Science and discovery centres have been plagued by a lack of revenue funding since many came into being around the millennium.
Despite government recognition for the role they play in engaging young people in particular, with science and technology, core funding is unlikely to be forthcoming anytime soon.
For science centres and museums looking for funding, there are several organisations that run grants programmes.
The Royal Society has several rolling grant schemes that support individuals and areas of work such as public engagement and education.
Its Partnership Grants scheme is currently open for applications. The scheme offers up to £3,000 to support teachers, scientists and engineers working together to inspire young people.
Funds are available for projects working with students between the ages of five and 19, as long as the project involves a UK school or college, and a practising scientist or engineer. The next round for applications closes on 5 November.
The Wellcome Trust, as well as giving capital funding to science centres and museums for major projects that engage the public with science or make the history of medicine relevant to contemporary audiences, has several grant schemes.
These include the People Awards to fund projects such as exhibitions and debates; Arts Awards to support imaginative arts projects that create new works to investigate biomedical science; and Society Awards to support larger projects with a national or regional impact.
www.royalsociety.org/partnership
www.wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-engagement/index.htm
Despite government recognition for the role they play in engaging young people in particular, with science and technology, core funding is unlikely to be forthcoming anytime soon.
For science centres and museums looking for funding, there are several organisations that run grants programmes.
The Royal Society has several rolling grant schemes that support individuals and areas of work such as public engagement and education.
Its Partnership Grants scheme is currently open for applications. The scheme offers up to £3,000 to support teachers, scientists and engineers working together to inspire young people.
Funds are available for projects working with students between the ages of five and 19, as long as the project involves a UK school or college, and a practising scientist or engineer. The next round for applications closes on 5 November.
The Wellcome Trust, as well as giving capital funding to science centres and museums for major projects that engage the public with science or make the history of medicine relevant to contemporary audiences, has several grant schemes.
These include the People Awards to fund projects such as exhibitions and debates; Arts Awards to support imaginative arts projects that create new works to investigate biomedical science; and Society Awards to support larger projects with a national or regional impact.
www.royalsociety.org/partnership
www.wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-engagement/index.htm