{"id":523,"date":"2018-11-06T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/?p=523"},"modified":"2018-11-19T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T12:59:19","slug":"the-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-fund-edif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/11\/06\/the-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-fund-edif\/","title":{"rendered":"The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fund (EDIF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle.sharepoint.com\/news\/nuconnections\/pages\/equality-diversity-inclusion-fund-call.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-524 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/files\/2018\/09\/edi-introduction-fund-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/files\/2018\/09\/edi-introduction-fund-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/files\/2018\/09\/edi-introduction-fund.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/>It&#8217;s that time of year again!<\/a> Applications for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fund (EDIF) are open and will close on the 23rd of November.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The EDIF\u00a0is an internal funding scheme available to all staff who&#8217;ve got an innovative idea for a project, scheme or event that helps promote the EDI agenda at Newcastle University.\u00a0Up to \u00a35,000 is available, but applications from projects requiring less are particularly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>On the run up to the deadline <strong>(23rd November 2018)<\/strong> we&#8217;ve been speaking to a number of staff who&#8217;ve made successful applications to the EDIF about their projects. These projects are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #41a62a\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/09\/23\/edi-language-workshops\/\"><strong>Speaking the Same Language: A Dictionary for Inclusion<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Amy Fielden\u00a0and Billie Moffat-Knox<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/11\/12\/sweetening-the-message\/\">Sweetening the Message<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Ann Fitchett and Tom Smulders<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/11\/15\/highlighting-the-under-highlighted\/\"><strong>Highlighting the Under-Highlighted<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Joanna Matthan and Agne Krisciunaite<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/11\/20\/student-equality-and-diversity-bursaries-an-invitation-to-inclusion\/\"><strong>Student EDI Bursaries<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Laura Delgaty<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/11\/09\/creating-an-equality-and-diversity-calendar-edif-series\/\"><strong>Creating an Equality and Diversity Calendar<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Laura Delgaty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re still not sure about applying, or need some motivation to push on with your application, keep an eye on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/tag\/edif-projects\/\">this page<\/a> over the next few weeks to read all about these projects!<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information about what kind of projects will be considered, and to access the application form, please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle.sharepoint.com\/hub\/hr\/Pages\/Diversity\/news.aspx\">here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Or, for more information about the EDIF, email us\u00a0at <a href=\"mailto:FMS.Diversity@ncl.ac.uk\">FMS.Diversity@ncl.ac.uk\u00a0<\/a>or contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/ihs\/staff\/profile\/judithrankin.html#background\">Judith Rankin\u200b<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again! Applications for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fund (EDIF) are open and will close on the 23rd of November.\u00a0 The EDIF\u00a0is an internal funding scheme available to all staff who&#8217;ve got an innovative idea for a project, scheme or event that helps promote the EDI agenda at Newcastle University.\u00a0Up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/2018\/11\/06\/the-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-fund-edif\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fund (EDIF)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7610,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-team-talk","tag-edif-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":752,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions\/752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmsdiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}