Theirworld Education Innovation Awards 2025 (£50,000 Funding + Training)

Theirworld presents the Education Innovation Awards 2025, offering a unique opportunity for non-profit organizations striving to innovate in education, particularly for marginalized learners. Apply now and stand a chance to win £50,000 funding.

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About Theirworld Education Innovation Awards

Opportunity Details

  • Date Published: March 13, 2025
  • Application Deadline: April 01, 2025
  • Category: Contest Grants

Are you working on an innovative education project that serves marginalised learners? If so, Theirworld could help you take your project to the next level. They looking for up to 10 non-profits for our Education Innovation Awards 2025. Winners receive support to grow via leadership coaching, masterclass training sessions, one-to-one mentoring and a grant of up to £50,000 each. In 2025, they especially welcome applications from organisations working on:

  • Supporting mental health.
  • Preventing dropout.
  • Providing inclusive support for youth to remain in school.

Organisations supporting LGBTQ+ initiatives are especially encouraged to apply.

Why apply?

The award is designed to help you develop your pilot, invest in evaluation and complete other activities to prepare for scale-up. Their programme will:

  • Equip you with the know-how to plan the next stage of your organisation’s growth.
  • Help you step outside the daily whirlwind and take time to reflect and plan – supported by experts and mentors.
  • Develop your team’s knowledge and skills, through a combination of masterclasses, mentoring and coaching.

The scale-ready grant is designed to help you develop your pilot, invest in evaluation and complete other activities to prepare for scale-up.

 

Benefits of Theirworld Education Innovation Awards

Up to 10 winners will benefit from their accelerator-style programme, combining essential elements to help your project grow:

  • Masterclass training sessions.
  • One-to-one and/or group mentoring.
  • A grant of up to £50,000 per organisation.
  • Leadership coaching provided by BTS Spark, a specialist in the needs of education leaders. 

Theirworld Education Innovation Awards Requirements

They prioritise applications from Community Led Organisations. A Community Led Organisation is:

  • Registered in the country of activity
  • Staffed mainly by people who are citizens of, or living in, the country of activity
  • Governed by a board made up of members who are citizens of, or living in, the country of activity

Your innovation must also meet the criteria outlined in this document. While projects can come from any country, they will prioritise applications that have impact in, or intend to scale to, one or more countries where they have existing projects (see map: https://theirworld.org/projects/).

 

Application Date and Process

Does it sound like your project would be a good fit? If yes, complete the eligibility check now (click on the link to the application website to access the eligibility check), to receive the application link. The eligibility check takes around five minutes to complete.

Application Deadline

01 April, 2025

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