Adult learners can apply for grants and bursaries to help pay for courses and training. Usually, the individual does not have to pay this money back. For most grants and bursaries you apply directly to the organisation that gives them out. They’ll have an application form and will be able to tell you if you qualify.
Location National
Funding organisation Department for Education
Who can apply Personal / Individual
How much you can get From Various to Various
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year). f you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider. You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both.
Location National
Funding organisation Department for Work and Pensions
Who can apply Personal / Individual
How much you can get From Up to £2,000 a year per child, or up to £4,000 a year if a child is disabled.
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability.
The support you get will depend on your needs. Through Access to Work, you can apply for:
a grant to help pay for practical support with your work; support with managing your mental health at work; or
money to pay for communication support at job interviews.
Location England, Wales, Scotland
Funding organisation Department for Work and Pensions
Who can apply Personal / Individual
How much you can get From Various to Various
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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Elmbridge-based businesses can apply for a one-off grant of up to 50% of the cost of business projects that: benefit the local economy; attract the public to local services and amenities. The type of projects the scheme supports include: street furniture and street scene improvements; bringing a shop that has been empty for at least three months back into commercial use
improving shop fronts; learning and skills or training initiatives; and initiatives to promote community improvement projects.
Location South East England
Funding organisation Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Who can apply Non-profit, Private Sector, Personal / Individual
How much you can get From up to £2000
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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Eden Tourism offers a small tourism marketing grant for tourism related projects in the Eden District. These small grants are to help fund projects that will generate tourism and similar economic benefits in Eden.
Location North West England
Funding organisation Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Who can apply Private Sector, Personal / Individual, Non-profit
How much you can get From up to £500
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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You could get £69.70 a week if you care for someone at least 35 hours a week and they get certain benefits. You do not have to be related to, or live with, the person you care for. You do not get paid extra if you care for more than one person. If someone else also cares for the same person as you, only one of you can claim Carer’s Allowance.
Location National
Funding organisation Department for Work and Pensions
Who can apply Personal / Individual
How much you can get From up to £69.70 per week
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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Grants to help new start-up and established SMEs looking to grow or relocate to the Borough of Scarborough. Your business must either be based in Scarborough or planning to relocate there. If your business has not started yet you must be about to do so soon. You won’t be able to apply if your business is in any of these sectors: public services; holiday accommodation; estate agencies; property developers; utility companies. Any grant will be for 50% of eligible project costs.
Location Yorkshire and the Humber
Funding organisation Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Who can apply Private Sector
How much you can get From Various to £5,000
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) delivers investment to safeguard the long-term sustainability, resilience and prosperity of the seafood sector across England.
Location England
Funding organisation Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Who can apply Personal / Individual, Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector
How much you can get From £500 to £250,000
Total size of grant scheme £6 million per year
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To support the delivery of the recommendations set out in the government response to the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market review, providers awarded accreditation in 2022 are eligible for a one-off £25,000 grant. This grant is to help providers with the additional costs of establishing ITT courses that meet the new quality requirements ahead of 2024.
Location England
Funding organisation Department for Education
Who can apply Public Sector, Private Sector
How much you can get From Up to £25,000
Total size of grant scheme N/A
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