Deadline: May 5, 2025

Applications are open for the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Gender Grants 2025. The ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus.

The grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops, and events in areas such as: 


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  • Supporting women in leadership
  • Raising awareness of sexual harassment and developing anti-sexual harassment initiatives
  • Supporting women in science and research
  • Creating effective institutional policies
  • Mainstreaming gender equity into the curriculum 
  • To help meet the costs of organising projects that promote gender equity and equality.

The ACU is working in partnership with the Martha Farrell Foundation to provide up to three of the five Gender Grants focused on creating effective anti-sexual harassment policies and strategies, drawing on the Foundation’s expertise in anti-sexual harassment initiatives. 

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Grant

  • Five grants of up to GBP 2,000 are available.

Eligibility

  • Applicants need to be employed as an early career researcher/academic at an ACU member university to be eligible to apply.
  • Both full- and part-time staff are eligible to apply.

Application

The application form consists of the following sections: 

  • Eligibility
  • Project focus
  • Collaboration
  • Statements
  • Project details
  • Upload supporting documents (including project plan timeline, project lead CV and confirmation of support) 

Click here to apply


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For more information, visit ACU Gender Grants.

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