Grant News

The Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific institution, promoting scientific research and knowledge, has announced that the next round of its Partnership grants programme will re-open on the 3rd February 2025. The programme awards grants of up to £3,000 to primary and secondary schools to support the teaching of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

These projects must be run at a primary or secondary school or college, collaborating with a professional scientist or engineer. Eligible applicants include any UK primary or secondary school teacher or a practising scientist/engineer, provided that the students participating in the project are aged between 5 and 18.

Applicants are required to establish a partnership before initiating the application. The application should be started by the school partner, serving as the primary applicant, while the secondary partner should be a STEM professional currently working in a related field, such as a researcher or analyst.

The scheme has introduced a sub-programme, "Tomorrow's Climate Scientists," which specifically funds schools to research climate change and biodiversity issues. The application process for this extension mirrors that of the main scheme. For additional details regarding this extension, please email the Schools Engagement team at education@royalsociety.org.

The Partnership Grants scheme is an annual funding round. There is a two-stage application process. The next deadline for stage-1 applications is the 30th April 2025.

Projects previously funded:

• What’s the Weather Like? - a Partnership Grants project between Mead Community Primary School and Black and Veatch that has enabled pupils to begin predicting their local weather.
• Shooting stars on camera: Colour composition and contrasts: A project between William Perkin C of E High School and the Open University. Students have been determining the origin and elemental structure of meteors under the guidance of academic professional, Professor MonicaGrady.

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Eligibility and judging criteria