Find Funds: Education & Employment

Find Funds: Education & Employment

Funding for All offers Kent & Medway charities and voluntary sector organisations mentoring and resources to help increase their chances of fundraising success. That’s why we’ve created a grants database for groups to access at any time, completely free.

By using the filters below, quickly search for local and national funding sources that are currently accepting applications.

If you need some support putting together an application, take a look at our mentoring programme or our upcoming events.

Funding for All is not a grant maker and does not award funding. We are not affiliated with any of the funders listed on our database nor does inclusion mean Funding for All endorses the linked site/funder. If you have questions, please use the link provided on the listing to contact the funder directly for more information.

The Sasha Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentHealth & Wellbeing

The Sasha Foundation offers grants of up to £10,000 to registered charities delivering projects and programmes that align with the Foundation’s charitable objectives. Funding is…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Thursday, 1st October 2026

Allen Lane Foundation – Young People’s Programme

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

The Allen Lane Foundation’s Young People’s Programme provides grants of up to £15,000 to small charities and voluntary organisations supporting vulnerable, socially excluded or marginalised…

Up to: £15,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund

Community DevelopmentEducation & Employment

Grants of £500 to £10,000 are available to individuals, charities and other organisations to deliver chemistry-based outreach and public engagement activities. Funding supports projects that…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Friday 2nd October 2026

Henry Moore Foundation

Education & EmploymentEnvironmental

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations, museums, galleries, and researchers for projects that support the study, development, conservation, and public appreciation…

Up to: £20,000
Deadline: Tuesday 1st September 2026, 23:00

The Junius S Morgan Benevolent Fund

Education & EmploymentHealth & Wellbeing

Applications are open year-round. One-off grants, typically around £1,000, are available to current and former members of the UK nursing profession experiencing financial hardship. Deadline:…

Up to: £1,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Port of Dover Community Fund

Community DevelopmentEducation & EmploymentEnvironmental

The Port of Dover Community Fund provides grants of up to £10,000 to charities, community groups and voluntary organisations delivering projects that benefit the Dover…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Wednesday 30th September 2026

Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Fund

Community DevelopmentEducation & EmploymentLocal Grants

The Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Fund supports charities, voluntary organisations and community groups located within a six-mile radius of the wind farm, situated seven…

Up to: £7,500
Deadline: Sunday 13th September 2026

The Risman Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentEnvironmentalSports

The Risman Foundation provides small to medium-sized grants to charities and not-for-profit organisations delivering projects across a broad range of sectors. Areas of interest include…

Deadline: Ongoing

The Ulverscroft Foundation

Education & EmploymentHealth & Wellbeing

The Ulverscroft Foundation offers revenue grants, typically of up to £5,000, to support projects that benefit people with visual impairments. Funding is available to a…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Tuesday 15th September 2026

The Thriplow Charitable Trust

Education & EmploymentEnvironmental

Grants of £1,000–£7,500 are available to UK-registered charities supporting higher and further education, research, bursaries, museum and library collections, conservation/environmental research, and teacher training or…

Up to: £7,500
Deadline: Friday 25th September 2026

The John Ackroyd Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

The John Ackroyd Charitable Trust is a Dorset-based family grant-maker offering small grants, up to £2,500 for UK registered charities. The Trust supports projects that:…

Up to: £2,500
Deadline: On-going

The7Stars Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

The7Stars Foundation is inviting applications for several grant schemes supporting vulnerable children and young people (18 and under) across the UK. Open programmes include: Child…

Up to: £60,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Hugo Burge Foundation – 2026 Grant Programme

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducation & Employment

Creative Funding Available Across the UK The Hugo Burge Foundation is offering grants to support arts, crafts and creative projects across the UK through three…

Up to: £15,000
Deadline: 31st July 2026

Bluespark Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

Funding for Projects Supporting Children and Young People (England) The BlueSpark Foundation is accepting applications to its small grants programme for projects that enhance the…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Stanley Grundy Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 are available to charities and good causes which advance education, relieve poverty, support children and medical charities.   Deadline:…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Coles-Medlock Foundation

Education & EmploymentHealth & Wellbeing

The Coles-Medlock Foundation Applications can be made anytime Grants of £500 – £15,000 are available to charities working in developing countries to advance women &…

Up to: £15,000
Deadline: On-going

Matthew Good Foundation – Grants for Good

Community DevelopmentEducation & Employment

The Matthew Good Foundation’s Grants for Good awards unrestricted grants to five shortlisted projects each funding round – 1st place – £5,000 2nd place –…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Freelands Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & Employment

The Freelands Foundation awards grants to visual arts organisations across the UK to experiment with and explore art education, grounded in the belief of the…

Up to: £150,000
Deadline: Currently closed

KFC Youth Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

The Foundation seeks to fund work that helps young people to create firm foundations, by addressing their needs through early intervention.

Up to: £2,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Educational Opportunity Foundation – Main Fund

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

The Educational Opportunity Foundation supports work that reduces the disadvantage of care experienced young people through education and training. The Foundation awards grants of between…

Up to: £60,000
Deadline: Currently closed

BA Better World Community Match Fund

Education & EmploymentHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

British Airways’ BA Better World Community Fund provides match funding to crowdfunded projects by UK registered charities and social enterprises. The Fund matches every individual…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Currently closed

The Sterry Family Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentHealth & WellbeingSports

The Sterry Family Foundation awards grants (no maximum specified but typically under £3,000) to UK registered charities working in the UK and specific territories in…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Ashworth Charitable Trust

Education & EmploymentSocial Justice

The Ashworth Charitable Trust supports humanitarian causes operating locally, nationally and internationally by awarding grants of up to £5,000 (typically no more that £3,000) to…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Teacher Development Fund

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund awards grants of up £165,000 to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children…

Up to: £165,000
Deadline: Currently closed

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