OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS GRANT – The Ernest Cook Trust

Applications for this grant are now open.

The Outdoor Essentials Grant is a £500 award to UK state-funded Primary and Secondary schools to enable them to get their pupils learning outdoors.

The current round of funding offers grants for the following options:

• Nature & Nurture – school grounds improvements

• Transport & Travel – transport costs to Outdoor Learning venues

• Wellies & Waterproofs – outdoor clothing

Unfortunately they do not fund the following:

  • individuals
  • Independent Schools
  • Nursery Schools
  • Playgroups
  • Any school outside the UK
  • Youth groups or clubs, as this is a fund for state schools only
  • Outdoor Learning organisations/registered charities, e.g. forest schools
  • Parent Teacher Associations, Governors or ‘Friends of…’ Trusts. Applications must be made directly from the school

For more information on the grant and how to apply please click here.