Holiday Grants
Ref: GRT-VCWN14XS
Funding Available
Between £500 and £3000
UK Wide
Education & Skills
19 November 2026
Grants & Funding
About This Grant
Offers one-off grants for schools, youth groups, and non-profit organisations to take children aged 13 and under on recreational day trips or short residential trips. Supports fun, enriching experiences for children facing financial hardship, systemic inequity, or disability.
What Can It Fund?
- Recreational day trips
- Short residential trips
Eligible Costs
- -Trip expenses
- -Recreational activities
- -Camping
- -Adventure activities
- -Seaside trips
- -Access needs for groups of disabled children
Ineligible Costs
- -Trips to high-cost destinations
- -Trips outside the UK
- -Trips for children over 13
- -Trips for families
- -Trips that have already happened
- -Trips less than 6 weeks away
- -Trips with educational
- -curriculum-based or religious objectives
Funding Source
The Henry Smith Charity
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