Science Grant Scheme
The Edina Trust offers £800 primary school science grants and £550 nursery science grants.
It’s quick and easy to access your Edina funding as it is
non-competitive, meaning grants are guaranteed if your school is located within one of our current local authority areas. Primary science grants are available in each area for three consecutive years.
Schools can use their grants for science resources, gardening equipment, science weeks, science subscriptions, science visits (into or out of school) and improving school grounds for science.
See 'How to Spend your Grant' page for more information
FAQs section can be found here
How to Access Your Funding
1. Choose your local authority area from our current eligible areas below.
2. Download a grant form.
3. Fill out the form and send it to the email at the end of the form.
4. We will be in touch to let you know when your grant is paid, or if we need to check any details with you first.
5. It is up to the school to purchase items/book a visit with the grant.
The Edina Trust has created a range of pre-populated forms with themed equipment lists which schools and nurseries may wish to use. Alternatively, schools and nurseries may wish to create their own equipment list. The Edina Trust, although not able to assess product safety, seeks to ensure that all items in its pre-populated grant forms are from suppliers with a proven track record in supplying safe and reliable equipment to schools and nurseries. However, individual schools and nurseries will have their own local H&S policies and individual circumstances, and are responsible for carrying out their own risk assessments before selecting and using Edina Trust funded science equipment with their pupils. The Trust accepts no liability for any loss, damage or injury arising from the use of equipment or products purchased with its grants.
We recommend accessing your funding today, so you can get your new science resources in school as soon as possible.
Choose Your Local Authority Area
Scotland
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Our Grants
School Grant
for Primary Schools and Special Schools
£800 per year for three consecutive years.
Infant and Junior schools receive £400 for three consecutive years.
Nursery Grant
for local authority maintained Non-PVI Nurseries ONLY
One-off £550 grant at any point during the three year scheme. This includes stand-alone nursery schools and embedded nursery classes.
Super Scientists Prize Draw Winners
2024-25
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School (Blackburn)
St John's CE Primary School (Blackpool)
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School (Liverpool)
St Margaret's CE Primary School (Manchester)
Moston Lane Primary School (Manchester)
St Patrick's Primary School, Aghagallon (Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon)
St Constantine's Primary School (Glasgow)
Cwmffrwdoer Primary School (Torfaen)
Oakgrove Primary School (Glasgow)
Forehill Primary School (South Ayrshire)
Rhos Primary School (Neath Port Talbot)
Monnow Primary School (Newport)
The Divine Mercy RC Primary School, nursery (Manchester)
Banbridge Nursery School (Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon)
Castlemilk Day Nursery (Glasgow)
Somerton Primary School, nursery (Newport)
Past Super Scientists
For the list of Past Super Scientist winners, click here!
Super Scientists Prize Draw
We love to hear how our grants have impacted science teaching and learning in schools. Your approval email sets out your school's timescale for reporting back to the Trust. Please visit our 'SGS Reporting' page and select how you would like to tell us how our funding has made a difference in your school!
Any school that provides feedback is entered into a prize draw to win two quality science books from our list of recommended science books. Don't miss out - the winners will be announced at the start of each new term!