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
Local community foundations: can it pay for a STEM workshop?
Short answer
Possibly, with conditions
Open all yearOpen all year, no fixed deadline
This is a network of separately governed local foundations, not a single scheme, so whether a specific local fund permits spending on a bought-in workshop, and whether a school can apply directly or needs a PTA or charity vehicle, depends entirely on that local foundation's own criteria. Always check the nearest foundation's live fund list rather than treating this as one uniform route.
Checked on the funder's website on 10 November 2026. View the funder's page (ukcommunityfoundations.org)
How to use it for a workshop
Find the nearest local community foundation by postcode, review its currently open funds, and approach any whose criteria explicitly cover children's education, activities or enrichment, since this varies fund to fund and cannot be generalised.
Put a price in your application
From £597 per day, excluding VAT, for the nearest schools.See your exact price
Key facts
- What it is
- The umbrella body for a UK-wide network of independent local community foundations. It does not itself run a grant programme; a school finds its nearest local foundation by postcode, and that foundation sets its own funds, amounts, eligibility and priorities.
- Amount
- Varies by local foundation and individual fund; the national UK Community Foundations pages checked do not themselves state a typical amount or range
- Who can apply
- School, Charity, PTA, OtherEligibility and applicant type (school, PTA, charity or other) depend entirely on the individual local foundation and fund; the national UKCF site sets no universal rule.
- Where
- England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Funder
- UK Community Foundations