Apply for funding through the Public Engagement Unit's annual funding call.
Our Engage and Involve Grants aim to support you in developing your knowledge and skills in engaging people with and involving them in research.
Each year, the Public Engagement Unit runs a funding call, the Engage Grants, which are designed to support you to do public engagement, whatever your level of expertise.
The 2023/2024 edition of this call, the Engage and Involve Grants, is now closed and will reopen again in autumn 2024.
There are a range of different funding sources available for public engagement activities, find out more about the funding calls currently open.
This fund aims to support artists, community and cultural organisations with up to £100,000 to help people across England to engage with arts and culture.
Deadline: Open call.
This fund aims to enable researchers and organisations to run chemistry-based public and schools engagement activities. Deadlines: throughout year 2024.
Grants are available to support and promote engagement with all forms of pharmacology and drug discovery research.
Deadline: Open call
The Science Technology and Facilities Council Public Engagement Reaction Award aims to public engagement programmes, up to £5,000, that is fast and responsive to new and/or unexpected significant developments related to STFC science (astronomy, solar and planetary science, particle physics, particle astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics and accelerator science).
Deadline: Open call.
Grants are available to enable MRC-funded scientists to pilot new activities and develop innovative engagements with the public and other stakeholders.
Deadline: Open call
This fellowship scheme allows early-career researchers to carry out high-quality innovative research including outreach and public engagement. Open call.
Keep up to date with the latest funding opportunities
Join the Public Engagement Community mailing listIf 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.