BSA Accepting Community Group Applications for British Science Week Funding

Community groups still have time to apply for grants to run an event during British Science Week 2018.

British Science Week (BSW) is an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that is coordinated by the BSA and funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The British Science Association (BSA) provides grants for community organisations to run events that will take place across the UK during the week of 9-18 March 2018.

Community-based groups and organisations that work directly with audiences who are traditionally under-represented and currently not engaged in science activity can apply for grants of £500 and £1,000.

There are two levels of funding:

• Grants of £500 are available to run one or more events during British Science Week 2018.
• Grants of up to £1,000 are available to run one or more events during British Science Week 2018 as well as follow-up activities that will lead to continued engagement after British Science Week.

The funding is intended to expand the audiences that engage with science and self-identify as having an interest in science by empowering and supporting community groups to run their own science activities. Community grants cannot be used for events or activities with school groups unless they are a special needs school.

To be eligible, events and activities must target and include hard-to-reach audiences, which include:

• People who are Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME).
• People with low socio economic status, including people disadvantaged in terms of education and income.
• Young people facing adversity, including those not in education employment or training (NEET).
• People with a disability.
• Girls and women.
• People living in a remote and rural location with a population of less than 10,000 people.

The deadline for all applications is 13 November 2017 (12noon).

The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) 
Wellcome Wolfson Building 
165 Queen's Gate 
London 
SW7 5HD

bsw@britishscienceassocation.org