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Schools, colleges, home education groups and youth groups across the East of England can apply for a grant to support a STEM-related activity for children through STEMPOINT's Grant Programme 2026.

Over the past 3 years, we have collaborated with more than 35 educational institutions across the East of England, supporting them in the development of innovative STEM projects, creating inspiring garden spaces, and the exhilarating staging of robot competitions. These efforts have collectively impacted over 7,500 young minds, who have embraced the wonders of STEM.

Additional eligibility criteria:

Your project must add value over and above the National Curriculum requirements.
A grant should be for something that benefits multiple children not just a few. We understand that in a small school the numbers of children benefiting may be smaller, so please ensure you make this clear.
We will not fund transport costs.
We will not fund staff salaries or CPD.
You must provide a short evaluation about the impact the grant you received had on the children.
We will prioritise projects or activities that include the use of STEM Ambassadors.
A member of staff or organisation leader must submit the application (not a parent).
Partnership projects between schools will only be considered if all parties sign the application.

What can the grant fund:

As an educational charity we understand the challenges faced by educational institutions, from schools and colleges to youth groups, in igniting the flames of curiosity and passion for STEM subjects among their students.

That’s why we’ve introduced the STEMPOINT Grant scheme to help get STEM initiatives off the ground or to continue to run existing successful projects for children.

To find out more about the types of projects and activities that have been successful in the past, please read the case studies below.

Pollution

Carbon Monoxide Released Indicates Massive Fossil Fuel Burning.

Collaborating with local partners to implement community-owned clean drinking water projects in remote communities.

Deforestation

Burning stubble & farm residue contributes significantly to wildfires.

Collaborating with local partners to implement community-owned clean drinking water projects in remote communities.

Population

How Harmful are Volatile Organic Compounds for Us?

Collaborating with local partners to implement community-owned clean drinking water projects in remote communities.

Meet our Helping Hands

They do not behave like waves, they do not behave like particles, they do not behave like clouds....

Crystal Logan

Project Management Specialist

Esther Howard

Frontend Developer

Ted Horton

Gaming Director

Esther Howard

Frontend Developer

Seventeen pupils (from Year 3 to Year 6) from Great Yarmouth Primary Academy took on scientific challenges to obtain the CREST Superstar Award.

They completed eight 1-hour challenges in their after-school STEM Club with resources that were funded with a grant from STEMPOINT. These scientific activities included “A hole in my bucket”, “Bridge Blunder”, “Buy Them Try Them”, “Crafty Rafts”, “Fantastic Fingerprints”, “Investigating Inks”, “Racing Rockets” and “Super Spinners”.

Great Yarmouth Superstars

Primary Pupils Have Crest Award Success

Claudia Remedio, the teacher who leads the STEM club, said that the ink investigation study was the clear favourite for her pupils (“they loved that”). This challenge involved using paper chromatography to show the different colours that can be separated out from different inks. The fingerprint and crafty raft activities were also popular with the children.

Claudia found that leading the CREST activities helped her to develop “knowledge and creativity”. She noted that at first her pupils were reliant on her for support, but as the club progressed “they became more independent and came up with new ideas.”

The school plans to continue the STEM Club and to give other teachers and pupils the opportunity to experience these scientific activities.

Crest Leader Claudia

We are waiting for the spring to start growing our seeds with the students. We've also got Guinea pigs now and a shed, so the polytunnel has really started a redevelopment of our quad area in the middle of our school. Thank you so much STEMPOINT!

Vicky

Hertswood Academy

Our STEM club did not exist last year, and with your funding we have achieved an incredible amount in one year. This has had an enormous impact on the STEM club participants, but also on 100s of students across the school. I completed the online Starting STEM Club course which was brilliant, and we have achieved the STEM Bronze Award for our STEM Club.

Cimone

Sir John Leman School

Teacher Quotes from St Alban’s RC High School STEM Club:

“The grant has made a real difference.”

“The STEM Club allows us to work outside of the curriculum.”

St Alban’s RC High School STEM Club

Teacher

STEMPOINT Grant Programme 2026 is open for applications!

STEMPOINT Grant

Schools, colleges, home education groups and youth groups across the East of England can apply for a grant to support a STEM-related activity for children through STEMPOINT's Grant Programme 2026.

Eligibility

Additional eligibility criteria:

Terms and Conditions for grant recipients

What can the grant fund:

Previous STEMPOINT Grant recipients

Successful schools in 2024

Successful schools in 2023

Our Green Wonders

Carbon Monoxide Released Indicates Massive Fossil Fuel Burning.

Burning stubble & farm residue contributes significantly to wildfires.

How Harmful are Volatile Organic Compounds for Us?

Meet our Helping Hands

Crystal Logan

Esther Howard

Ted Horton

Esther Howard

Quotes

Great Yarmouth Superstars

Crest Leader Claudia

Vicky

Cimone

St Alban’s RC High School STEM Club

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