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Deadline: 31-Dec-2026
The Platten Family Fund provides grants of £1,000 to £10,000 to charitable organisations delivering STEM education, vocational training, and STEM heritage activities in North East England. The fund particularly supports projects that strengthen skills and opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including engineering and vocational trades.
The Platten Family Fund was established through donations from a Blyth-based family to support education and training initiatives across the North East of England.
The fund has a particular interest in STEM-related learning, engineering, vocational skills, and the region’s scientific and industrial heritage.
It supports charitable organisations that can demonstrate a clear benefit to people living in North East England.
The Platten Family Fund supports projects that provide educational, training, or heritage benefits connected to STEM.
Eligible activities may include:
Projects should demonstrate a clear connection to the needs and interests of communities in North East England.
Successful applicants can receive grants ranging from:
The funding can support eligible project costs. However, staffing costs should be clearly justified and should not represent a significant proportion of the requested grant.
Applicants should therefore demonstrate that the majority of the funding will contribute directly to meaningful STEM education, training, or heritage outcomes.
The fund is open to charitable organisations delivering activities that benefit people living in North East England.
Eligible organisations should be able to demonstrate:
The opportunity is particularly relevant to charities working with young people, learners, communities, or individuals seeking technical and vocational skills.
The fund’s focus can be understood across three main areas:
Projects can help people develop knowledge and practical understanding in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Examples include STEM workshops, educational programmes, practical learning sessions, and community science activities.
The fund also supports training connected to vocational trades and technical skills.
This may include initiatives designed to help participants develop practical capabilities relevant to engineering, manufacturing, construction, technology, or related sectors.
Projects can also focus on the history and heritage of STEM and engineering in North East England.
This could include activities that preserve, interpret, or celebrate the region’s industrial, engineering, scientific, or technological heritage.
The North East of England has a strong history in engineering, manufacturing, science, shipbuilding, mining, and other technical industries.
Supporting STEM education and vocational training can help communities preserve this heritage while developing skills relevant to the modern economy.
The Platten Family Fund therefore provides an opportunity for charitable organisations to connect education, skills development, community benefit, and regional STEM heritage.
Projects that create practical learning opportunities and deliver clear benefits to local residents are particularly relevant to the fund’s objectives.
A strong application should clearly explain:
Applicants should prepare a clear project proposal before submitting an application.
Check that your organisation is charitable and that the proposed activities will benefit people living in North East England.
Explain exactly what STEM education, training, vocational activity, or heritage work you intend to deliver.
Describe the people or communities who will benefit and explain the expected impact on them.
Develop a realistic budget within the £1,000–£10,000 funding range.
Clearly justify staffing costs and ensure they do not represent an excessive share of the requested funding.
Set out measurable outcomes, such as:
Provide the required organisational and project information through the fund’s designated application process and ensure that all requested information is complete and accurate.
Applicants should avoid:
A competitive proposal should be specific, locally relevant, and outcome-focused.
Consider highlighting:
Most importantly, make a direct connection between the proposed activity, the needs of local people, and the objectives of the Platten Family Fund.
Charitable organisations working to benefit people living in North East England can apply for support for eligible STEM education, training, vocational, and heritage activities.
Grants range from £1,000 to £10,000 per eligible project.
The fund supports STEM education, engineering and technical training, vocational trades, and projects celebrating or preserving STEM heritage in North East England.
Staffing costs may be considered, but they should be well justified and should not make up a significant proportion of the grant budget.
Yes. The fund is intended to support charitable activities that benefit people living in North East England.
Yes. STEM and engineering heritage activities are within the fund’s stated area of interest, alongside STEM education and vocational training.
A suitable project should have a clear STEM, technical, vocational, or heritage focus and demonstrate tangible benefits for communities in North East England.
The Platten Family Fund offers grants of £1,000 to £10,000 for charitable organisations delivering STEM education, vocational training, and STEM heritage activities in North East England. Organisations should focus on projects that develop skills, expand educational opportunities, or preserve the region’s STEM and engineering heritage while demonstrating clear and measurable community benefits.
For more information, visit Community Foundation North East.
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