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Service Pupil Support programme
Funding
£5,000 – £150,000
Deadline
30 September 2026
Location
United Kingdom
Applications
Applications closed
Overview
The 2026 Service Pupil Support round closed at noon UK time on 30 September. Grants of £5,000 to £150,000 supported projects lasting up to two years for pupils aged 4 to 18 in full-time education from currently serving armed forces families, including eligible full-time reservist families.
Requirements to check
UK maintained schools, academies, free schools, sixth-form and further-education colleges, local authorities and multi-academy trusts could lead applications. Specialist education organisations could participate as partners. Projects needed evidence of service pupils’ educational needs and had to meet one of the programme’s four themes.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
UK maintained schools, academies, free schools, sixth-form and further-education colleges, local authorities and multi-academy trusts could lead applications. Specialist education organisations could participate as partners. Projects needed evidence of service pupils’ educational needs and had to meet one of the programme’s four themes.
Sectors
Regions
Awards published
380
Typical award
£89,855
Most awards
£50,000 to £120,000
222 awards in 2025, up from 107 the year before.
Recent awards include Vennture (£50,000, 2026), Cardiff Council (£55,121, 2025) and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust (£99,994, 2025).
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Full details from Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
The 2026 Service Pupil Support round closed at noon UK time on 30 September. Grants of £5,000 to £150,000 supported projects lasting up to two years for pupils aged 4 to 18 in full-time education from currently serving armed forces families, including eligible full-time reservist families. UK maintained schools, academies, free schools, sixth-form and further-education colleges, local authorities and multi-academy trusts could lead applications. Specialist education organisations could participate as partners. Projects needed evidence of service pupils’ educational needs and had to meet one of the programme’s four themes. This round is closed. Read the funder’s guidance for any future opening.
This round is closed. Read the funder’s guidance for any future opening.
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