Association Of Commonwealth University (ACU) 2023 Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grant |

Eligibility Criteria

If your university has previously received an ACU Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grant, you are not eligible to apply again. Please check our grantees pages below to see if this applies to your university.

To apply, you will need to:

• Supply an outline of the project and a detailed time plan, including what it will involve and how it will address the Higher Education and the SDGs Network’s themes. The project time plan is requested for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months.
• Submit a letter of support from your university's executive head (or equivalent), or another senior member of your institution, to demonstrate their support for the programme of work proposed and the ways they will provide support for your project. The letter should also act as a reference for the project lead.
• Attach the project lead’s CV.

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Offered Benefits

From sourcing energy-saving and clean energy options for Fijian schools, to supporting women's economic empowerment by addressing the financial literacy and gender-based disparities in access to finance - the grants have been used to fund a diverse range of activities, projects, workshops, and events. Applications could include ideas for:

• Virtual exchange or collaboration, teaching or professional practice collaboration. Sharing and co-development of learning materials, tools, training and approaches to support contingency and continuity of operations planning at higher education institutions (HEIs)
• Virtual fellowships, comparative analyses, research management and uptake capacity-building
• Integrating sustainable development into operations
• Sharing SDG learning content and materials
• Developing SDG-focused research strategies
• Co-creating research for impact, community engagement, and partnerships for the goals

What does the grant include?

Four grants of GBP 2,500 are available.

Application Process

Apply to this scholarship by clicking the `Apply` button below.

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