A quick round up of some current public engagement / outreach funding opportunities on offer: British Ecological Society Outreach Grants (closes: 11 September 2017) Grants of up to £2,000 to increase public understanding of and engagement with ecology, stimulate...
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British Academy Rising Star Engagement Awards
The British Academy’s Rising Star Engagement Awards (BARSEAs) are designed to enable established early career academics to actively engage in the work of the Academy and to enhance their own skills and career development through the organisation of events, training,...
Royal Academy of Engineering – Public Engagement Funding
The latest round of the Ingenious scheme is now open to applications, and the closing date is 4pm on Monday 17 October 2016. Ingenious is an awards scheme for projects that engage the public with engineers and engineering. If you have an imaginative idea that helps...
Chemistry Week (19-27 Nov 2016) funding call
The theme is ‘Changing Places’. RSC Grants of up to £750 will be available to support existing local and regional networks to develop and deliver events during Chemistry Week. Applicants are encouraged to interpret the theme in their own way. For example, networks may...
Granada Foundation – funding for science engagement projects
Granada foundation, a foundation whose purpose is to encourage the study and appreciation of the fine arts and sciences and to promote education, with a particular interest in activity in the North of England. The Foundation also welcomes applications which aim to...
Spring round up – STEM public engagement funding and award schemes
Here's a quick round up of some of the funding calls currently open to support your public engagement activities: STFC Public Engagement Small Awards Scheme (Deadline 28 April 2016) Provides funds for small, local or 'pilot' projects promoting STFC science and...
Institute of Physics Public Engagement Grant Scheme – now open
The 2016 Public Engagement Grant Scheme is now open. Our Public Engagement Grant Scheme provides up to £2,000 to those running physics-based events and activities in the UK and Ireland. More information on the scheme, including criteria and application forms, can be...
Applications invited: Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund for Public Engagement (closes 23 November 2015)
The University has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) to support a portfolio of biomedical research activities that harmonises with our research strategy and provides added value to our research activities. The scheme is open to...
Social Innovation Fund for Pilot Projects
HEFCE has allocated a minimum of £40,000 to support a number of projects to pilot novel practical approaches to creating social innovations. HEFCE, in association with the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), has launched a call to support a...
Call for Participants – ‘SUPI: Engaging with Secondary Schools’ Training Opportunity – Wed 11 Nov 2015
Booking now closed (Updated 9 November 2015) Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with a local secondary school? Are you passionate about your subject area? Are you interested in taking your research into the classroom? Want to...
Ingenious Public Engagement Grants – Closing 7 September
There's just two weeks to go to get your applications submitted to the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious grant scheme for engineering engagement projects. The deadline is 4pm on Monday 7 September 2015. We're offering £3,000 to £30,000 for projects that engage...
Spring round up – STEM public engagement funding and award schemes
NCCPE, Wellcome Trust and BIS are conducting a review of funding schemes for Public Engagement in STEM. As part of their scoping activity, they have produced a handy list of current schemes:...
Wellcome Trust ISSF Public Engagement Funding Available – Deadline 26 June 2015
Wellcome Trust ISSF Public Engagement Call Projects are sought under this call that are imaginative and substantial projects that engage a broad range of the public in a variety of ways. For example, these could involve activities with sections of the public who are...
Celebrating Art/Science Engagement
Hosted by the Public Programmes Team at The Nowgen Centre, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 from 14:00 to 16:00, Manchester M13 9XX, United Kingdom Engaging the public with current research is becoming ever more important, and in order to reach above and beyond the usual...
NERC Summer of Science – Public engagement for NERC’s 50th anniversary
NERC is inviting applications from researchers to deliver public engagement activities as part of the 'NERC Summer of Science' taking place during the summer of 2015. The deadline for applications is 17:00, 26 January 2015. The aims for NERC's Summer of Science are:...
Outreach Grants available from the British Pharmacological Society
Have you got a great idea for a pharmacology outreach or public engagement activity? Apply for one of our outreach grants and put your plan into action! Grants of up to £1500 are available to support innovative pharmacology outreach and public engagement activities....
Community grants for British Science Week!
Your community group or organisation could be eligible for a grant of £500. Plus you can receive free support, resources and activity ideas to help celebrate British Science Week 2015 (BSW), 13 – 22 March 2015. The British Science Association has teamed up with the...
Call for Participants – ‘SUPI: Engaging with Secondary Schools’ Training Opportunity – 10 Nov 2014
Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with a local secondary school? Are you passionate about your subject area? Are you interested in taking your research into the classroom? Want to develop your outreach skills? Then this free...
Public engagement and outreach funding – a quick roundup (Aug 2014)
Here's a quick round up of some funding currently available for public engagement and outreach projects... British Ecological Society outreach grants – deadline 8 September 2014 The British Ecological Society is offering grants of up to £2,000 to promote ecological...
Outreach Grants available from the British Pharmacological Society
Have you got a great idea for a pharmacology outreach or public engagement activity? Apply for one of our outreach grants and put your plan into action! Grants of up to £1500 are available to support innovative pharmacology outreach and public engagement activities....
Science meets Art – public engagement funding information event
12-1pm Wednesday 23 July, G.824, Stopford Building Join other scientists and artist to generate ideas and hear more about science meets art public engagement funding activities. The session is open to all postgraduate and postdoctoral science and arts based...
Grants for public engagement with engineering
The University of Manchester has had success with this grant scheme before and there's £30,000 available for creative engagement associated with engineering. Details below and deadline not until 22 Septmber 2014. Ingenious is the Royal Academy of Engineering’s grant...
Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund
It gives me great pleasure to announce the launch of the Royal Society of Chemistry's new Outreach Fund. There are three levels of funding: small (up to £2000); medium (£2,000 - 10,000); and large (£10,000-50,000). The fund aims to encourage and support the...
Intersections of Art and Engineering – Engineers, Artists, Designers, Innovators Competition
2014 Art & Engineering Challenge $40,000 in Awards For this challenge we are asking individuals to have a broad interpretation of the theme of art and engineering. We want to showcase how the combination of engineering and art touches every aspect of our lives....
INSPIRE special project fund open for applications – Open to UK medical and dental schools
Have you got a creative way to engage medical and dental students with the potential, power and importance of research? Could you build a partnership to have major impact? Perhaps you have trialled something that is ready to be scaled up and rolled out? A total of...