Education Charities That specialise in Higher education
Discover 579 Education charities that specialise in higher education. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Reuben Burton Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationGrants to former pupils of Newchurch and Roughlee Schools, attending University or other Higher Education Establishment, paid annually for the course's duration on confirmation of each year's study.
Joseph Neale
EducationThe Trustees meet once a year to award a bursary to any senior scholar who has applied to the charity. Usually 2, 3 or 4 students at university receive a bursary of about ·25 each.
The Frank Squires' Trust Fund
EducationAdvancing the course of education within the County of West Glamorgan and in particular of assisting former pupils of Dan-y-Graig and St Thomas Junior Schools to pursue courses of higher education.
The Arthur Hopkin Memorial Scholarship Fund In Connexion With Porth County Grammar School For Boys
EducationA PRIZE TO A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL WHO ENTERS ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
The Charity Of Florence Baber
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareFounded in 1715 to help, poor children apprentices to some honest calling. The Charity seeks to assist young people under the age of 25 in their preparation for work, training or higher education.This has included: Equipment for training. Travel or living expenses for training courses. Purchase of books and voluntary work. Awards are modest but seek to facilitate learning, access and opportunity.
Trevenen Exhibition Endowment
EducationSupport students in higher education
The H J Cutler Trust Fund Icw Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
EducationTo aid needy persons to commence or continue to study .
The Patrick Scholarships
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProvision of small grants to young people from the parish of Ravenstonedale who are taking courses in higher education.
The John Banner Scholarship Fund
EducationProvision of Scholarship Grants, financial support and prizes for college and university students, within the East Midlands region, intent on a career in the Hospitality Industry.
The Lavenham Exhibition Endowment
Beneficiary group, EducationThe Charity operates in Lavenham, Suffolk only, for the benefit of young people continuing further/higher education.
The Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, EducationMoney may be available for the advancement of Education for children who or whose parents are bona-fide resident in the parish of Norton-Juxta-Kempsey by way of rewards to children at school, payments for continuance at school and exhibitions for higher education subject to certain specified conditions.
The Jones-Roberts Bequest Icw Ysgol Y Moelwyn
Education, Social welfareTo aid beneficiaries at a University or other institution of Further Education, to travel to pursue their education, to provide financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, etc., to prepare for or to enter a profession, trade or calling.
Priors Charity
Arts, EducationGrants for students of the Chesham Bucks area for education books at university
Francis Bradford
Arts, EducationGives a small grant to students in their second year of higher education toward books and equiptment
Lady Northampton's Charity
EducationThe charity provides limited financial assistance for students resident within the Parish of Moulsoe and about to start college/university/similar.
Bacon Exhibition Endowment
Arts, Education, HousingOur charity helps individuals who live or attend school in the area specified by the terms of the charity with books for educational purposes, with travel to & from school, with uniform, with further educational studies at university abroad or at home. This year we had four applicants.
The Rogers Exhibition Or Scholarship Foundation
Educationto provide financial assistance for residents of Cottenham, Cambs wishing to enter further or higher education or take up an apprenticeship
The Society For The Advancement Of Buddhist Understanding
Arts, Education, ReligionDistribution of the book The Teaching of Buddha and promotion of buddhist studies at universities.
Harlestone Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, EducationPromotion of education to young people under the age of 25 and resident in Harlestone, awarding bursaries or maintenance allowances where there is a financial need to anyone in secondary school or higher education. Also provides financial assistance for any school student, also resident in the parish, towards items not provided by the local authority.Trustees consider applications confidentially.
Hannah Anderton's School Charity
Childcare, EducationMoney is provided for students after school leaving age when they are persuing further or higher education or an apprenticeship.
Wales Educational Foundation
EducationTo consider annual bursaries to recommended students going on to University or further education from the Wales High School, Kiveton Park.
The Swanland Education Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationGrants towards books for children attending University from Swanland.
Apprenticing And Eleemosynary Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProviding student grants to the young people of Hoby. Grants provided for university and vocational students living in the village
Charlotte Wilson Educational Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationSMALL GRANTS GIVEN (ON APPLICATION) TO CHILDREN OF THE PARISH TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES, IE. BOOKS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION OR UNIVERSITY.
Thomas Young
Arts, EducationGrants given for books, equipment etc to students from Pattishall Parish who are in higher education. This includes University, colleges of higher education training courses, apprenticeships, placements etc.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many higher-education education charities are there in the UK?
There are 579 registered higher-education education charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the higher-education education charities by income?
United Learning LTD is the largest by latest reported annual income (£790.0m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of higher-education education charities?
Higher-education education charities reported a combined annual income of £19.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for higher-education education charities?
Across all higher-education education charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 91.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of higher-education education charities?
Higher-education education charities have an average annual income of £996k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.