Connecting you with a wealth of free funding, resources and equipment
There are loads of freebies and funding streams available to schools, but most school leaders simply
don’t know where to look for them! These pages guide you through some of the projects and initiatives
that schools can take advantage of, explaining how you can apply for grants and resources and advising
you of any key details that you need to take into account when making your application.
gRanTs
The British ecological society provides a series of educational grants to
support, encourage and equip teachers in the teaching of ecology.
Schools can apply for an Innovation and Research Grant that offers up to
£750 to teachers interested in developing innovative ways of teaching
ecology inside or outside the classroom, or a Field Equipment Grant
that offers schools up to £500 to equip their science departments with
resources and buy ecology fieldwork equipment.
Application deadlines are Jan 31st, April 30th and September 20th, and
schools can find more information at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/
grants/education
The youth Music open Programme is available for schools and
organisations wishing to apply for grants of between £5,000 to £30,000 to
provide music-making activities for children and young people.
Schools in England are eligible to apply for the grant, but Youth Music can
only fund projects where less than 25% of the project activity takes place
in curriculum time.
To find out more and to apply for the funding visit www.youthmusic.org.
uk/looking_for_music_funding and click on ‘Open Programmes.’ The
closing dates for applications in 2010 are 10th February and 10th May.
The Football Foundation’s Facilities scheme gives schools grants for
projects that improve their facilities for football and other sports and
sustain or increase participation in sport amongst children and adults in
the local community.
Funding is granted for facilities such as grass pitches, pavilions,
clubhouses and changing rooms, artificial turf pitches, multi-use games
areas and fixed floodlights. The maximum grant available for each project
is £1m, and applicants must demonstrate that they have tried to get
funding elsewhere and that there is no further funding available.
The Football Foundation also provides development funding in certain
circumstances to enable schools to deliver coaching and football
development associated with the new facility. To find out more visit www.
footballfoundation.org.uk/our-schemes/facilities-scheme
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