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
Royal Institution Science in Schools funded visits: 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.
This is a free science show and CPD day delivered by the Royal Institution's own presenters, not a cash grant, so a school cannot use it to pay Hyett or any other external provider. It is a free alternative to a bought-in workshop rather than a funding route.
Checked on the funder's website on 10 November 2026. View the funder's page (rigb.org)
Key facts
- What it is
- A free science show and teacher CPD day delivered by the Royal Institution's own presenters, worth £800, for UK state-funded schools. It is free provision from the funder, not a cash grant a school can spend on an external provider.
- Next round
- The Ri asks schools to register interest and says it will contact them when the scheme reopens.
- Amount
- Free visits from Royal Institution presenters, worth £800 (in-kind, not a cash grant)
- Who can apply
- SchoolA member of school staff involved in teaching a STEM subject applies (or another named school contact); this is not something an external provider such as Hyett can apply for.
- Phases
- Primary, Secondary
- Where
- England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Funder
- Royal Institution