Digital Xtra Fund Open for Applications
Grants up to £5,000 will be awarded to schools and community organisations looking to start up or scale up extracurricular tech activities for young people.
Activities must teach children and young people skills and concepts such as coding, robotics, games design, data science and cyber to help inspire Scotland’s next generation of digital makers, leaders, and technologists.
What we are looking for
Digital Xtra is looking for evidence that the grant is needed, is of value, and that the activity will provide a sustainable positive impact on the provision of extracurricular digital technologies and computing science activity across Scotland for young people aged 16 years or under. Activities which provide ‘real-world’ context for the skills being learnt while promoting industry engagement and/or various career pathways are also particularly of interest. Partnerships with other organisations such as industry, trade bodies, charities, schools, or other extracurricular activity providers are encouraged.
The grant awards programme is made possible by the generous support of Digital Xtra’s Partners and Supporters who all share a common will to inspire young people with technology and give them the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world. In addition to providing financial support, many of the charity’s Partners also look to support successful applicants via employee engagement, further contextualising skills and promoting various career pathways.
To be eligible for a grant award, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Main Applicant is a UK registered company or UK registered charity, chartered body, local authority, school, college, or university actively involved in the provision of computing education and/or digital technologies related activities for young people
The proposed initiative meets the charity’s Core Objective
The grant requested is between £500 and £5,000
The primary audience are young people aged 16 years or under
The proposed initiative will commence after 1 July 2025 and be completed by 30 June 2026
The proposed initiative will be delivered entirely in Scotland
The activity is considered ‘extracurricular’ in nature
Applications for Digital Xtra’s ninth round of grant awards are now OPEN.
