UKRI Funding Opportunity – All disciplines

A new call launched by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will support the expansion of citizen science approaches into new disciplines, involving more members of the public in the creation of knowledge that will transform society. A total of £1.5 million will be available through the call, which will be open to researchers in any… Continue Reading UKRI Funding Opportunity – All disciplines

ESRC Festival of Social Science – applications open

The festival is set to be a celebration of the social sciences with a range of activities taking place between 2nd and 9th of November 2019. Applicants can apply for up to £1000 to host their own event.

Deadline for submissions is 31 May 2019

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School Partnership Grants – Royal Society

Do you have a great idea for bringing research alive in school? The Partnership Grants scheme offers up to £3000 to UK schools or colleges to buy equipment to run a STEM investigation project in partnership with a STEM professional.

Deadline for applications 28 February 2019

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Science & Technology Facilities Council – Public Engagement Funding

A range of grant schemes support the STFC public engagement strategy.

Open schemes:

– Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement
– Public Engagement Legacy Awards – open until 20 February 2019
– Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement – open until 21 February 2019
– Public Engagement Spark Awards – opens on 14th March
– Public Engagement Reaction Awards – open call

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Arts & Humanities Research Council Follow-on Funding

Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement supports innovative and creative engagements with new audiences and user communities which stimulate pathways to impact. Funds will be awarded for knowledge exchange, public engagement, active dissemination and commercialisation activities.

Awards of up to £100,000
Deadline: Open call
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Collective Intelligence Grants

Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design is awarding grants of up to £20,000 for innovative ideas to help generate evidence about how collective intelligence can be designed and applied for social impact. The project should include using new digital technologies and methods for enabling collective intelligence at scale, e.g. through deliberation, observation, prediction or idea creation, etc.

Deadline for expression of interest 9th November 2018.

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Funding – Education, Welfare, Justice

Nuffield Foundation – Grants for Research, Development, and Analysis

Funding available for projects that seek to improve the design and operation of social policy in education, welfare or justice.

Grants of £10,000 to £500,000 available.
Applications open biannually, 2018 deadlines are 16 March/24 September

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Arts & Humanities Research Council – Impact and Engagement funding

Impact and Engagement Follow-on Funding is available, up to £100k. Smaller awards of up to £30k are available for testing ideas and building relationships. No formal deadline for applications.

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