The Royal Society’s annual Partnership Grant scheme is currently accepting applications from primary and secondary schools, including sixth form colleges, for the third and final round of 2024.

Grants of up to £3,000 are available for partnership projects between a school partner from the UK and a STEM partner from academia or industry for a specific investigative project that increases the appeal of science and engineering to children aged 5 to 18 years across the UK. (STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.)

The funding, which is predominantly to be used to buy equipment, is for projects that meet the following criteria:

Students involved in the project must be between 5 and 18. Reception years are eligible if the project is run in conjunction with other age groups. Sixth form and further education colleges are also eligible.
The title of the project must be a scientific question that the students are attempting to answer by completing their research.
The project must be specific to the school and cannot be part of a third-party scheme or competition.
There must be at least one term between the date the application is submitted and the project starting to allow time for judging and administration to transfer funds.
The project must run for a minimum of one term.

The deadline for applications is 29 November 2024 for projects starting from April 2025.

For more information, visit Partnership Grants | Royal Society