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‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ fund open
Wednesday 6 November 2024 - 12:24
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has opened its ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Community-led grant fund (a ‘community’ is defined as a group of people who share an identity-forming narrative).
The funding awards are designed to support community-led research and are available to cover eligible costs arising from a defined research project. Funding will be provided to support new and existing research projects that promote the health of individuals through fostering healthy environments and communities and enabling access to healthy foods.
The Williamson Trust and RSE are looking to award ten demonstrator pilot-scale projects led by community-based individuals or organisations, who would each receive an award amount of up to £5,000 to conduct a research project for up to 12 months.
Applicant eligibility
- The awards are open to applications from groups or individuals who can demonstrate that they could lead and deliver on the proposed research project. Academics can apply for these awards provided the research is community-led.
- Applications from groups should have a named lead applicant. This person will be the key contact with the RSE. Lead applicants should be available for the entirety of the project including the reporting period.
- Only incorporated community groups or organisations are eligible to apply if they are one of the following: A charitable trust, registered charity, educational institution, research institution, cultural institution, community interest company (CIC), social enterprise, cooperative society, local authority, community benefit society, voluntary or community group, non-profit company limited by guarantee.
- Unincorporated community groups are welcome to apply but will need to clearly state who will sponsor their work (e.g., a constituted group which is happy to hold the funding on their behalf).
- Lead applicants (whether an individual, organisation or group) must be based in Scotland. We welcome consortium applications. Collaborations may be between Scottish or overseas (UK and overseas) Higher Education Institutions and/or practitioners, small to medium-sized enterprises, policy makers, research institutions, further education institutions and cultural institutions provided that the lead applicant is based in Scotland and the key principles of the award’s scheme are recognised (all collaborators should be from our list of eligible community groups or organisations – please see the full list in the terms and conditions).
- A new application will not be considered when a report on a previous RSE award is overdue. This applies to lead applicants only who are listed as lead applicant on another award.
Project eligibility
- Applicants may submit only one proposal.
- ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Community-led Awards are funded for up to 12 months. There is no minimum length of project.
- ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Community-led Awards can be held in any discipline however must speak to one of three topics:
- Climate
- Nature
- Food
- Projects should fall broadly under three types:
- People: awarded projects may identify neglected voices on particular topics and conduct research on this topic guided by these voices, taking a people-centred approach.
- Problem: awarded projects may address and identify issues through data collection and analysis.
- Practice: awarded projects may propose novel practical solutions to an established problem.
- Impact of the project should be Scottish based, although it may be transferable to other communities.
- Individual applicants will be required to submit a letter of support from an eligible organisation. The letter of support may come from registered charities, educational institutions, cultural institutions, local authorities, or businesses.
Full details including how to apply can be found at:
The deadline for applications is 05/12/2024 12:00 pm
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