Competitions, Grants and Links
I will try to refresh this page at least termly so that it does not get out of date. Basically a collection of useful grants, competitions, events that are mostly free or very cheap.
- Neon bursaries for eligible schools (apply before 31st July 2024): https://www.stemfundingforschools.org.uk/
- Meet and code grants (apply from 22nd May 2024 for events 17th Jun-31st Oct 2024): https://meet-and-code.org/gb/en/
- Ri Grants for Science Shows (Closes 24th May 2024): https://www.rigb.org/learning/grants-schools
- CREST and Science Week kick-start grants (1-2 rounds/year): https://help.crestawards.org/portal/en/kb/articles/grants-and-funding-to-run-crest
- IET grants including First LEGO League: https://education.theiet.org/first-lego-league-programmes/how-we-make-a-difference/funding-support/
- IET Faraday Challenge Days (for age 12-13, apply by May 2024 for participation from Sep 2024): https://education.theiet.org/iet-faraday-challenge-days/
- Royal Society Partnership Grants (annual by Apr, Jun, Nov): https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/partnership-grants/
- Royal Institution London Holiday Workshops (some run by me): https://www.rigb.org/season/holiday-workshops
- Rolls-Royce Schools Prize for Science and Technology (opens Sept): https://careers.rolls-royce.com/united-kingdom/stem/science-prize/
- Samsung Secondary Solve for Tomorrow Competition (Mar-Jun annually): https://www.samsung.com/uk/solvefortomorrow/next-gen/
- Big bang secondary competition (Submit by 27th Mar 2024): https://www.thebigbang.org.uk/the-big-bang-competition/
- Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Broadcast: https://www.teweek.org.uk/