Funder
STFC: Legacy awards for STFC public engagement grants follow-on funding
Added date
08/12/2022
Closing date
24/11/2023
Call summary
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) invites applications for its legacy awards for STFC public engagement grants follow-on funding. These enable STFC grant-funded public engagement programmes to continue to grow and evolve over time based on learning and evaluation. Proposals should be linked to the original grant and must focus around the remit of the STFC science programme and clearly align to the science and technology work of STFC’s national and international laboratories and facilities. The total budget is £100,000. Full economic cost can be up to £62,500. Grants cover up to 50 per cent of the full economic cost worth up to £50,000, for first-time awardees, and up to 25 per cent of the full economic costs, worth up to £25,000, for second-time awardees. Funding lasts for up to three years and may be used for salaries, materials, equipment for up to £10,000, travel and subsistence. Co-funding must have been secured before submitting the application.
Scientific scope
Universe Sciences; Synchrotrons & Accelerators; Particle Physics; Nuclear Physics
PI eligibility
The principal applicant must be eligible to apply on behalf of the organisation, which must be based in the UK. The applicant or their organisation must have held a previous STFC public engagement Spark, Nucleus, small or large award. Applicants must have finished their previous grant award within the past 36 months. Applicants may apply for a Legacy award related to one of the previous public engagement awards that is still active at the time of the Legacy award application. In such instances, the proposed Legacy award cannot have a start date any earlier than the current end date of the original award. Applications must include a researcher in an STFC-funded area of science or technology and applicants must demonstrate both the success of their original engagement programme, and evidence that success via good-quality evaluation. Up to two legacy awards from a single original grant may be supported.