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Applications are open for the British Academy Evidence-Informed Policymaking Grants. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
The British Academy invites proposals to advance evidence-informed policymaking in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, and Least Developed Countries. This initiative is part of the £337 million International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), aimed at fostering prosperity through research and innovation. Managed by the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, the program encourages international collaboration on pressing global themes.
The awards aim to enhance the evidence base for policymaking by fostering collaborations between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. The Academy seeks to unite people to share knowledge and work collaboratively, avoiding isolated research and repeated efforts.
At least 20 awards will be funded, with applications needing to meet Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligibility requirements.
This initiative aligns with the Transforming Evidence Funders Network’s Research on Research Use working group, which supports studies exploring conditions under which evidence informs policy and drives positive outcomes.
Through this programme, the Academy wishes to develop and enhance the evidence base related to informing policymaking with research. The Academy is aware this is a broad field of research and activity with multiple intersecting and often, but not always, complementary disciplinary communities and policy sectors working on the issues either from a theoretical or practice perspective. It is an important aim for the Academy to start to establish mutually supporting communities of practice in the longer term so duplication of effort and overly siloed research and practice is avoided.
This funding opportunity was designed to be complementary with the efforts of the Transforming Evidence Funders Network’s Research on Research Use working group. The working group has been aligning research funders’ investments across sectors, issue areas, disciplines, and geographies to support studies that build knowledge about when and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy, practice, and community decision-making—and when research use contributes to improved outcomes.
The aim of this call is to support ODA-eligible international collaborations between researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the UK and those in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries on evidence-informed policymaking. Applications that are not considered ODA-eligible will not be taken forward through the assessment process.
The informing of policymaking through research and evidence is ideally an iterative process, however, the process is often not ideal with insights from research and evidence not brought in at the right moments in the policymaking cycle and only when those involved in the generation of evidence and the formulation and delivery of policy act to ensure this is the case. The idea behind informing policymaking through quality evidence and research from the beginning of the policymaking cycle, what scholars call ‘framing’ or ‘ideation’, through to policy design and policy implementation, learning, and adaptation is that it can enhance decisionmakers’ understanding of issues, helping to positively inform policy formation and creation, and service delivery, as well as supporting strategic planning and policy and programme improvements.
9. There is considerable interest in evidence-informed policymaking with much research aiming directly or indirectly to inform policy. This is supported by a broad field of evidence on how to foster the use of research evidence in specific conditions. There is, however, further work required on the effectiveness of interventions to develop, embed and sustain evidence-based policymaking. This call is therefore aiming to respond to questions, such as the following:
This programme will support grants in the following areas to develop this evidence base further. Applications can consider interventions across one or more of a variety of mechanisms of change, including awareness and attitudes, mutual understanding and agreement, communication of and access to, interaction between policymakers and researchers, skills development, and/or structure and processes related to evidence-informed policymaking.[2]
2. Applications are welcome to focus on a specific level of policymaking, or compare across levels, such as at national, regional or local levels. There is not an expectation for applications to have to cover multiple levels unless it is desired and fits with the proposed aims of the application. In this programme, sites of policy decision-making can be situated in diverse situations from formal national and/or government structures to decision-making processes at local and community policy levels.
3. Applications must be based in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries.
4. The Academy is looking to support awards that work in the following fields:
5. Successful awards will be required to work closely with the Academy in two respects. They are expected to:
1. Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
2. Co-Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
3. Other Participants: Projects may also include any number of specified ‘Other Participants’, who may, for example, be relevant stakeholders participating in networking or dissemination events, academic or policy advisers, practitioners, industry representatives, etc.
4. Postgraduate students are not eligible to apply for grant support from the Academy, and Applicants are asked to confirm in the personal details section(s) that they are not currently working towards a PhD, nor awaiting the outcome of a viva voce examination, nor awaiting the acceptance of any corrections required by the examiners.
5. Research assistance is an eligible cost under this programme and it can be supported where a reasonable case is made in line with the type of work that is required to be undertaken. PhD studentships, however, are not an eligible cost.
