EDI Caucus Flexible Fund – Call for Expressions of Interest & for Reviewers

Following our December soft launch of our second round of Flexible Funding, we’re pleased to share with you the published Call for Expressions of Interest and for reviewers.

Full details can be found on our webpage here: https://edicaucus.ac.uk/flexible-fund/ and on a downloadable PDF here: https://edicaucus.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EDICa-Flexible-Fund-Round-2-call-for-EoI.pdf

Full details on our call for reviewers can be found here: https://edicaucus.ac.uk/flexible-fund/#Call-For-Reviewers

Flexible Fund Round 2 – The Research Process

Our second round of funding of approximately £317,000 seeks impact-oriented projects advancing knowledge on the lived experience of underrepresented researchers that will pilot and evaluate interventions to create meaningful change in the UK’s research and innovation sector. This round prioritises proposals that focus on the research process. See the figure below identifying the various stages in the research process relating to securing funding and prompting questions about each stage. See our webpage for this same diagram with ALT text and examples of proposal ideas.

We will have a 3-week call for mandatory expressions of interest, to help EDICa find reviewers, and not delay the timeline following the closing date for submissions. This is a simple MS Form questionnaire asking for a 50-word project summary, 5 key words about the project and a project timeline. Submission of an expression of interest is a requirement before a formal proposal can be submitted as this provides the opportunity for us to offer feedback, to help shape suggestions and to avoid time and energy being invested in proposals which differ significantly from the call. Completing an expression of interest also significantly supports our efforts to recruit reviewers. We may use these initial outlines to offer feedback (e.g. to suggest collaborations between bidding teams where appropriate) or to establish feasibility (e.g. where access to data from a funder may be required).

We have endeavoured to reflect the timing of school and other public holidays in the UK.

Key Dates

15 Jan – 2 Feb Call for Expressions of Interest

1 Mar – Call for Applications opens

5 Mar 15:00-16:00 – Informational webinar – click here to register

12 Mar 16:00-17:00 – Informational webinar – click here to register

BSL available by advanced request. Recordings will be made available after the events.

15 May – Deadline for applications

 

Please share this call widely with your network.

Fenella Watson, Senior Project Support Officer, Fenella.Watson@hw.ac.uk

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus – Website – Email

Heriot Watt University

Keep informed – https://go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Subscription