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BFSS’s Main Fund for Improving Access to Education in the UK

Deadline: 16-Jan-23

The British & Foreign School Society (BFSS) is accepting applications to support charitable organisations running UK and International projects to improve access to education or the quality of education for vulnerable or deprived children and young people under the age of 25.

Grant Types

The Fund will be provided through 2 grant rounds.

  • UK Projects
    • BFSS supports work that aims to improve the educational outcomes and life chances of Young Carers and Care Experienced Young People under the age of 25 living in the UK.
    • Applications must be new or innovative interventions that are evidence based, with an emphasis on evaluation and the intention that the intervention will be scaled up or replicated if successful.
  • International Projects
    • BFSS supports work which improves the quality, sustainability, and access to education for young people up to the age of 25 within international marginalised and deprived communities.
    • BFSS currently has two priority areas, and particularly welcomes applications which focus on:
      • Re-establishing education where the provision of education has suffered from conflict or natural disaster.
      • Enhancing the opportunities and reducing barriers for girls to access education
Funding & Duration Information
  • For UK Projects
    • Funding is available for one to five years
    • BFSS will fund between £30,000 to £100,000 per project (maximum £30,000 per year for multi year projects)
  • For International Projects
    • Funding is available for one to three years
    • BFSS will fund between £5,000 to £60,000 per project (maximum £30,000 per year)
Eligible Projects
  • For UK Projects
    • Improve educational outcomes – including the support of Care Experienced Young People and Young Carers to attend and engage in mainstream school life, improving their access to out of school support and increasing the number of education professionals able to understand their needs.
    • Improve life chances – including improving the support for Care Experienced Young People and Young Carers (aged 16-24) to access further education, employment or training opportunities and improving support for them to remain engaged with these opportunities.
    • Encourage innovation – supporting new or innovative interventions that are evidence based, with an emphasis on evaluation and the intention that the intervention will be scaled up or replicated if successful.
  • For International Projects
    • Improve access to education – including increasing the number of educational opportunities, especially for girls, (including construction of classrooms or latrines), increasing the number of qualified teachers trained in inclusive, non-discriminatory practices and improving community attitudes to educating children who are often excluded or overlooked.
    • Improve the quality of education – including enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, improving access to extra-curricular support, increasing child friendly resources, and increasing access to aspirational vocational training opportunities including STEM and IT.
    • Improve the sustainability of education projects – including encouraging educational projects with integrated community management or ownership, self-generating income and minimising their environmental impact.
Eligibility Criteria
  • For UK Projects
    • UK registered charities with an income normally between £25,000 and £2.5 million. Charities must be financially sound and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, and must have at least three years of continuous accounts submitted to the relevant UK Charity Commission or Regulator. OR
    • UK based and state funded schools, academies, colleges and other educational establishments regardless of their income size, providing they can demonstrate a network effect beyond one individual school. Organisations must be financially sound and have at least three years of continuous accounts submitted to the relevant UK regulator.
    • Organisations should be directly involved in the provision of the project activities. We do not fund organisations whose primary purpose is fundraising.
  • For International Projects
    • Applying organisations must:
      • Have UK charitable status and be registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. We do not fund non-UK based organisations, Community Interest Companies (CICs) or individuals.
      • Have an annual income normally between £25,000 and £2.5 million.
      • Be financially sound and have at least three years of continuous accounts submitted to the relevant UK Charity Commission or Regulator.
      • Organisations must be directly involved in the provision of the project activities. We do not fund organisations whose primary purpose is fundraising.

For more information, visit https://www.bfss.org.uk/grant-giving/main-fund/