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 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

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

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

Warburtons – Community Grants

Community DevelopmentEducation & EmploymentHealth & Wellbeing

Warburtons’ award small Community Grants of up £400 to charitable organisations with activities which improve the health, the skills or the place in their community….

Up to: £400
Deadline: Ongoing

The Gibbons Family Trust

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentLocal Grants

The Gibbons Family Trust makes grants, averaging under £2,000, to charitable organisations, registered charities and individuals working with children and young people under the age…

Up to: £2,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust

Community DevelopmentEducation & Employment

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust makes grants of £75,000, prioritising funding for larger initiatives that have a significant impact on rural communities. In particular, the…

Up to: £75,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Cleary Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentEnvironmentalLocal Grants

The Cleary Foundation makes grants to charities in the South East and Kent areas that are involved in education, conservation and the natural environment, and…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation

Community DevelopmentEducation & EmploymentHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation makes grants to UK registered charities that operate charitable projects in the following areas: Community Education Health Social Welfare  …

Up to: £50,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Woodroffe Benton Foundation

Education & EmploymentEnvironmentalOlder People

The Woodroffe Benton Foundation awards grants between £500 – £2,500 to UK registered charities, as well as any educational institutions (schools, universities, etc.) whether or…

Up to: £2,500

The Foyle Foundation – Main Grants Scheme

Arts & CultureEducation & Employment

The Foyle Foundation’s Main Grants Scheme awards one-year grants, typically up to £50,000, to UK registered charities whose core work covers Arts and Learning. Arts…

Up to: £50,000

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