Deadline: 18-Nov-22
The National Deaf Children’s Society is accepting applications for its Early Years Research Challenge Fund.
They know from talking to professionals, there are lots of good ideas for further research out there or examples of good practice that are yet to be fully evidenced. This is why they have created an early years research challenge fund – to invite proposals for new projects that will help further improve early years support across the UK.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for £25,000 to £50,000, to be spent over two years from 2022 to 2024.
- There may be opportunities for additional funding or support finding external funding, depending on the nature of the project.
What kinds of projects will you fund?
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They are especially interested in ideas that:
- test an intervention to evidence an area of existing good practice
- develop strategies and resources parents need to build communication and language skills with deaf children at home
- improve information and practice sharing between practitioners, educators and families
- support teachers and practitioners to develop their skills and expertise with deaf children
- are co-produced with families
- focus on effective support for deaf children aged 0 to 2 and their families.
- Other ideas are welcome provided they are specific to supporting deaf children and their families in the early years.
Are there any projects you won't fund?
- They would like to add new ideas to the projects and research they do, so projects which are not significantly different are unlikely to be supported.
Eligibility Criteria
- They are open to proposals from anyone who has an idea that will inform the work they do: researchers, practitioners, educators, parents, and everyone in-between. They also welcome collaborative approaches.
- They are open to proposals that are UK-wide or which focus on a specific nation, region or area, providing that the project has wider application.
For more information, visit Early Years Research Challenge Fund.
For more information, visit https://www.ndcs.org.uk/blog/early-years-research-challenge-fund-call-for-funding-applications/