Deadline: 25-Jan-22
The British Council invites applications for the Going Global Partnerships Gender Equality Fund. The aim of this fund is to help progress gender equality within higher and further education, and to build on the potential of sector to influence wider society.
Themes
The fund will prioritise partnerships that focus on one or more of the following themes:
- Prevention of violence against women and girls, with a particular focus on higher and further education institutions as safe spaces for women
- Addressing women’s underrepresentation in higher and further education leadership
- Tackling subject segregation, particularly in STEM disciplines and careers.
Awards will support partnerships between eligible UK higher and further education institutions and partner institutions in one or more participating countries – Bangladesh, Indonesia, Peru and Vietnam.
Funding Information
British Council expects to support 6 projects of between £20,000 and £25,000 in value each for a 12-month period, starting from April 2022.
Outcomes
The overall expected outcomes of the programme include:
- Enabling research: supporting research, knowledge, and innovation collaboration to address local and global challenges and promote inclusive growth
- Internationalising higher education and TVET institutions: creating an enabling environment while supporting institutions and individuals to benefit from internationalisation
- Strengthening higher education and TVET systems: improving the quality and efficiency of institutions and systems
- Enhancing student outcomes: improving the qualities of global graduates (e.g., soft skills, employability, community outcomes).
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must fulfil the following criteria in order to be eligible for funding under this programme:
- Each proposal must have both
- one Lead Applicant from the partner country; and
- one Lead Applicant from the UK, submitting one joint application.
- Lead Applicants in the partner country and the UK must be based at one of the following Institutions:
- A not-for-profit higher and/or further education institution.
- An eligible public sector or charitable organisation.
- The Lead Applicant’s institution in the partner country (the ‘Lead Institution’) must have the capacity to administer the grant and capacity must be confirmed in the support letter. Applications from UK Further Education institutions are welcomed as a lead applicant or partner.
- Lead Applicants can include in their proposals Associated Partners (from both the partner county and the UK) affiliated with:
- Research or higher and/or further education institutions
- Other Education Organisations/Charities/Foundations
- Not-for-profit organisations, including Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- For-profit/commercial organisations, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
For more information, visit https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/he-science/going-global-partnerships/funding-calls-opportunities/gender-equality