£50,000 – Theirworld Education Innovation Awards

The award is designed to help you develop your pilot, invest in evaluation and complete other activities to prepare for scale-up while providing expertise and insights to make reaching more learners a reality.

• Supports up to 10 high‑potential non‑profits ready to scale education innovations.
• Focus on digital technology solutions (VR/AR, cloud computing, online games, big data, etc.) that improve access and outcomes for marginalised learners.

Winners receive:

• Grant funding up to £50,000
• Masterclass training sessions
• One‑to‑one/group mentoring
• Leadership coaching
• Professional scaling support

Priority for projects that:

• Have reached at least 2,000 learners in the past year
• Are community‑led organisations registered and staffed locally
• Operate in or plan to scale to countries where Theirworld already has projects

• Must be a registered non‑profit organisation
• Must have reached at least 2,000 learners in the past year
• Must use digital technology to improve education outcomes
• Priority for community‑led organisations (local staff, local governance)
• Cannot use student/teacher data in AI systems for this cohort (AI considered in 2027)