6. Institutions: The award must be held at an institution recognised by the Academy. The following types of organisations will be eligible to apply to host the award:
7. All grants will be paid to the employing institution of the PI, and not to the individual researchers involved. Institutions must be officially recognised by the British Academy prior to the proposal being submitted.
8. The International Science Partnerships Fund in the context of this call is funded by Official Development Assistance, therefore applications for this funding must be ODA-eligible.
9. Any host organisation is expected to follow the principles, standards and good practice for the management of research staff set out in the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers(2019) and subsequent amendments. Research staff should be appointed on terms that are no less favourable than those of comparable posts in the host organisation.
10. Eligible costs are:
11. Ineligible costs include:
Applications can only be submitted online using the British Academy’s online Flexi-Grant® Grant Management System (GMS) system via (https://britishacademy.flexigrant.com/). If you have not previously used the British Academy’s Flexi-Grant® GMS, please follow the registration process from the Flexi-Grant® homepage. Applications cannot be submitted on paper or in any other format. The deadline for applications to be submitted is Wednesday 19 February 2025, 17:00 (GMT). The application will always be treated as confidential.
Before completing the online form, all applicants should check that they comply with the eligibility requirements and ensure all necessary information is presented in the application. These requirements are strictly adhered to, and applications without all the necessary information, or evidence to show the assessment criteria are met, will be rejected.
Registered approving organisations will be available in the search bar. If your organisation is not listed and is not affiliated with any organisations already in the system, then please contact us at [email protected] to request the addition of the organisation.
It is required that research organisations based in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries that would require adding to the above list must be approved as eligible by the British Academy no later than two weeks before the deadline of this call (19 February). This means that they will need to be in touch with the Academy well before this date in order for the approval process to have been undertaken. We advise doing so as early as possible. In addition, these organisations must respond fully to the question in the application form related to Due Diligence when submitting their application to the call deadline.
The deadline for submissions and host organisation approval is 19 February 2025 17:00 (GMT). Applicants will not be allowed to make any changes to their applications or submit any additional information after the 19 February.
When completing your application on Flexi-Grant®, it is recommended that you take particular note of the following points:
Once you have submitted your application for approval by your host organisation, automatic emails will be sent to your host organisation approver asking them to log on to the system. You will not be able to edit your application after it has been submitted to your host organisation for approval. The host organisation approver will either: approve and submit your application, ‘send back’ your application and contact you to request modifications (if before the 10 October deadline) or decline your application and contact you.
Please be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that you complete your application in time for your host organisation to process it (including requesting changes) and provide their approval by the closing date. It is recommended that you allow at least five working days for this process, but please check with your proposed host institution as their internal timetables may require earlier submission.
If your host organisation approver requests modifications through the British Academy GMS email facility, they can unlock your application, allowing you to edit it. They can do this by selecting ‘Return to Applicant’. An automatic e-mail will be sent to you alerting you of this fact. Once you have completed and saved the requested changes, please re-submit your application for approval by your host organisation.
Once your host organisation has approved your application and submitted it to the British Academy, it will not be possible to make any changes.
The application can be completed by using the navigation tabs on the application summary page, with each page categorised as follows:
Page 1: Proposal
Page 2: Financial Details
Page 3: Due Diligence
Page 4: Primary Applicant Details
Page 4: Co-Applicant Details
Page 5: Equal Opportunities
A full list of question fields to be completed as part of the application can be found in the following table. Each box in the table represents a page of the application form: the left-hand column contains the questions within each of these pages as set out in the form; the right-hand column contains useful guidance on its completion. A red asterisk (*) indicates which questions are mandatory and therefore must be complete before the application can be submitted. Please read the guidance notes carefully before completing the form.
SUMMARY
Summary table
When your application form is complete, all sections on this summary table will be marked as ‘Complete’. The ‘Complete’ status will only appear when all the mandatory fields in that section have been completed. All mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk ‘*’. Only then will a ‘Submit’ button appear for you to be able to submit your application.
