The money will go towards a STEAM centre, with plans being considered by Wiltshire Council in July.
Migrant workers alleged they were subjected to abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory for Dyson.
The firm is closing its Bristol offices and scrapping plans for a research hub in the city.
A group of students get £5,000 after designing a device that gives early wildfire warnings.
Richard Clewer says he is still waiting to find out more about the 1,000 potential redundancies.
The firm said up to a third of the company's workforce is set to be cut.
The firm, known for the invention of the bag-less vacuum cleaner, made the announcement in response to global markets.
The government approves the charity donation to pay for an expansion to Malmesbury Primary School
Sir James Dyson is suing Mirror Group Newspapers for libel over an article published in 2022.