Funding opportunity
The ESRC have just released details of a new funding call which opens on 1st March 2022 with a deadline of 3rd May 2022, the call is for academics to Partner with the police to tackle violence against women and girls – UKRI – £50k FEC is available for each project
Apply for funding to work in partnership with the police to tackle violence against women and girls.
Funding is available to:
- establish new or grow existing multi-agency partnerships
- network and exchange knowledge with partners
- co-design activities to address violence against women and girls (VAWG).
You must:
- be based at a UK institution eligible for ESRC funding
- collaborate with one or more UK police constabularies.
The full economic cost of your project can be up to £50,000.
ERSC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.
Your project can last up to 12 months.
Who can apply?
Principal investigators for this funding opportunity must be UK-based social science researchers who are either established members of, or who can be accommodated by, a UK research organisation recognised by UKRI.
The project team may also include additional eligible co-investigators. Please refer to the ESRC research funding guide for more information on co-investigator eligibility.
It is a requirement of this funding opportunity that academic applicants collaborate with one or more UK police constabularies. Both new and existing partnerships between police and academia are eligible.
Partnerships can also include other relevant stakeholders who are involved in efforts to tackle or who are affected by issues relating to VAWG in the locality. Stakeholders include:
- public service providers
- criminal justice organisations
- charities
- businesses
- other local partners.
The principal investigator’s research organisation must be located within a collaborating police constabulary’s geographical area.
For more information please follow this link Partner with the police to tackle violence against women and girls – UKRI
If anyone is interested in this call and would like to chat with us about a potential application, please get in touch with either Charlotte Emmerson or Callum Williams and we can support you in your application.