British Science Week Funding

Community based groups in the UK that need some funding to create events or activities that engage under-represented audiences as part of British Science Week 2019 can apply now.

British Science Week (BSW) is an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that is coordinated by the British Science Association (BSA) and funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are available for community groups that work directly with audiences who are traditionally under-represented and currently not engaged in science activity.

Under-represented groups include:
•People who are Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME).
•People with low socio economic status (SES), including people disadvantaged in terms of education and income.
•Young people facing adversity, including those not in education employment or training (NEET).
•People with a disability, defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term effect on someone’s ability to do normal daily activities.
•People living in a remote and rural location, defined as settlements of less than 10,000 people.
•Girls and women.

The funding can be used for materials, room hire, publicity, speakers, trainers, freelancers, project specific staff costs, AV hire, reasonable volunteer expenses, transport or other costs of activities or events celebrating British Science Week which will next take place from 8 to 17 March 2019.

Priority will be given to events and activities that show they fit with the BSA’s goal of making science a fundamental part of culture by:
•Being embedded in the local community.
•Showcasing science’s role in everyday life or challenging the idea that science is separate from culture.
•Leaving a legacy.

The deadline for applications is 12 November 2018 (5pm).

For more information visit https://www.britishscienceweek.org/about-us/grants/