Competitions & Funding for Schools
General environmental awards and competitions
BAA Environment Awards: www.baa.com/portal/page/CRmicrositesLHR07%5ELocal+community%5ECommunity+investment/
The Conservation foundation and O2 ‘its your community scheme’ offers awards of up to £1000: www.Conservationfoundation.co.uk/ActLocalAwards.php
B&Q better neighbour Grant Scheme and One Planet living Awards: www.diy.com
Eco-schools is an international initiative that offers a framework for making you whole school more sustainable. Once signed up you can be eligible for grants: www.eco-schools.org.uk
School Grounds
Capital Growth - Boris Johnson's plan is to fund 2012 food growing projects by 2012. Apparently you have to register in the section ' I have land to available' and then you are able to apply for a small amount of funding to develop it: www.capitalgrowth.org/
The Growing Schools website has information on award schemes and funding in addition to resources to support outdoor learning:
www.Teachernet.gov.uk/growingschools/resources/funding/
Alan Titchmarsh Gardens for Schools offers grants of up to £500: www.alantitchmarsh.com/gardensforschools.asp
The British Ecological Society offers up to £1000 to enhance school grounds for the purposes of teaching ecology: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/articles/grants/education/EEG/#school_ground_developments
The Royal Society Partnership offers grants for improving school ground for teaching science:
www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=1948
Awards for all (one of the Lottery funders) offer grants between £300 and £10,000 to fund a specific project or activity. schools don't normally get funding without specific community involvement in the project: http://www.awardsforall.org.uk
Health for Kids awards (apply by feb 09): www.healthforkidsawards.co.uk/form.htm
Learning through landscapes can offer information and advice for school grounds projects: www.ltl.org.uk
Energy and carbon reduction
Community Sustainable Energy Programme offers grants for carbon reducing projects: www.communitysustainable.org.uk
Ashden Awards offer money for innovative, practical schemes which have a proven track record of providing sustainable energy at a local level, in a way which both improves quality of life and tackles environmental problems : http://www.ashdenawards.org/apply
Other possibilities
The support section of the Sustainable Schools area of Teachernet often has the latest news on funding for school grounds projects:
www.Teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/support/funding.cfm
The Big Lottery Fund can support schools in projects with wider social aims including pride in the local environment:
www.Biglotteryfund.org.uk
Ernest Cook Trust: www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/frames.htm
CABE grants: www.cabe.org.uk
For other possibilities have a look at the Directory of Grant Making Trusts:
www.grantsonline.org/grant%20making%20trusts%20directory.htm
If you find new sources of funding or some of the above organisations have ceased offering funds please contact Joe Pecorelli
Last updated: 27.11.2008
