More than funding
Our bursaries make STEM accessible to all.
Our bursaries make STEM accessible to all.
We’re on a mission to give every young person the chance to ‘go pro’ in STEM. Together with industry partners we remove barriers to participation by:
If you’re a DfE registered school or nationally recognised youth and community group you can apply for a bursary and bring up to £3,000 of STEM enrichment to your organisation today.
“These students come from areas where there are not a lot of opportunities, but this challenge gives them life experience. They get to do things here that they’d only do at university, and this experience is also inspiring many of them to pursue further studies at a university.”
Karl Mahon, Teacher, Chiswick School
Our robotics kits squeeze in over 1400 parts – plus a control hub for programming and driver station with controllers. Kits are reusable and upgraded annually with game pieces. Commercial suppliers charge thousands of pounds for a kit and our bursary scheme issues them for free.
For just a £299 annual commitment fee you can hoover up £3,000 of STEM enrichment provision for your organisation.
What's included
Robotics starter kit, driver station, control hub and all hardware needed to participate for up to 12 students
This season’s game pieces
Access to educational content
Buddying with a local champion school
Support securing an industry mentor
Free entry to all events – local practice, regional tournament, and national champs
Ability to apply for a travel and supply teacher grant of up to £500
Who's eligible
To maximise impact and sustainability of the programme, approval of the SLT or Headteacher is required to participate. The name and email of the sponsoring staff member must be submitted during the registration process.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Organisations who demonstrate how they reach underserved groups (gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity), drive social mobility and promote inclusion will be considered favourably.
We recommend you read our targeting framework prior to submitting your application.
Likelihood of success
In 2024 we have up to 150 bursaries to award.
Where an eligible organisation demonstrates a commitment to making the programme inclusive, they are highly likely to be granted a bursary.
Bursary applications are assessed on a rolling basis and are often exhausted by July – so don’t hang around!
What is the commitment fee?
The commitment fee ensures the charity is not misdirecting its resources and £3,000 of STEM enrichment provision.
Robotics kits, game pieces and access to the online learning management system will only be provided once the commitment fee has been paid.
What do I pay and when?
Additional team
Commitment fees for additional teams are reduced to £99+VAT. Unless you are awarded an additional bursary you will need to purchase another robotics kit to support any additional team at £999+VAT.
New teams
New teams will be issued with an invoice for:
Commitment fee – £299+VAT
Robotics kit – £999+VAT
Total incl. VAT – £1557.60
New teams receiving a bursary will have a £999 bursary credit applied to the invoice.
The total amount payable will be £558.60, of which £259.60 is VAT and fully recoverable with a VAT-registered organisation’s VAT return – in other words if you receive a bursary, you pay £299. Download this explainer.
Fundraising
Community outreach is a development opportunity for teams. Fundraising missions and tools are embedded within the programme to encourage teams to drum up support from local businesses for travel and team branding sponsorship.
For the numbers folk, here’s a simple two-pager explaining the value of the provision, the commitment fee and bursary conditions.
If you haven’t heard of Arm, you’ve definitely held their technology in your hands. Their chips make our robots intelligent, their generosity powers bursaries to make STEM more inclusive and their people mentor our teams.