posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Economic Development
Opportunities for our schools to apply for funding for science through “Funding for School Science Projects UK” and the Food for Thought Education Fund is now open for Scottish Local Authorities, full details in the alert below.
Small Grants for Summer Playschemes (UK)
Charities, social enterprises and community interest companies with an annual income of under £100,000 can apply for grants of £500 to £1,000 towards a playscheme that runs for a minimum of 2 weeks or 10 days across the summer holidays. Priority is given to small local playschemes involving a large number of children especially those with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds. Projects supported will also be expected to make good use of volunteers, encourage past and current users to participate and ensure that funds awarded are being well used. Grants are awarded in May by the Woodward Charitable Trust and the closing date for submitting an application is the 5th April 2019.
Grants for Chemistry-Based Public and Schools Engagement Activities (UK)
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for chemistry-based public and school engagement activities that offer teachers a range of effective curriculum-enriching opportunities to further engage their students. Open to individuals and organisations, the aim is to provide hard-to-reach student audiences with inspiring chemistry engagement opportunities through outreach activities. The Chemistry Society’s Small Grants Outreach Fund is run on a rolling basis with the next deadline being 12 noon on the 13th May 2019.
Royal College of Pathologists Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme (UK)
The Royal College of Pathologists has announced that applications are now being accepted for the Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme. Under this scheme grants of up to £1,000 are available for individuals or organisations who wish to run a project that engages audiences such as secondary school students, undergraduates, health professionals or local communities with pathology. The closing date for applications is the 3rd June 2019.
Funding for School Science Projects (UK)
Primary and secondary schools in the UK can apply for funding to purchase equipment so that students can enjoy practical science, to run science enrichment projects in schools, or to enable students to participate in science events and competitions. Primary schools can apply for grants of up to £600 and secondary schools up to £1,000. The funding is being made available through the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, which is one of the leading charities in the UK supporting metallurgy and materials science education from primary school to postgraduate levels. Funds are finite and will be allocated on a first come first served basis in each year starting on 1 April 2019 until all the funds are exhausted.
Food for Thought Education Fund Phase 7 Now Open (Scotland)
Local Authority Schools and Early Learning and Childcare settings can apply individually or as clusters for grants of up to £2000 to develop projects to develop Food and Health as a context for learning and embed food education into their ethos. The aim of the grants is to help people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they buy, serve, and eat day by day. The funding is being made available through Education Scotland’s Food for Thought Education Fund and previous projects supported include Garnetbank Primary School, Glasgow for the purchase of digital equipment to record the learners cooking resulted in filmed recipes uploaded to their own YouTube Channel called ‘Kids Cook’. The closing date for applications is 2pm on Tuesday 30th April 2019.
