Given an allowance for education (7)
I believe the answer is:
granted
'given' is the definition.
(granting is a kind of giving)
'an allowance for education' is the wordplay.
'an allowance' becomes 'grant' (both can mean money given to someone).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'education' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation - e.g. sex ed).
'grant'+'ed'='GRANTED'
(Other definitions for granted that I've seen before include "Conceded" , "One doesn't like being taken for it" , "Admitted" , "Admittedly; given" , "Given; allowed" .)