College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

Who is the fund for?

Schools and relevant Professional Service Teams are invited to apply for funding to support initiatives aimed at driving equality of opportunity for staff and students across the College. 

This fund is designed to provide small, one-off grants up to £2000. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, support for events that raise awareness and deepen understanding of the multiple dimensions of Equality Diversity and Inclusion. Funds may also be used to develop resources, community outreach, advocacy, consultation, and celebration. Projects are expected to focus on key priorities and consider any sustainability implications.

In consultation with School and Professional Service Teams EDI Leads CEIDC/RESC members can apply for one EDI activity grant per call, however preference will be given to applications received from areas or applicants with no previous funding.

Excluded costs include conference costs and salary costs.

How to apply

Submission dates calls for funding annually within submission dates of 14^th July and 17^th November and awards confirmed with 2 weeks of submission date. 

A report on the project must be produced at the end of the funding period.

Applications should be submitted to mvls-edi@glasgow.ac.uk and will be assessed by CEIDC/RESC chairs/co-chairs.

Apply for the fund

Eligibility

Staff eligible to apply for the Academic Returners Scheme are:

• Research & Teaching track: all staff at Grade 7 and above

• Learning, Teaching & Scholarship track: all staff at Grades 7 and above

• Research-only: all staff including postdoctoral researchers

• Academic Clinicians: Grade 7/Clinical Lecturers and above

who are granted 4 months or more leave from work within a 12-month period for family/caring reasons (regardless of whether this leave is paid/unpaid or continuous/discontinuous). Such leave would include:

• Maternity Leave

• Adoption Leave

• Shared Parental Leave

• Any other agreed extended leave period/s that may be granted to allow a member of staff time to attend to family/caring responsibilities

It is expected that applicants will be able to demonstrate their academic independence, i.e., Principal Investigator or equivalent status, or trajectory towards independence if employed as a postdoctoral researcher.

The award will last for 12 months from award date.

The funding available is to support a resumption of an individual’s research or scholarship activity to a maximum of £10,000 (cases can be made for lesser funding levels and the maximum is for any applicant no matter their FTE or career track).

Criteria

Applications will be considered relative to the following criteria:

• Evidence of academic independence through a track record of research publication or Principal Investigator status; or
• Evidence of an established record for scholarship with appropriate outputs; or
• If currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher on a grant, provide a one-page research plan detailing their direction of travel towards independence.
• The proposal should clearly identify the outputs and benefits that are expected to be delivered through this additional funding;
• It should be clear how the proposal relates to the individual’s overall research/scholarship objectives, as agreed through the PDR process;
• Fit with College/School strategy.

To proceed for approval the application requires the support of the relevant Head of School.

Academic Returners Support Scheme Application Form