Grants are available for UK registered charities, community groups and schools to support projects working with displaced children and young people both in the UK and internationally.

The following funding is available:

UK projects

£10,000 to £60,000 for up to two years (maximum £30,000 per year) for registered charities or educational establishments.
£10,000 to £20,000 for up to two years (maximum £10,000 per year) for organisations which are not registered charities or educational establishments.

For registered charities and education establishments, annual grant payments cannot exceed 50% of an organisation's three-year average income.

BFSS will fund between 25% to 100% of the total project costs.

Applications are accepted from UK registered charities, not-for-profit community-based organisations, schools, academies, colleges and other educational establishments.

Registered charities 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.
Have an annual income less than £2.5 million.
Be financially sound and have at least three years of continuous financial accounts submitted to the relevant UK Charity Commission or regulator.

Schools, academies, colleges and other educational establishments must:

Be able to demonstrate a network effect beyond one individual school.

Funding is available for new or pilot projects which have started within the past 12 months to meet a newly arisen need.

The fund will support work which aims to:

Improve access to educational opportunity (including further education or employment opportunities for those aged 16-25).
Reduce barriers to achievement, for children and young people living in the UK who are refugees or asylum seekers, unaccompanied children or children of undocumented migrants.

Stage one applications can be made at any time for UK or international projects. These will be assessed on a rolling basis and shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a stage two proposal.

Stage one application forms are available to complete on the BFSS website - Grant Giving Organisation Giving Funding for Educational Projects - The BFSS