If you are unable to see the submit button but your application appears complete on the Summary page, you will need to check the Contributors tab to ensure that your invited contributors have completed their pages and marked them as complete. Once this has been done, and all the other pages have been completed, the ‘submit’ button should appear.
PAGE 1: PROPOSAL
Title of Proposal*
Please state the title of your proposal
Abstract*
Please use the text box to provide a short abstract summarising your proposal in terms suitable for an informed general audience, not one specialised in your field.
(150 words)
Scope of proposal one*
Please select one of the following areas:
Scope of proposal two*
Please select one of the following fields:
Quality and Significance of Proposal*
Please use this field to detail the quality and significance of the proposal.
In particular, please set out explicitly in this field the ways in which the proposal makes a significant contribution to evidence-informed policymaking in line with the programme aims and scope of the call, particularly paragraphs 9 and 12.
(700 words)
Feasibility of the Proposal*
Please use this field to explain the feasibility of the proposed activities within the timeframe of the award, including a clear track record and experience of working in this space, and justification for the partners brought together in the proposal;
Please also use this field to describe the proposed programme of work over the course of any award, indicating a clear timetable for your project with an outline of how the programme of work will be organised and structured.
(700 words)
Equitable Partnerships*
Please use this field to evidence co-design and the equitability of the proposal development and planned project delivery with a clear justification for the role of each partner throughout the project.
Please detail how this project will ensure equitability in the collaboration, including how it will take note that partnerships should: be transparent and based on mutual respect; should aim to have clearly articulated equitable distribution of resources, responsibilities, efforts and benefits; should recognise different inputs, different interests and different desired outcomes; and should ensure the ethical sharing and use of any outcomes which is responsive to the identified needs.
(700 words)
Other participants
Please give the names, appointments and institutional affiliation of any other participants in the proposed research. If detail is not known yet, please indicate numbers and status of people who might be involved.
Projects may include any number of specified ‘Other Participants’, who may, for example, be relevant stakeholders participating in networking or dissemination events, academic or policy advisers, practitioners, industry representatives, etc.
Target Country/Countries*
Please use the drop-down lists to select which target country/countries as specified in this call will directly benefit from this proposal. You are able to choose up to six countries.
You may choose from: Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste, Yemen, Haiti, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu.
ODA Justification Statement*
Please use the text box to provide an ODA justification statement.
In this statement you should indicate whether the country/countries you have selected above will continue to be ODA eligible for the duration of the research. You must also set out how your proposal is directly and primarily relevant to the development challenges (Sustainable Development Goals) of these countries and must explain how you expect that the outcome of your proposed activities will promote the economic development and welfare of a country or countries as specified in this call.
(500 words)
Start and End Date Confirmation*
Please confirm that you will start your project by March 2025 and that your research will end no later than 12 months later.
Gender Equality Statement*
The British Academy is committed to supporting gender equality in the funding it provides in accordance with this statement from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Strategy’s publication on Gender Equality in Research and Innovation published in November 2022: “Research and innovation (R&I) activities funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), provided through Partner Organisations, complies with the requirements of the DSIT R&I Gender Equality Policy, which states that activities must tackle instances of underrepresentation, differential needs and systemic disadvantage to improve the relevance of R&I findings, that support the inclusion, reduce the impact of bias and ultimately, contribute to reducing inequalities among genders. This includes but is not limited to Overseas Development Assistance [sic] activities, in line with the International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014.”
All applicants are strongly recommended to thoroughly review the above publication before designing and drafting their application.
Please detail how the application complies with the requirements of the International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014, evidencing the consideration of gender in the context of your research proposal, indicating clearly defined intended impacts and identified possible mitigations where appropriate, and demonstrating that you have met the required standards for compliance, as described in the Gender Equality Framework.
Is the activity Gender-specific? Please use the Yes/No question to let us know if the proposed activity relates to a specific issue of gender.
