Association of Commonwealth Universities calls application for Gender Grants. ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus. The grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops, and events in areas such as:

• Supporting women in leadership.
• Raising awareness of sexual harassment and developing anti-sexual harassment initiatives.
• Supporting women in science and research.
• Creating effective institutional policies.
• Mainstreaming gender equity into the curriculum.

Theme: Access and inclusion

Grants

Grants of up to GBP 1000 are available for staff at ACU member universities to help meet the costs of organizing projects that promote gender equity and equality. Grantees will have to submit a short interim report halfway through their project and a comprehensive final report within one month after completing their project.

Eligibility

• Open to ACU member universities organizing projects promoting gender equality and equality in their institutions.
• Staff from ACU member universities from across the Commonwealth are eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be working to advance gender equality at their institution.

Application 

Candidates will need to supply an outline of the project and an action plan, including details of what it involves and how it will address gender equity and equality at your university. The project action plan is requested for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months.

Applications open on 20 August 2020 and close at 11.59 pm BST on 20 September 2020.

More information

Since the ACU Gender Grants were launched in 2016, 39 universities in 20 countries have benefited, and at least 600 beneficiaries have participated in workshops supported by the grants.

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