Submitted by Alexandra Collett on Mon, 30/06/2025 - 11:04
The latest call to apply for a grant from the Enhancing Research Culture fund is now open until 15 September.
The fund supports projects that contribute to positive research culture and are aimed at one of the following areas:-
- Reward and Recognition
- Equality Diversity and Inclusion
- Careers and professional development
- Open research and collaboration
- Positive research leadership
- Inclusive and safe working environments
Funding Streams:-
Applications may be entered in one of two streams:- up to £60K, or £60-£100K (please note that few applications will be funded in the £60-£100K range.)
Enquiries and Guidance:-
The Research Culture team welcome informal enquiries about your ideas to provide initial feedback and to help facilitate connections between similar projects prior to submission.
Throughout July short surgeries will be available for you to discuss your idea with a member of the Research Culture Team and you can book via the following link.
If you have a project idea which positively impacts research culture but does not fit with this current call, please get in touch and we would be happy to discuss it with you.
Researchculture@admin.cam.ac.uk
Funded projects from last year include the Technician development programme, led by Technician Co-Ordinator, John Nicolson.
John said: “The EHRC fund has enabled us to develop and run a calendar of bespoke versions of programmes aimed at technical professionals. These courses are designed to empower technical staff and managers and impact on their wider teams. We have reviewed positive feedback on the content and the need for the courses. The EHRC fund has also allowed us to link up with other projects and begin to deliver on policy and access to funding for technical professionals. This will lead to positive changes not just for the projects but for future work.”
The application form can be accessed on their Sharepoint and via this link.
To see more details of projects which were successful last year, follow this link