Royal Society Public Engagement Fund, deadline 27 November

The scheme is designed to support Royal Society-funded scientists to undertake public engagement projects based on their research, and to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of researchers.

Funding is available for any public engagement activity designed for a non-scientific, public audience that meets the application criteria. Projects should have clear aims, target specific audiences and provide opportunity for open dialogue and two-way communication between scientific researchers and the project’s target audience.

The minimum amount you can request for this scheme is £500 and the maximum amount is £10,000 over two years. Up to £5,000 can be requested for a one-year project. The total amount of funding available for this round is £60,000.

By public they are specifically referring to public groups outside of your institution (so not students and other academics).

They are particularly interested in projects that reach under-represented groups, encourage collaboration between the sciences and arts, and feature opportunities for digital engagement (as main or contingency plan). They welcome applications to work with schools, but equally keen to see proposals that target other groups.

You can find full details, how to apply and examples of previous applications on their website (always useful to see what fits with a scheme and get inspiration!).

Deadline is 3pm on 27 Novemeber.

Full details and application