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Funding opportunities for public engagement

If you have an idea for public involvement and engagement with research activity, you may be able to apply for funding to help make it happen.

Engage & Involve Grants 2024/2025

Apply for funding through the Public Engagement Unit's annual funding call.


Each year, the Public Engagement Unit runs a funding call, the Engage Grants, which aim to support you to build connections between your work and wider society.

The 2024/2025 edition of this call, the Engage & Involve Grants, is now closed and will reopen again in autumn 2025.

Funding opportunities for public engagement

There are a range of different funding sources available for public engagement activities, find out more about the funding calls currently open.


The Physiological Society Institutional Engagement Award

The Institutional Engagement Award provides funding of up to £500 to support Society Representatives and members to host events at their organisation, including internal conferences, teaching symposia, seminars or outreach events.

Further details about the Institutional Engagement Award

Next application round will take place in September 2025.

The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Public Engagement Grant

The ASAB Public Engagement Grant aims to support the development and delivery of activities that engage and communicate the science of animal behaviour.

ASAB Public Engagement Grant call guidance

Deadline: 1 October, 2025 16:00

British Society for Immunology Communication & Engagement Grant

This funding opportunity supports public engagement activities led by members of the British Society for Immunology. Each project will receive up to £1,000 to develop and deliver initiatives that engage the public in understanding immunology. The grant scheme encourages diverse and inclusive activities targeting audiences such as schools, families, adults, and patients.

Further details about the Communication & Engagement Grant

Deadline: Applications reviewed on 1 October each year.

British Society for Plant Pathology - Plant Pathology Promotion Fund

The BSPP invite applications to this fund to activities that promote an understanding and awareness of the importance of plant pathology. Grants of up to £2,000 are available.

BSPP Plant Pathology Promotion Fund call guidance

Deadline: Open call

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Contact us

If you are interested in applying for any of these funding schemes, get in touch with the Public Engagement Unit. We can help with you shape your ideas, find a partner or offering feedback on your proposal.