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Public Engagement Funding Opportunities
Wellcome Trust’s Arts Awards – now open for application!
Arts Awards support the creation of new artistic work that critically engages artists and audiences with biomedical science. We strives to work with all art forms and the diverse community we support includes artists, scientists, curators, writers, academics, producers, directors and education officers.
We believe that artists have a distinct approach to understanding and communicating ideas that can illuminate and challenge perceptions within society. We are convinced therefore that the arts have an invaluable role to play in engaging the public with biomedical science. Arts Awards encourage creative collaborations between art and science.The Wellcome Trust believes that this exchange generates powerful, personal and visceral art and inspires interdisciplinary research and practice that brings benefits to artists and scientists alike.
For full details & how to apply visit the Wellcome Trust pages HERE.
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Royal Society of Chemistry’s new Outreach Fund
Please note 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).
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is running in November 2014
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is running the next event from the 10th to the 21st of November 2014. They are currently looking for scientists to take part in this free online event where school students get to meet and interact with scientists.
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British Society for Immunology – Communicating immunology grants
Closing date – 1st of July 2014
These enable individuals to stimulate interest, discussion and understanding of immunology amongst a wider audience with a particular interest in reaching new or traditionally hard to reach audiences, as well as support education on immunology.
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ESRC Festival of Social Science
Applications are now welcome for the ESRC Festival of Social Science and will close on the 9th May 2014. The Festival of Social Science offers an opportunity for researchers to hold events aimed at non-academic audiences. (Events which are aimed primarily at academic audiences are not eligible to be part of the Festival or to receive sponsorship.) The Festival of Social Science 2014 will take place from 1-8 November, and applications for sponsorship of up to £2,000 can be made to assist with events.
The ESRC have selected Birmingham as a Regional Hub for the Festival, meaning we can now assess and fund our own events as part of the Festival.
The Wellcome Trust – International engagement awards
These support work that builds capacity for public engagement with biomedical research in sub-Saharan Africa, south-east Asia and south Asia. Projects should aim to do the following:
- stimulate dialogue about biomedical research and its impact on the public in a range of community and public contexts;
- promote innovative partnerships between community organisations, the cultural sector and scientists or researchers;
- strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and health research.
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World War One and its legacy
In 2014 the world marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The four years of the war between 1914 and 1918 remain one of the most significant periods in recent British history, affecting almost everyone in the UK and in all the countries involved. At its end a new world order had emerged and we are still understanding and absorbing the implications of the momentous changes the War brought about.
The centenary of the First World War in 2014 represents therefore a significant act of commemoration both in the UK and internationally. The Imperial War Museum is leading activities in this area and the AHRC, in partnership with IWM, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the BBC and other organisations, is working to ensure that arts and humanities research plays a central role in the commemoration, bringing new perspectives and interpretations to bear on our understanding of the War and its legacy, sparking contemporary resonances and inspiring public interest.
The AHRC has also launched a blog, Beyond the Trenches, reflecting on researching the First World War.
The AHRC is funding several different WWI project read more about the projects and how you can get involved underneath.
Wellcome Trust – Science Media Studentship
These studentships offer financial support for up to three PhD-level biomedical scientists to undertake postgraduate qualifications at Imperial College London or the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Our research shows that the overwhelming majority of the public regard television as their most significant source of information about science. We believe that the broadcast media should represent and reflect all areas of science and culture, and therefore should be produced by people from a variety of different backgrounds.
RCPath – Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme
Deadline: 30 June 2014
The scheme is aimed at individuals and organisations who are keen to develop pathology-related public engagement. Projects that raise awareness about the importance of pathology in healthcare and stimulate discussion between pathologists and the public will be looked at favourably.
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