Funding for new initiatives

• Initiatives can focus on students and/or staff.
• Students can be principally engaged with the initiative, but a member of staff needs to take overall responsibility.
• Initiatives can be narrow (e.g., focused on one particular group in one particular discipline) or more general (e.g., a group across the faculty).

We interpret initiative broadly and inclusively, recognising that what might work for one group is quite different from what might work for another. We expect some rationale for the initiative, but that does not mean we require a very high empirical evidentiary standard. . Indeed, we welcome creative and visionary initiatives – but they do require a clear rationale for why they might work.

Funding available per grant: Generally $500-5000

Duration: The grant must be spent within the financial year applied for, but the project duration may be longer. Spending must be in accordance with University of Auckland policy.

Individuals or groups can submit a completed application following the button below, including a budget, to the Faculty of Science Equity Committee (FoSEC) for consideration and review by the
specified due date.

A sub-committee constituted by Faculty of Science Equity Committee members* will convene each year to review applications, seeking additional clarification, and notifying applicants of the outcome within three weeks of application. At the end of the initiative, applicants need to submit a brief evaluative report on the initiative.

*Ad-hoc members not part of FoSEC may also be called on, as needed.

In 2023, we seek proposals for
initiatives focusing on intervention (broadly construed) rather than data
collection/analysis. Please check with the Associate Dean Equity if you are
unsure.