Applications are open for the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Gender Grants 2025. The ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus.
About Association of Commonwealth Universities Gender Grants
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: March 27, 2025
- Application Deadline: May 05, 2025
- Category: Grants
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
- To help meet the costs of organising projects that promote gender equity and equality.
The ACU is working in partnership with the Martha Farrell Foundation to provide up to three of the five Gender Grants focused on creating effective anti-sexual harassment policies and strategies, drawing on the Foundation's expertise in anti-sexual harassment initiatives.
Benefits of Association of Commonwealth Universities Gender Grants
Grant
- Five grants of up to GBP 2,000 are available for eligible participants.
Association of Commonwealth Universities Gender Grants Requirements
- Applicants need to be employed as an early career researcher/academic at an ACU member university to be eligible to apply.
- Both full- and part-time staff are eligible to apply.
Application Date and Process
- Be a staff member at an ACU member university.
- Review the FAQs and application guidance.
- Submit an application through the online application form.
- If you already have a MyACU account, you can access the grant application form when applications open.
- If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account and then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form.
Application Deadline
05 May, 2025
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