School Travel Bursary Scheme

Grants for School Transport

Transport costs can often be a major obstacle for schools to organise school trips, preventing them getting access to important learning and heritage resources. Here is some information about schemes that offer schools financial support towards transport costs.

NMMC Schools Transport Bursary Scheme

National Maritime Museum Cornwall has received funding to support eligible schools with the cost of transport related to school visits to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Successful applicants will receive £300 reimbursement towards the overall cost of transport, paid after the museum visit.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scheme, your school must receive pupil premium funding for a minimum of 30% of your pupils, according to pupil premium: allocations and conditions of grant 2025 to 2026 published by gov.uk.

How does the scheme work?

There are a limited number of bursaries available and the scheme works on a first-come, first-served basis. If your school is interested in visiting the National Maritime Museum Cornwall before the end of March 2026, your school might be eligible to claim.

For more information and to organise your school visit, please contact Seth Hall, Formal Learning Manager at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Contact Seth to find out if bursaries are still available. Your eligibility will be confirmed at the same time of your booking.

Contact details:
sethhall@nmmc.co.uk
DDI: 01326 214535

We will send email confirmation of your booking together with written confirmation that your school is eligible to claim under the scheme. When your booking and eligibility is confirmed, you will be sent a form to complete and return to us.

Bursaries are restricted to one payment per school per year.

Contact us about NMMC Schools Transport Bursary Scheme

Terms and Conditions

• There are a limited number of bursaries available for eligible schools and the Museum will allocate the bursaries on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Schools will be required to pay for the transport costs and admission/workshop charges as per normal. After the invoice for the visit has been settled, the Museum will pay the school a one-off payment of £300 directly to the school or trust bank account within a month of having received admission/workshop charges. Please note that the Museum cannot make payments to a bank account in the name of an individual.
• The Museum reserves the right to ask for proof of payment for transport costs incurred by the school or trust on the day of the visit to the Museum.
• No bursaries can be claimed without written confirmation from the Museum’s Formal Learning Manager Seth Hall that your school has been awarded a bursary.

Other Funding Schemes from External Sources

Cornwall Heritage Trust: Schools Transport Grant Scheme

Cornwall Heritage Trust offer financial support for transport to enable schools to make visits to heritage sites or undertake visits which have a purpose of developing awareness and appreciation of Cornish heritage.

The Clore Duffield Foundation: School Trips Grant

The Clore Duffield Foundation is working with schools from specific priority local authorities in England (Blackpool and Cornwall), giving schools the funds and capacity to deliver a high-quality programme of school trips that children would otherwise not be able to access.

Hyundai: The Great British School Trip

Through their Great British School Trip programme, Hyundai offer financial help towards school trips. Bursaries are available to UK schools and allocated on a first come, first served basis. Priority is given to those who have more than 40% of their pupils receiving free school meals.