Deadline: 29-Sep-23
Jersey Community Foundation is offering grants for applied science or applied research in the fields of engineering, biology, ecology, physics, chemistry or mathematics, provided that the funds are either to be used locally or for the direct benefit of Jersey, including any education from which local residents may benefit.
Priorities
What are the priorities:
- Studies concerning native flora or fauna with a goal to improve the management or status of the species.
- Innovative research in any of the relevant fields.
- Development of new technologies or new methodologies in any of the relevant fields.
- Studies outlined as recommendations for parties to multilateral environmental agreements to which the Island is a signatory.
Funding Information
The current maximum grant size is £50,000 per applicant per financial year. Multi-year grants will be considered.
Funding Criteria
- Grants will be given for applied science or applied research in the fields of engineering, biology, ecology, physics, chemistry or mathematics, provided that the funds are either to be used locally or for the direct benefit of Jersey, including any education from which local residents may benefit.
- Applications may contain funding requests for post graduate qualifications, surveys, studies and development of locally based courses within the relevant areas, as part of the project submitted by an organisation but individuals can not apply.
Ineligible Funding
- Social Sciences
- Permanent paid positions
- The Government of Jersey and Government of Jersey Departments
- Applications from individuals
Eligible Projects
A project may sit exactly within one of the supported disciplines below, across a few of them or involve another discipline:
- Ecology
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Biology
- Geology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
Eligibility Criteria
- Businesses, charities, not for profit organisations and community groups may apply.
- Successful applications will relate to a project, study or initiative to be undertaken within Jersey, or which benefits Jersey.
- All applications must fit one or more charitable purposes as per the Charities (Jersey) Law 2014.
- Grant recipients must report to the Foundation on how the Grant has been spent and the extent to which the funded activity has achieved the desired outcomes. The Foundation will provide the grant recipient with a reporting template.
- Grants should be spent within one calendar year of receiving funding or as agreed otherwise with the Foundation.
For more information, visit Jersey Community Foundation.