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
Every Child Can (England): can it pay for a STEM workshop?
Short answer
Possibly, with conditions
Dates not confirmedNo open round confirmed. Check the funder's page for dates.
£132.5 million has been announced, and life and future skills, including STEM, is one of the enrichment categories. The government has not yet published how schools or providers can take part, so it is not yet possible to say whether it could pay for a workshop.
Checked on the funder's website on 10 November 2026. View the funder's page (gov.uk)
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Key facts
- What it is
- A national programme announced on 13 June 2026 to fund enriching activities for children in schools and communities, including STEM, but the funding mechanism and how schools or providers can take part have not yet been published.
- Next round
- The government says further details, including how to apply, will be published in due course.
- Amount
- £132.5 million nationally; no per-school figure has been published
- Who can apply
- OtherHow schools and organisations will take part has not yet been published.
- Where
- England
- Funder
- UK Government, with The National Lottery Community Fund