Grants for outdoor learning visits
Visit this SNH webpage to learn about travel grants to help with the cost of getting to either of Scotland’s National Parks, and locate other sources of funding.
2017/18 Cairngorms National Park travel grant scheme is now open!
The scheme is open to all schools in Scotland and voluntary groups who experience disadvantage, to make educational trips to the Cairngorms National Park. Grants of up to £200 or 75% of travel costs are available to cover the costs of transport, which is known to be a key barrier [...]
Local School Nature Grants Scheme
Learning Through Landscape's grant fund for equipment and training to support engaging learners with nature. This fund is open to all schools, and will operate throughout the next couple of years, on a rolling applications basis.
Free education visits to historic places
Historic Environment Scotland offers free education visits to bring more than 5,000 years of history to life. To find out more, including which groups can qualify, how to organise a visit, and what resources are available to support your visit, follow the link below.
Heritage Education School Visits Travel Subsidy
Scottish schools may be able to get help with the travel costs of visiting heritage sites of national importance. This Scottish Government travel subsidy can cover up to 75% of transport costs (up to £250) to visit the chosen site. For further details on eligibility and how to apply, follow [...]
Grants available for range of Learning for Sustainability projects
Education Scotland Learning for Sustainability e-bulletin provides this link to funding opportunities for LfS projects, which includes outdoor learning (1st June 2016).
Action Earth grants
Run in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage, any group of volunteers can apply for Action Earth grants of between £50-250 to run environmental activities in Scotland’s green spaces. This could include creating or improving wildflower meadows, ponds, woodlands or community gardens. NB exclusions include projects which involve pupils on school [...]
Innovation Fund for Schools – closing the attainment gap
Taking learning outdoors can be creative, fun and engaging. Why not aim for high quality regular and frequent outdoor learning, including CLPL for staff, to help improve attainment through outdoor learning in your school? Innovation Fund proposals should focus on literacy, numeracy or health and wellbeing. The closing date for [...]
