Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Education Programme Area
Location East of England
Dates

Deadline for applications:This funding opportunity is ongoing

Aims Objective of the funding opportunity: To allow people to use education to maximise their potential. The funding aims to help young people and raise levels of pupil achievement as well as widening access to education for individuals previously prevented from taking advantage of these opportunities because of culture, background or disability. The Foundation also supports projects to improve the leadership and management skills of headteachers and leaders in education.
It aims to help the following client groups:
The low skilled
Young People


Those lacking basic skills
Those with disabilities
 
FRESA priorities The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:

Top priorities:
Workforce development and in-work progression

High priorities:

Sector skills
Under exploited sources of labour
Future labour force
Higher level skills

 

Medium priorities:
Access to learning and ICT

More information on the FRESA
The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding:
Workforce Development and in-work progression

Eligibility Eligible organisations: Charities or organisations with charitable aims
No match funding is required
Accreditation Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available Total funding available: £5.4 million is available for this programme area.
The average grant is around £32,000
Previous bids

Successful projects
See the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation Website

Application

You will need the following documents to apply for this funding:
Application guidelines

Contact

For further information contact:  
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
11 Park Place
London
SW1A 1LP
020 7297 4722 
info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk            
http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk