The Armed Forces Education Trust is a grant-giving charity supporting children and young adults whose education has been compromised or put at risk as a result of parents’ service in the UK Armed Forces.
Find a charity or school
Use the drop down menus to search for educational grants that meet your needs. If you are a parent, guardian or grandparent, please use the ‘Categories’ menu to select any relevant professions with which you are associated.
We have also included a full list of each of the charities featured on our site below.
Advice to Parents or Guardians seeking assistance
A good home and school life are the core foundations for every young person. Circumstances such as parental or guardian illness, unemployment or bereavement can interrupt an educational path to the detriment of emotional development and educational progress. While we do our best to assist as many applicants as possible, applying for assistance does not guarantee that funding can be provided.
Most of our charities carry out a means-tested financial assessment to ensure that funding is provided to those applicants in the greatest need. We recommend contacting your chosen charity directly using the information provided on the individual charity pages in order to find out more.
Our member trusts are here to provide the support you need
The Canon Holmes Memorial Trust provides financial aid to parents who, due to changed family finances, can no longer meet the cost of their children’s independent school education.
Christ’s Hospital, founded in 1552, is the UK’s leading charitable school and largest bursary charity, offering free or reduced-cost places to over 630 of its 900 pupils annually.
The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, founded in 1803, is the UK’s only state‑funded full boarding school, built on over two centuries of military heritage, and now enrolling around 500 pupils aged 11–18 as a co‑educational academy with a strong ethos of service, character, and academic ambition.
Greenwich Hospital supports the Royal Navy community by funding education, welfare, and urgent needs. As the largest funder for Royal Navy and Royal Marines families, it drives positive change and empowerment.