Grab a grant for your engaging idea

Links:

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Examples of Beacon Bursaries

Beacon Bursaries are available for UCL staff or research students with ideas on how to improve public engagement by the university.

The fund provides grants of up to £1,500 for a project, open day or piece of training, or materials or resources that will help connect research, teaching, or learning with people outside UCL.

The grants are awarded three times a year, with deadlines in December, April and July, and this round of funding closes at 5pm on 18 December.

Typical applications for a bursary might be:

• A departmental open day (other than to recruit students)
• Costs associated with a specific piece of engagement training
• A public event
• Development costs for an application for larger funding for a major
• public engagement activity
• Fees to attend a public engagement conference
• Materials for a community arts project
• A fee for an external speaker for a public event
• Hire fees for an public exhibition, event or meeting space
  

Beacon Bursary awards are competitive, which means you'll need to fill in a short application form to apply.

For help or questions about applying for funding, please email the public engagement team.

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