Deadline: 21-Dec-21
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have launched the 2021 Digital Economy (DE) Research Project to support a public engagement activity. This funding comes from the Telling Tales of Engagement (TTE) awards.
You can be from any sector or career stage, as long as the research involved was funded by the ‘Digital Economy theme’ grants.
Activities
Your activity can last up to 18 months and is expected to:
- show the benefits of the research
- engage the public in a creative and interactive way
- involve a diverse audience, or include groups underrepresented in DE
- share best practice in research and project partner engagement.
Funding Information
- Three awards of £10,000 each are available to support an activity, or activities, that will allow you to tell your impact story in a creative, interesting and engaging way to a wider audience and the general public.
- The funding will support projects of up to 18 months in duration, starting from April 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are welcomed from teams and individuals. Applications can come from:
- academia (including PhD students)
- industry
- users
- the third sector.
- Applicants can be at any career stage.
- If the applicant would not normally be eligible for EPSRC funding, please include the name of a mentor who is eligible, for example, the principal investigator of the previously funded associated grant. The role of this mentor would be to provide guidance to the applicant in, for example:
- supporting the development of this application
- project governance
- framing
- articulating impact.
For more information, visit https://beta.ukri.org/opportunity/engage-the-public-with-impacts-of-digital-economy-research-2021/