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Gilchrist Educational Trust

Education and Learning Grants for Organisations

Gilchrist Educational Trust gives small grants (typically £500-£4,000) to UK registered charities and CICs working in the UK or abroad with children and adults most at risk of missing out on education. It prioritises literacy, numeracy and STEM, learner safety and building long-term capacity within education systems, favouring projects with broad reach over one-off activities. Applications open 1 December 2026 and close 28 February 2027.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£500 – £4,000
Deadline
133 days left
28 February
Where
UK-wide
UK-wide

Who can apply

  • UK registered charities and CICs working in the UK or internationally, whose projects reach the most vulnerable, let local voices guide decisions, contribute to lasting change, learn from their own and others' experience, and work within the government system
  • Schools, Scouts/Guides groups, politically involved organisations, organisations using institutional care or child sponsorship, and those funded in the previous year cannot apply

What it funds

  • Projects improving access to learning and education (including early childhood education), the experience of learning, and capacity within the education system, for children and adults most at risk of missing out (e.g. refugees, people in conflict-affected or remote areas, street-connected children, people with disabilities or learning needs, people in deprived areas)
  • Primary consideration for literacy, numeracy and STEM, and for improving learners' safety and experience
  • Also initiatives that build long-term capacity in the education system

Projects can be in the UK or international.

What it will not fund

  • Vocational training
  • Community projects focused on arts, music, dance and drama
  • Schemes where most of the grant would go on construction or renovation of buildings
  • General administrative and organisational running costs
  • Unspecified contributions to larger organisational budgets
  • One-off activities or events serving only a small group (not prioritised)
  • Schools
  • Scouts or Guides groups
  • Organisations showing evidence of political involvement
  • Organisations whose approach includes institutional care or child sponsorship
  • Applicants funded in the previous year

How to apply

  1. Applications open 1 December 2026
  2. Complete the 'Apply now' form on the grant page (name, email, organisation, UK charity or CIC number, message) to start the process
  3. The Trust will be in touch to explain the next steps
  4. Submit your application by 28 February 2027

Successful applicants must submit a short report by March of the following year on how the grant was used.

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