Grant News

State-funded primary schools, nurseries and special schools in Belfast, Halton. North Lanarkshire, Nottingham, Stoke on Trent, Blackburn with Darwen, Denbighshire, Manchester, Newport and Torfaen can currently apply for grants from the Edina Trust to run science projects.

The Edina Trust offers £800 primary and special school grants and £550 nursery grants.

The Science Grant Scheme runs in each area for three years before moving on to a new area. The Edina Trust Science Grant Scheme (SGS) is non-competitive. Funding is set aside to ensure every school and maintained nursery in eligible areas receives the full amount.

Grants can be used for science weeks, science-related school trips, science equipment and science subscriptions; improving school grounds for science and gardening resources.

Examples of projects that received funding are:

• St Bede's Primary School, Sunderland that created a Forest School area in the school grounds. The school used the Edina Trust grant to purchase tools that the children can use, which has allowed them to get outside and learn about nature, as well as develop their self-confidence.
• Kersland School, Renfrewshire had a visit from Glasgow Science Centre's Bodyworks On Tour programme. The programme is all about our amazing bodies and offers an array of exciting workshops, live science shows and interactive exhibits. Everything is hands-on and designed to fit the needs of learners from pre-school through to primary and secondary school pupils.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

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