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
Henry Smith Foundation Holiday Grants: can it pay for a STEM workshop?
Short answer
Cannot pay for a workshop
Dates not confirmedNo open round confirmed. Check the funder's page for dates.
Even when open, the programme's own eligibility wording excludes trips with educational or curriculum-based objectives and is restricted to a recreational day trip or short residential trip for children aged 13 or under, which does not fit a bought-in in-school STEM workshop. The funder also says its budget has been spent, with no reopening date stated.
Checked on the funder's website on 10 November 2026. View the funder's page (henrysmith.foundation)
Key facts
- What it is
- Funds recreational day trips or short residential trips for children aged 13 or under during school holidays. It excludes trips with educational or curriculum-based objectives. The funder says its latest round closed early once the budget was spent.
- Next round
- The funder says the programme is closed because its budget has been spent. No reopening date is given.
- Amount
- £500 to £3,000 per trip, when the programme is open
- Who can apply
- School, Charity, OtherSchools, youth groups and non-profit organisations with income under £2 million can apply; a school can apply directly with no charity vehicle needed. Applications must be made at least six weeks before the trip.
- Phases
- Primary, Secondary
- Where
- England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Funder
- Henry Smith Foundation