Please also answer each of the questions below. Each question is mandatory, meaning that each one requires a response, but you may enter ‘nil return’ if, depending on the nature of the project proposed, one or more questions are not applicable. Please note, however, that the questions are both an eligibility and an assessment criterion. The first five questions will be taken together to constitute a Gender Equality Statement as set out on page 37 of the Gender Equality in Research and Innovation document (additional criteria to consider in your statement can be found on pages 37-39).
Have measures been put in place to ensure equal and meaningful opportunities for people of different genders to be involved throughout the project? This includes the development of the project, the participants of the research, and the beneficiaries of the research. (250 words).
What are the expected impacts of the project (benefits and losses) on people of different genders, both throughout the project, and beyond? (250 words).
What are the expected impacts (benefits and losses) on the relations between people of different genders and people of the same gender? For example, changing roles and responsibilities in households, society, economy, politics, power, etc. (250 words).
Are there any risks and/or unintended negative consequences on gender equality that need to be avoided, mitigated against, and monitored? If yes, how. (250 words).
Are there any relevant outcomes and outputs being measured, with data disaggregated by age and gender (where disclosed)? (250 words).
What other structural inequalities (including, but not limited to: age, disability, ethnicity) have been identified in relation to project development, project participants and intended beneficiaries? Have measures been put in place to consider and mitigate against other structural inequalities in the course of the research? If so, what are these measures, and how will they be monitored and implemented to ensure mutual benefit? How will project participants and leaders ensure that the research will continue to address structural inequalities, including gender, beyond the lifetime of the project, across the outcomes and impacts expected? (250 words)
Trusted Research*
International research collaborations are fundamental to the equity, quality, diversity and impact of UK-based researchers and institutions. Most international collaborations will benefit all those involved and the expected usual status for this question is likely to be a null response, however, there will be cases where there are risks.
Research funded through this programme needs to take account of security-related considerations. UKRI, Universities UK (UUK) and the National Protective Security Authority amongst others have published relevant guidance in this area. It is important to ensure that the research funded through this programme has undertaken relevant assurance related to reputational, data, financial, ethical and security risks.
Please use this field to detail any research security risks that the application may encounter and how these will be mitigated. It should be noted that such risks could include the potential dual application of the research, the management of information, data and other knowledge sharing, and activities that could utilise the research to target people in other countries such as through internal surveillance and repression. A set of questions suggested by the NPSA to consider in relation to this issue is as follows:
As highlighted by UUK in its above guidance it is important to be aware that failure to comply with export control legislation is a criminal offence and the terms ‘technology’ and ‘information’ have much broader definitions in legislation than might ordinarily or commonly be understood. To maximise compliance with export control legislation, individuals should:
There is also the Research Collaboration Advice Team, which is a collaboration between the UK Government and academia that can provide advice to institutions on national security risks to international research.
Applicants should be aware that government guidance and UK legislation may change, and they will need to take account of any such changes that may affect their proposed research. (750 words)
Ethical Issues*
This field is mandatory and must be addressed by all applicants.
Are there any special ethical issues arising from your proposal that are not covered by the relevant professional Code of Practice? Have you obtained, or will you obtain, ethical approval from your employing institution or other relevant authority?
It is not expected that any special ethical issues will arise that are not already covered by relevant professional Codes of Practice. The normal expectation, therefore, will be that applicants should answer the pair of questions with the answers no and no.
If there are any special issues arising, but they have already been cleared by approval from a relevant authority, please answer yes and yes.
If any special issues arise and approval has not yet been obtained, please answer yes and no, and provide more explanation.
Risk Management*
Please use this section to address any issues related to risk management.
(750 words)
Other Relevant Information
Please use the text box to enter the details of any other relevant information.
PAGE 2: FINANCIAL DETAILS
Financial Details/ Justification*
Please use the table to indicate the figures for such costs (in GBP) between the various headings.
Please note that the maximum budget available is £150,000.
