Aims/priorities:
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) grant funding tests the impact of high-potential projects aiming to raise the attainment and wider outcomes of 2–19 year-olds, particularly those from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
The EEF’s funding rounds now focus on particular topics, and projects will be funded within selected themes under these topics.
The second funding round of 2024 will focus on two priority areas, identified as having gaps in the evidence base and with potential to benefit socio-economically disadvantaged pupils.
The Foundation is most interested in applications for this funding round in the following research priority areas:
Writing in Key Stages 1 to 4
- To support and evaluate programmes aimed at improving the writing outcomes of pupils aged 5 – 16 (Key Stage 1 – 4) in England.
Secondary mathematics
- Focusing on evaluating programmes with the potential to improve secondary mathematics outcomes for pupils aged 11 – 16 (Key Stages 3 – 4) in England. This theme is co-funded with XTX Markets who aim to support more pupils, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress to degrees, PhDs, and highly skilled careers in mathematics.
Who can apply:
Any legally constituted organisation working with children and young people between the ages of two to 19 can apply. Eligible applicants are as follows:
- Early Years Setting
- Primary school
- Secondary school
- Special school
- Further education college
- University
- Local education authority
- Charity
- For profit company (where funding is being used for public benefit)
- Multi-academy trust/Teaching School Alliance
- Community Enterprise Company/Social Enterprise
Grant amount:
It is envisaged that £200 million will be allocated in total over a 15 year period, with the extra fund value coming from fund-raising and investment returns.
There are no set minimum or maximum award amounts.
Past EEF grants to programme delivery organisations have ranged from £90,000 to £1.5 million.
Application process:
There are usually two funding rounds a year (Spring and Autumn).
Detailed guidance notes and online application forms are available on the EEF website.
Contact the Education Endowment Fund for further information.
Deadline: Applications for the Autumn 2024 round are open and must be submitted by the deadline of 7 November 2024.
Contact information:
Tel: 0207 802 1676
Email: applications@eefoundation.org.uk