Short answer
✕Cannot pay for a workshop
Dates not confirmedNo open round confirmed. Check the funder's page for dates.
The funder's eligibility guidance states funding should predominantly be used to buy equipment, and explicitly rules out using the grant to take part in third-party schemes, competitions or pre-prepared workshops, or to pay consultancy or freelance science communicator fees. A bought-in STEM workshop day falls directly within what the scheme excludes.
✓Checked on the funder's website on 7 October 2026. View the funder's page (royalsociety.org)
- What it is
- A grant of up to £3,000 for a school or college to run an investigative STEM project with a STEM professional from academia or industry. The funder's own guidance says the money should predominantly buy equipment and explicitly cannot pay for pre-prepared workshops or freelance science communicator fees, so it cannot be used to commission a bought-in STEM workshop.
- Amount
- Up to £3,000 per project
- Who can apply
- SchoolThe school or college applies directly, in partnership with a nominated STEM professional from academia or industry (colleges are also eligible, alongside schools).
- Phases
- Primary, Secondary, Special, Post-16
- Where
- England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Funder
- The Royal Society
