Call for applications to hold events as part of the 2014 ESRC Festival of Social Science is now open. This year the Festival will run from 1-8 November, 2014 across the UK. You are able to apply for up to £2,000 sponsorship from the ESRC to hold an event, or apply to...
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Science and Society Community Challenge Grant Scheme
Calling scientists, science communicators, artists, educators, film makers; games developers; businesses; civil society organisations; community groups, youth clubs… The BIS Science and Society team have launched a new Community Challenge Grant Scheme to encourage...
UK’s first national festival dedicated to the humanities is announced
The AHRC is working with the School of advance study on the UK’s first national festival dedicated to demonstrating the value, vitality and relevance of humanities research called Being Human. The festival will explore what it means to be human over nine days from 15...
Could you be the next Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow? Applications for 2014 now open.
Now in its fourth year, the Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellowships scheme aims to support and develop upcoming stars in public engagement with science. You have until 21 February 2014 to apply for an Engagement Fellowship, which provides the freedom, resources and...
Engage 2014 Competition
The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) are running a national competition to find and celebrate high quality public engagement with research projects. The overall winner will be offered £2,500 to develop or share their engagement work with...
Great British Bioscience Festival – call for exhibits
In 2014 BBSRC will be marking 20 years of pioneering Great British Bioscience. To mark this important anniversary, we are staging a platform to highlight world-leading bioscience at its best: the "Great British Bioscience Festival". This is part of a wider year-long...
Public engagement grant: Engaging in Engineering
Engineering Professors' Council 20th Anniversary Awards Engaging in Engineering Closing date: 18:00, 3 February, 2014 At the Engineering Professors’ Council Congress 2013, one of the major messages from all the key stakeholders and speakers – senior politicians,...
Free training and funding opportunity – take your research to a secondary school
Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with a secondary school in Greater Manchester? Are you passionate about your subject area? Are you interested in bringing your research into the classroom? Then the School-University...
Outreach Opportunity: School-University Partnerships Initiative (SUPI) – Training & Networking Events
Are you passionate about your subject area? Are you interested in bringing cutting edge research into the classroom? Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with secondary schools across Greater Manchester? Then the School-University...
Call for Applications: School-University Partnerships Initiative Training & Funding Opportunity
Are you passionate about your subject area? Are you interested in bringing cutting edge research into the classroom? Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with secondary schools across Greater Manchester? Then the School-University...
International Women’s Day 2014
The theme for IWD 2014 and the grants application process has been launched today on Manchester City Council's website. See www.manchester.gov.uk/iwdgrants Manchesters chosen theme for International Womens Day 2014 is Women as Peacemakers. Coinciding with the...
Public Engagement Funding round up – September 2013
Royal College of Pathologists Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme (closes 18 September 2013) The Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme has been introduced to give financial support for the delivery of a wider range of pathology-related events throughout the...
Ingenious grant scheme for engineering engagement
Calls for proposals to Ingenious - the Royal Academy of Engineering's grant scheme for creative engagement with engineering are now open. If you have an imaginative idea that could help engineers to communicate their expertise and passion for engineering to a wider...
A round up of some forthcoming engagement award & funding opportunities
Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards (closes 19 July 2013) The Broadcast Development Awards support the development of broadcast proposals in any genre that engage the audience with issues around biomedical science in an innovative, entertaining and accessible...
Public engagement funding opportunities
A quick round up of some current public engagement / outreach funding opportunities: British Ecological Society Outreach Grants (closes 4 March 2013 & 17 September 2013) Grants of up to £2,000 to increase public understanding of and engagement with ecology,...
Public engagement funding & mentoring opportunity
Our January event that was postponed due to snow is now being held on 19 February 2013, so sign up to bid for funding to support excellent public engagement. This opportunity is open to anyone from the Science faculties and not only will you get some funding, but...
Got a great public engagement idea and need some funding?
You’re invited to bid for funding to support excellent public engagement. This opportunity is open to anyone from the Science Faculties and not only will you get some funding, but you’ll get a mentor to offer valuable advice and guidance along the way. Sound too good...
Advisory Council of the Granada Foundation – public engagement funding
The Advisory Council of the Granada Foundation has a 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 West of England." The Foundation welcomes applications...
STFC Public Engagement Fellowships 2013
For researchers with good communication skills who have demonstrated a track record in public engagement with research or communication work. Applications are invited from STFC funded researchers and users of all STFC facilities. Fellowship holders would have a...
Public engagement grants available from Physiology Society
The Physiological Society is offering grants of up to £5000 to support public engagement. The grants, which are available to both Society members and non-members, are designed to fund innovative and creative projects on any aspect of physiology. We particularly...
Institute of Physics’ Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2013 Round 1
Do you have a fantastic idea for making physics accessible? Do you want to reach a wider audience? Do you need some support to make your outreach activity happen? The first round of the 2013 Public Engagement Grant from the Institute of Physics is now open for...
RCUK School University Partnership Initiative – open consultation meeting
RCUK have recently circulated information about a new School-University Partnerships Initiative. The University of Manchester intends to submit a proposal and, on the request of the President and Associate VP for Social Responsibility, Professor Aneez Esmail, this is...