STEM Grant Criteria
Whilst there is no maximum grant amount, a typical Large Grant is £10,000-£75,000 per year for up to three years. The Foundation has funded many excellent projects and initiatives for both higher and lower amounts.
We welcome applications from initiatives globally, but are particularly interested in hearing from charities working in: Europe, America, China, Brazil, South Korea, Japan and India.
Priority Groups
The foundation will prioritise underrepresented groups, categorised as:
- Girls (including those who identify as non-binary)
- Financially disadvantaged determined by Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) in the UK and equivalent in other countries
- Geographical considerations – rural, coastal, inner city
- Ethnic minority groups
- Special educational needs and disability (SEND)
Age Group
- Children aged 11 – 18 years-old as the priority
- Primary school (typically 6 – 11 years-old) will be prioritised where they include teacher CPD for this age-group
Intervention Type
- Teacher continued professional development
- In classroom interventions
- Clubs and activities outside of formal education setting, where education is to a high standard.
Subject
The trustees do not have a preference on which STEM subject is prioritised, as long as it falls within science, technology, engineering and mathematic education.
Location and registration
- Organisations must be registered in the UK/ USA/ Europe
- Project activities can have a global reach and be outside of these regions.
Engagement
- The Spectris Foundation believes in a relational funder relationship and works with funded organisations to identify any additional support that could strengthen their impact.
- The Foundation will ask whether there are volunteering opportunities that would be genuinely helpful to the charity; these will not influence funding decisions but may enhance the overall benefit of the grant.
