Open all yearPossibly, with conditions
BlueSpark Foundation grants
- Amount
- Most grants are under £2,000; none are more than £5,000
- Deadline
- Open all year, no fixed deadline
CREST Awards Engage funding: can it pay for a STEM workshop?
Short answer
Possibly, with conditions
ClosedClosed 20 October 2026
The grant is for running CREST Awards and can be spent on materials, equipment, teacher CPD and more. The funder does not say whether an external workshop fee qualifies, so a workshop would need to be part of pupils’ CREST project work. Confirm with the British Science Association before applying.
The funder has updated this page since our last check. We are re-checking the details; confirm with the funder before applying. View the funder's page (crestawards.org)
How to use it for a workshop
Only consider this if the workshop forms part of pupils' CREST Award project work, and check with the British Science Association before applying.
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Key facts
- What it is
- Funding to help schools in challenging circumstances run CREST Awards with pupils from groups underrepresented in STEM. Provides a small cash grant plus a matching voucher for CREST Award fees; the money is for running CREST Awards, not for commissioning an external workshop provider.
- Amount
- £350 grant money plus a voucher covering up to £350 of CREST Award fees (an 'Engage Simply CREST' option also exists, offering the free CREST Award voucher only, with no cash grant)
- Who can apply
- SchoolSchools in challenging circumstances can apply.
- Phases
- Primary, Secondary, Post-16
- Where
- England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Funder
- British Science Association (CREST Awards)