Social Justice Fund 2019 – applications now open! | ICM Research Funding Opportunities

Social Justice Fund 2019 – applications now open!

The Newcastle University Social Justice Fund is now open to applications that support work in the field of social justice as part of the University’s Engagement and Place Strategy.

Newcastle University is committed to social justice in all that we do and we are dedicated to working together to create a fairer and more just society. The fund will develop a portfolio of successful relationships between the University and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.

Funded projects will be focused around one of the following social justice themes:

Children, youth and lifecourse
Poverty, welfare and social class
Race, religion and migration
Environment, nature and landscape
Peace, reconciliation and human rights
Housing, neighbourhood and region
Gender, sexuality and relationships
Health, well-being and care
Education, work and employment

We are particularly interested in applications that will contribute to meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships between the University and VCSE partners and that are co-produced.

What funding is available?
The minimum amount of funding that can be applied for is £2000. The absolute maximum you can apply for is £10,000; however, we envisage that most projects will be around £5000. We would encourage applicants to consider carefully what they want to use the funds for and apply for the appropriate amount rather than the maximum available. The detail of how the funds will be spent should be included in your application.

What are the assessment criteria?
The Newcastle Social Justice Fund invites proposals from Schools, Research Centres, Institutes and individual academics, including early career researchers and PhD students.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Evidence how key social justice issues have been addressed;
The project must contribute to, pilot and/or deliver innovations that can be shared or can advance good practice;
Applications must be submitted in partnership with a VCSE organisation;
The approach to collaboration will create a meaningful and sustainable partnership;
Potential for the projects to demonstrate new approaches to collaboration and engagement;
Potential for the project to contribute to education and student experience;
Potential for the project to contribute to research impact (that is, research that has societal benefit);
Potential for the project to generate additional external research income.

Please read the guidance document for full details of the fund and use the application form to submit your application via the online form by Friday 30th August 2019: https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=5177710

NSJF Application Form 2019-20.docx
NSJF Guidance Document 2019-20.docx

For any queries please contact socialjustice@ncl.ac.uk and visit ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/social-justice/ for more information.