Learner Grants Group Experience

Grant snapshot

Applicant

Any staff member at a Skills and Education Group member organisation. If you don’t know if your organisation is a member, browse our map of member organisations.

Amount

Up to £1,000

Timeline

Wave 1 and Wave 2 will be opening in 2025

Purpose

A grant opportunity for staff applicants from silver grade or higher members who have identified a group experience that relates to course content, employment prospects or more broadly offers a cohort of learners the opportunity to develop relevant skills.

Helping groups of learners to overcome financial, social or cultural barriers and advance their skills and education by engaging in new and exciting learning opportunities

How to apply

Staff applicants

  1. Complete our Learner Grant Application Form
  2. Submit your application!

If you have any questions or need help completing your application, email foundation@skillsedugroup.co.uk

Skills and Education Group members

Members at Silver, Gold and Platinum level membership are able to apply for grants to support their learners. The amount you request may change based on the number of applicants from your organisation in an academic year.

Learn more about the impact of the Learner Grants.

Read case studies

Application Checklist

We want you to succeed in your application so please make sure that you include all of the following….

Application checklist

  • Make sure your education provider is a Silver, Gold or Platinum level member of Skills and Education Group. A map of current member organisations can be viewed on our Membership page.
  • Look at the tips and other resources on the page below to help you write the best application possible.
  • Gather all the information you’ll need to complete the application.
  • Be as detailed as possible in your responses on the application.
  • Focus your answers on how the grant will help your learners with their educational and career goals
  • Ask us for help if there’s anything you don’t understand.
  • Complete the application form and submit it to us.

Case studies

Read more about our impact and stories of the Learner Grant at work.

Ready to apply?

I have questions…

What can the Learner Grant Group Experience be used for?

This funding is intended to add to the impact of the excellent work undertaken by our members in their classrooms, bolstering the learning outcomes and employment prospect of students through the enablement of experiences that might otherwise not be available to them.

Examples of such experiences might include, but not be limited to,

  • The visiting of course-related historical or cultural sites (museums, art galleries etc…)
  • The visiting of course-related employers, or the invitation of employers onto member sites, to provide tour or workshop experiences
  • The participation in course-related competitive events that can help learners develop both soft and hard skills
  • The invitation of specialist training providers or event facilitators on to member sites to lead workshops with learners

 

What information will I need to complete the application?

  • Name
  • Contact info (post code, phone, email)
  • The name of your college/training provider
  • Course title and level
  • Amount requested (up to a maximum of £1,000)
  • A clear outline of the context you are working in, the details of your proposal and an outline of your prospective beneficiaries (learners, staff, additional)

How will I know if my grant application has been successful?

We’ll tell you by email if your application has been successful. If we need more information, we will contact you directly. All applicants will be notified of the results, regardless of outcome, within two weeks of the application deadline

How long does it take to process applications?

14 working days. We will let you know if there are any delays.

Apply now

If you have any questions or need help completing your application, email foundation@skillsedugroup.co.uk