Eligible costs include:
Applicants must input the funding requests in the financial details table above at 80 per cent FEC for Directly Incurred costs and Directly Allocated costs and at 100 per cent for Research Costs as outlined in the scheme guidance notes.
The only exception to this understanding and 80 per cent FEC in general is the costing of international Principal Investigators or international Co-Applicants or partners in non-academic settings (in the UK or internationally) who demonstrably do not use and would not use FEC modelling. For such partners the costing regime used should be at 100 per cent for direct costs and a flat-rate of 25 per cent for indirect costs. UK-based institutions that would be expected to use FEC may not use this costing regime. It is only for institutions as described above. Institutions costed using this regime must be costed separately in the application budget table and clearly explained in the ‘Justification’ field.
This budget table should be completed in collaboration with your host organisation's Research/Finance office. If a grant is awarded, the British Academy will provide funding at 80 per cent of the FEC for Directly Incurred costs and Directly Allocated costs. The UK host organisation must agree to fund the balance of FEC for the project from other resources.
Applicants should prepare accurate costings for the proposed expenses, and should be particularly careful not to overestimate the resources required. Costs should be clearly itemised and justified in terms of the proposed programme for this application.
Please do not use ‘£’ signs in the amount boxes.
Value Sought*
Please enter the total amount of funding sought. Please ensure that this matches the grand total of your budget table. The total amount requested must not exceed £150,000.
Applications to other funding bodies*
The British Academy does not require applicants to demonstrate that the research has also attracted funding from other bodies, but please use this space to indicate if it has done so.
(250 words)
Page 3: DUE DILIGENCE
Due Diligence Documentation
The British Academy overseas payment policy requires several supporting documents to be submitted for review. Individuals and organisations not based in the UK will be required to provide this information. Please ensure that these documents are uploaded via the file upload feature below. The documents required are listed as follows:
· Evidence of legal status
· Organogram
· Anti-fraud, corruption & bribery policy
· Travel & subsistence policy
· Conflict of interest policy
· Safeguarding policy
· Health and Safety policy
· Risk Management policy
· Ethics policy
· Recruitment and Selection policy
· Financial Procedures
· Research Misconduct policy
· Previous three years audited financial statements
· Delivery Chain Map regarding the management of incoming funds*
· Letter from organisation bank account confirming the account details and individuals responsible.
Each of these documents should be provided from an overseas host institution.
*For the Delivery Chain Map, this will need to visually set out the full process flow. The ‘delivery chain’ refers to the full set of financial processes, from receiving funds, approving expenditure, recording expenditure and the institutions involved. Processes and individuals involved in the delivery chain will need to be clearly mapped out for our record. Once completed, the delivery chain mapping document will be signed and dated by the award-holder. This document will be reviewed annually and updated if there are any relevant personnel or process changes.
Research organisations based in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries seeking to act as the host organisation must be approved as eligible by the British Academy no later than two weeks before the deadline of this call. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Page 4: PRIMARY APPLICANT DETAILS
Primary Applicant Contact Details*
Please take care to review and complete your personal details accurately. Errors in this section can cause difficulties in the processing of your application.
You can update your personal details by checking ‘my account’ and selecting the link to ‘my contact details’ and ‘my organisation’ and ensuring the relevant details are up to date.
Primary Applicant Current Location*
Please select the country in which you are based from the drop-down list provided.
The PI must be based in the UK, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or one of the Least Developed Countries.
Employing Organisation*
Please be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that you complete your application in time for your host institution to process it and provide their approval by the closing date.
Please use the search bar to find your home institution and add the organisation to your application. If your organisation is not available, then it may not be registered in our system. This will likely be the case if the home institution is based outside the UK. Before requesting the addition of a new organisation, please check that it is not affiliated with any organisation that is already registered. If it needs to be added, please email us at [email protected] as soon as possible. Any organisation being added must be approved as eligible by the British Academy no later than two weeks before the deadline of this call (i.e., by 5 February for the 19 February deadline). This means that they will need to be in touch with the Academy well before this date in order for the approval process to have been undertaken.
