Edge Innovation Fund 2021

Edge Foundation Original Source
Award

£20,000 - £100,000

Deadline

No deadline

Location

United Kingdom

Applicants

organization

About This Opportunity

The Edge Innovation Fund (EIF) is a grant funding program designed to support innovative and disruptive projects in education. The Fund focuses on enabling organizations to create proof of concept for new approaches that challenge current norms in vocational, technical, and professional education. Opening in September 2021 and remaining open until December 2025, the EIF aims to support projects that make education relevant for the 21st century by addressing the need for a broad and balanced curriculum, high-quality vocational education, and education connected to employers and communities. Projects must be innovative, disruptive, and align with Edge's strategic priorities of making education relevant, supporting broad and flexible education, promoting high-quality professional and vocational education, and connecting education to employers and communities.

Duration 12 - 37 mo
Decision Monthly assessments, Committee meets every two months

Who Can Apply

Region
United Kingdom
Residency
United Kingdom
Project in
United Kingdom
Applicants
organization
Organizations
nonprofit, academic
Age
Up to 25 years old

Application Details

Interview Matching funds

Stages

  1. 1 rolling

Required documents

budget research_proposal

Review process

Applications assessed monthly against Fund criteria by Edge staff and Trustees using externally developed assessment framework. Projects and Delivery Committee meets every two months to approve grants. Applications for multiple year projects and those exceeding £100k may require presentation to Committee.

Additional benefits

  • networking

Restrictions

  • reporting_requirements
  • geographic_restrictions

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder
  • share_data
  • present_findings