust is a longstanding UK charitable trust rooted in the Church Colleges movement, dedicated to promoting and strengthening sp...
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement
Matching programme: Large 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...
Arete Foundation
Matching programme: Long-Term Local Partnerships
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
Matching programme: Materials Science Support Programmes
The Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust, an independent grant-making charity established in 1980 and rooted in the 1322-founded Armourers & Brasiers...
Artemis Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Artemis Charitable Foundation
The Artemis Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Artemis Fund Managers, channels a portion of the firm's revenues into charitable giving, f...
Ashla Charitable Trust
Matching 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...
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...
Bedgebury Foundation Trustee Company
Matching programme: Inspiring Young Minds (IYM)
The Bedgebury Foundation Trustee Company advances education as a transformative force to break barriers for disadvantaged children and young people, p...
Berkeley Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Resilience Fund
The Berkeley Charitable Foundation, established in 2011 by the Berkeley Group, is a corporate foundation dedicated to empowering young people and comm...
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Matching 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
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...
BGF Foundation
Matching programme: Partnership Grants
The BGF Foundation is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through patient, flexible...
Big Change Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Big Education Challenge
Big Change Charitable Trust, founded in 2012 by Holly and Sam Branson, Princess Beatrice, and four friends in response to the London riots, drives sys...
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...
Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited
Matching 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...
Boss Business Supplies Charity
Matching programme: Financial Support Grants
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...
Britford Bridge Trust
Matching programme: General Grant Programme
The Britford Bridge Trust is an endowed family foundation established to perpetuate intergenerational philanthropy through structured, enduring giving...
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...
British Fashion Council Foundation
Matching programme: London Fashion Showcasing Fund
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
Matching programme: BFI and Film4 Future Takes
The British Film Institute, established by Royal Charter in 1933, leads UK efforts to advance film, television, and moving image culture through prese...
British Record Industry Trust
Matching programme: BRIT Trust Grants
The British Record Industry Trust, known as The BRIT Trust, founded in 1989 by the UK recorded music industry, harnesses music and creative arts to tr...
Building and Civil Engineering Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Construction Employability Award
The Building and Civil Engineering Charitable Trust (B&CE’s Charitable Trust), established in 1991 by B&CE, is dedicated to enhancing the lives of UK ...
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
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...
Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust
Matching 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
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...
Changing Ideas Ltd
Matching programme: What We Fund
Changing Ideas Ltd, a UK charitable company founded in March 2006 by trustees including Chair David Lionel Graham, drives systemic social change by fu...
Charity of Sir Richard Whittington
Matching programme: Young People & Education
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington, established in 1424 under Mercers' Company trusteeship, embodies a historic legacy of poverty relief and oppor...
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
Matching 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 ...
Charles S French Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Charles S French Charitable Trust Grant Programme
The Charles S French Charitable Trust, established in 1959 by Charles S French, former chairman of civil engineering firm W&C French, is a discretiona...
Chess Trust
Matching 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 ...
Childhood Trust
Matching programme: Grassroots Partnership
The Childhood Trust, a London-based charity founded in 2013 by Grant Gordon, works to alleviate poverty's impact on children and young people across t...
Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund
Matching 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
Matching 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
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...
Cla Charitable Trust
Matching programme: CLA Charitable Trust Grant Programme
The CLA Charitable Trust, established in 1980 by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), promotes education about the countryside—especially ...
Clan Trust Limited
Matching 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,...
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...
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...
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...
Combined Harpole Charitable Trust
Matching 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...
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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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