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Don’t delay, apply today! Funding opportunity for mainstream schools and colleges

The Sheila Coates Foundation (SCF) has opened its rapid impact fund for mainstream schools and colleges to apply for funding to support autistic students to excel and achieve, flourish and succeed.


The fund is open for applications from schools and colleges with a deadline of 19th May 2025.  SCF’s rapid impact fund offers small awards to address real issues facing autistic students in a short time frame. Between 2021 and 2024 eight rapid impact rounds helped over 18,000 autistic students in over 455 schools and colleges. In previous funding rounds, 97% of schools report a positive impact after only 5 months. Many examples are available to view on the SCF website.  

 

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