Small Grants
The Community Engagement Team strives to support and develop public engagement activities taking place across the University. We trialled a small grants scheme in 2012 and due to its success we are opening the scheme again and will be able to fund a higher number of projects this year.
The scheme is open to academic staff and PhD researchers in all academic schools. Awards of up to £500 will be available, either to develop and run a new engagement activity, or to bring a new engagement element to an existing project/activity. Funding will be split equally between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) projects and projects which are based in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Where appropriate, funded STEM projects will be required to perform the activity at Cardiff Science Festival which takes place between 8-14th July 2013. The Science Festival includes activities for school groups, families and adults and could be an opportunity to trial a project before it is used with other audiences.
There may also be the opportunity to bring funded activities (from any discipline) to the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh – 3-10th August 2013. Assistance in making activities bilingual will be provided. Please indicate on your application form if you’d like to bring your project to the Eisteddfod.
Notes:
- Awards cannot be used solely for refreshments.
- Activities must be designed for the general public and awards cannot be made to support an academic networking event or any student recruitment activity.
To make an application please fill in the form above and return to Community@cardiff.ac.uk by 5th April 2013. A copy of the scoring procedure is also available for reference.
We will notify successful applicants by 26th April.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or would like to discuss your application, please contact Community@cardiff.ac.uk
Projects funded in 2012
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Dr Katharine Hendry – A series of podcasts ‘Five things everyone should know about ancient oceans’
School of Psychology, Dr Sarah Carrington and Dr Jane Lidstone – Developing web content on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research for families affected by ASD
School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Dr Jacqui Mulville – Guerilla Archaeology at summer festivals
School of Social Sciences, Dr Kate Moles – ‘Living Streets’ digital storytelling with young women in Grangetown
School of Biosciences, Dr Karen Reed – ‘Show us what you’re made of’ a series of activities with secondary school students to increase awareness of cancer research and healthy lifestyle choices.
School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Laura Foster– ‘Reimagining the Victorians’ a day of workshops for A-level students
School of Chemistry, Dr Dayna Mason – ‘Engaging with Chemistry’ workshops for secondary school science clubs