The Classical Association

The Classical Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 313371).

The Classical Association is an educational charity, founded to advance education by promoting classical studies and to raise public awareness of the importance of Classics to education and public life. It funds summer schools and extra-mural courses in Greek, Latin, classical civilisation and ancient history, regional Greek or Roman days, school workshops and visits, school conferences, and Greek and Latin reading competitions run by its branches. It describes itself as a major provider of grants to classical projects in the UK, and it awarded £66,435 in its most recent reported year.

Priority Areas

The Classical Association funds projects to improve the sustainability and viability of classics in schools and beyond, support the teaching and learning of classical subjects (primarily in UK schools and also among the wider public), and widen access, participation and EDI in UK classics. Its grants support summer schools and extra-mural classical courses, branch reading competitions and regional Greek or Roman days, school workshops and visits, school conferences, outreach, and major projects. It expects proposals to have a clear and strong link to the study of or engagement with Ancient Greece and Rome. It favours good value, longer-term engagement, and access and widening participation for people with limited opportunities to encounter the Greek and Roman worlds.

Themes

• Classical education
• Access and participation
• Classical outreach

Geographic Focus

The UK.

Applicants submit applications by email by the relevant deadline, at least three months before the event.

Deadlines:

• Small-grant applications are due by 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December each year.
• Major-grant applications follow the 1 March and 1 September deadlines.
• Conference Grants are considered twice annually following the 1 March and 1 December deadlines.

Application windows:

• Applications are considered by deadlines on 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December.
• Major grants: Applications are considered following the 1 March and 1 September deadlines.
• Schools Grants: Apply to a small grants deadline on 1 March, 1 June, 1 September or 1 December.
• Conference Grants: Considered twice annually following the 1 March and 1 December deadlines.

Who can apply:

• Schools Grants: UK state-maintained schools and colleges are invited to apply for up to £500 towards funding one or more of the following types of event:
• Conference Grants: UK-based conference organisers who are members of the Classical Association can apply for funding.
• Schools Grants: Individual state-maintained schools wishing to run competitions with a classical theme may apply for up to £100; up to £500 may be applied for when competitions involve multiple state-maintained schools.

What to send:

• Schools Grants
  • An outline budget, indicating how the money will be spent.
  • A quotation for coach or other travel, and for entrance fees where appropriate.
  • Information on the school’s or college’s demographic, such as percentage of pupils in receipt of free school meals or Pupil Premium, and those on the SEN register.

Applying again: Schools Grants: The CA does not usually award further grants to schools which have previously received funding for a similar event.

What the charity says:

• Applications should demonstrate a clear and strong link to the study of or engagement with Ancient Greece and Rome.
• Applicants should provide precise costings to show a well-planned budget.
• The Association favours events offering good value, longer-term engagement, and access for people with limited opportunities to encounter the Greek and Roman worlds.
• For school events, the Association favours equality, diversity and inclusion and benefits for pupils with limited opportunities to study the Greek and Roman worlds.
• School applications that encourage sharing resources and including pupils from other schools are looked upon favourably.
• Major-project applicants should contact the Grants Co-ordinator before submitting an application and discuss their project.