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Millennium Point Charitable Trust

Millennium Point Charitable Trust STEM Grants

Grants for STEM education projects in the West Midlands Combined Authority area, from the charitable trust that owns the Millennium Point building in Birmingham. Not-for-profit organisations, schools and colleges can apply for up to £20,000 for a project with a measurable impact on STEM education or STEM career choice, but the Trust encourages requests of £1,000 to £5,000 and gives only a few larger grants. The next round opens on 19 October 2026 and closes on 4 December 2026; projects must be completed within 12 months of payment.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£1,000 – £20,000
Deadline
47 days left
4 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Not-for-profit organisations, schools and colleges whose project beneficiaries live in the West Midlands Combined Authority area: schools and colleges, voluntary or community groups, registered charities, constituted groups or clubs, not-for-profit companies or CICs, and social enterprises
  • Applicants based outside the WMCA area can apply if the project takes place within a WMCA local authority
  • Universities, hospitals, hospices, individuals, profit-distributing companies and sole traders, and organisations based outside the UK are not eligible
  • One application per organisation per round
  • An organisation can be funded for up to 3 consecutive years and must then wait at least one calendar year before applying again

What it funds

  • STEM-related projects demonstrating a measurable impact in STEM education and/or STEM career choice
  • Implementing a creative and interactive STEM curriculum in education: exciting and innovative STEM projects or activities in the classroom for pupils from Nursery up to school leavers, inspiring an interest in STEM subjects in schools, engaging underprivileged or marginalised groups in STEM learning, and enhancing STEM across the curriculum
  • Promoting STEM careers: targeting young people to pursue careers in STEM from an early age, 'STEM-centric' events, encouraging parents and teachers to learn about STEM career choices, school programmes showcasing STEM careers, and promoting STEM learning in local communities
  • Purchasing STEM resources: STEM equipment for schools, nurseries or other organisations, STEM literature and books (ideally linked to a larger STEM project), and digital resources for pupils such as laptops, iPads or Chromebooks, showing how they link to STEM education and reduce digital poverty

the three project categories are from the Trust's apply page for its previous round; the guidance for this round is published when applications open on 19 October 2026.

What it will not fund

  • Applications from individuals
  • Universities
  • Hospitals or hospices
  • Companies or sole traders aimed at generating profits for private distribution
  • Organisations based out of the UK
  • Projects whose beneficiaries reside outside the West Midlands Combined Authority area
  • Projects requiring funding over several years: only projects that can be implemented and completed within 12 months of payment
  • More than one application per organisation per round

How to apply

  1. Read the grant guidance, which is published during the application window (from 19 October 2026)
  2. Download the application form from the Trust's website
  3. Complete it with a project plan with SMART objectives, a project timeline with start, finish and key milestones, and an itemised budget (naming any speaker and their cost)
  4. Email the completed form to STEMgrants@millenniumpoint.org.uk by Friday 4 December 2026

if you have trouble with the PDF form, email the Trust for a Word version. Successful projects are paid in September and have exactly 12 months to complete, with no changes to how the grant is spent.

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