All applications must be approved by the host organisation authorities e.g. research grants office, finance department, etc. The approving department will receive email notification once you have completed your application and submitted it. They will be asked to provide approval and then submit the application to the British Academy. It is strongly recommended that the applicant maintains an open dialogue with the approving department at the host institution as the British Academy cannot be held responsible for emails being caught in spam filters or not being received. It is recommended that you allow at least five working days for this process. Once the host institution has checked your application, they will contact you if any changes are required; please note that if changes need to be made, these will have to be done before the deadline as they cannot be done afterwards.
Nationality*
Please use the drop-down list to select your nationality. Additional nationalities can be added after the initial selection if required by selecting ‘Add Row’.
Employment Status*
Please confirm that your current position is either permanent or that your current employment will extend beyond the lifetime of the award.
PhD Confirmation*
Applicants working towards a PhD or awaiting the outcome of their viva/submission of corrections are not eligible to apply. Please therefore confirm that you have a PhD by answering yes. If you are a scholar with relevant equivalent experience, but no doctorate, please select 'no' and indicate in the 'personal statement' field why you should be eligible for consideration.
Please enter the date of your viva voce examination in the ‘PhD Awarded Date’ field.
Present Appointment, Employing Institution and Department*
Please give details of your current appointment. The Lead must be based at an eligible university or research institute and must be either in a permanent position at the institution or have a fixed-term position for the duration of the award.
Personal Statement
The Academy is aware that individuals will have had different opportunities to balance their work with other commitments during their career or may come from diverse or non-traditional career backgrounds. For example, having taken extended leave including parental or medical leave, or having returned to work following time in other roles that may have impacted on the applicants’ career. Please use this question to provide further information, so that the Academy can take this into account when assessing applicants’ track record.
(400 words)
Principal Investigator Time Allocated*
Please indicate the amount of time the Principal Investigator will spend on the proposed project. The PI can spend a minimum of 20 per cent of their time and a maximum of 100 per cent of their time on the grant. The time spent on the grant can change over the course of the award but may not be under 20 per cent across the duration of the award.
Key Career Appointments and Posts*
Please provide your key career appointments and posts as a list. (250 words)
Key Career Experience and other Career Highlights*
Please use this field to provide a list of key career highlights and other experience, particularly related to international research collaboration (250 words)
Where did you hear of this scheme? *
It helps the British Academy to target appropriate resources towards the promotion of the scheme to know where an applicant hears about it. As appropriate, please state: BA website; BA literature; PhD supervisor; Institution Research Office; Twitter, colleague, etc.
Page 4: CO-APPLICANT DETAILS
Co-Applicants*
Please note that it is mandatory to include at least one named Co-Applicant who is based in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries if the Principal investigator is based in the UK or at least one named Co-Applicant who is based in the UK if the Principal Investigator is based in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries.
Please detail the title, name, employing institution and nationality of any co-applicant(s) on the project. You may include up to six co-applicants.
Please confirm that each Co-I’s current position is either permanent or will extend beyond the lifetime of the award.
Other participants in a project, whose involvement does not equate to being a ‘co-applicant’, should be named in the relevant section (‘Other Participants’) in the Workshop Proposal section.
Personal Statement
The Academy is aware that individuals will have had different opportunities to balance their work with other commitments during their career or may come from diverse or non-traditional career backgrounds. For example, having taken extended leave including parental or medical leave, or having returned to work following time in other roles that may have impacted on the applicants’ career. Please use this question to provide further information, so that the Academy can take this into account when assessing applicants’ track record.
(400 words)
PAGE 5: EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Equal Opportunities
This page is not mandatory; however, the Academy is committed to supporting diversity in our funding and would appreciate applicants completing the following details to enable us to monitor and analyse how inclusive their processes are.
The information provided will be treated as strictly confidential and will be used for statistical purposed only. It will not be seen by those involved in the selection process and no information will be published or used in any way which allows any individual to be identified.
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