BBC Children in Need: Curiosity
Overview
They are inviting applications for grants to fund projects that engage children and young people in science based activities. Projects should encourage young people to be curious about the world around them, making a positive difference in their lives.
This is not about formal education.
Projects should encourage young people to be curious about the world around them and inside them, making a positive difference in their lives: building confidence and self-esteem, developing life skills and expanding horizons.
What are they looking for?
- They are looking for new projects that make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK through engagement with and participation in science.
- They want to fund organisations who are excited to learn about the difference science can make and can help them learn too.
What funding is available?
You can apply for two levels of award:
- small grants – up to £10,000 a year for up to three years
- large grants – up to £40,000 a year for up to three years.
Curiosity is a one-off scheme and this is the second and last round of funding, so they expect it to be highly competitive. For their first round, they received 183 applications and made 32 grants.
They expect to make no more than 35 small awards, and no more than 15 large awards in total in this final round. This means that only the strongest ideas will have a full assessment and they strongly recommend you read their guidance carefully before you make your application.
Before you submit an application to Curiosity, you must email cin.curiosity@bbc.co.uk so that they can have a conversation about your proposal.
You can also head to the Curiosity Facebook Group to receive updates about the fund.