Going Global Partnerships has launched its third round of Gender Equality Partnerships grants.
The grants support higher and further education institutions and sector bodies in the UK and 11 other countries to build partnerships and enable systemic change in priority themes relating to gender equality.
What funding is available?
An anticipated 11 joint projects will be funded, each with a value of £20,000 to £25,000 for a 12-month project period.
Ten of the project grants are open to institutions from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. One further project grant is available for Welsh institutions only.
Who can apply?
The grants cover partnerships between higher education providers, not-for-profit research institutions, and further education and TVET providers in the UK, and one of the following countries: Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Ukraine and Viet Nam.
Applications must include a lead institution in the UK and lead institution in the overseas country.
What is the focus?
Partnerships can focus on one or more of the following priority themes, dependent on th partnering country context.
- Prevention of violence against women and girls with a particular focus on higher and further education institutions as safe spaces for women.
- Addressing women's underrepresentation in higher and further education leadership.
- Enabling access and tackling subject segregation, particularly in the area of STEM (including encouraging STEM-related learning).
- Strengthening pathways into employement for women graduates from further and higher education.
Timeline
| Activity | Key dates |
|---|---|
| Call for applications opens for UK institutions | 21 June 2023 |
| Deadline for Clarification questions submitted by applicants** | 18 July 2023 |
| Application deadline | 20 September 2023 |
| Notification of application outcome | Week of 6 November 2023 |
| Agreement signing | 27 November 2023 |
| Allocation of funding | 12 December 2023 |
| Project implementation and launch | 3 January 2024 |
| Introducion meeting with British Council in-country staff | January 2024 |
| Submission of first progress report | 31 July 2024 |
| Project end and submission of final report | 3 February 2025 |
How to apply
Download the application guidance, application form and budget template below.
Submit your completed application, additional documents and budget template via email to: goingglobalpartnerships@britishcouncil.org.
The application deadline is 20 September 2023, at 23.59 UK time.
Making education more inclusive
Going Global Partnerships supports shared solutions to enable more equitable and inclusive higher education and TVET. We bring partners together to remove barriers to participation, make education inclusive for underrepresented groups, and tackle inequalities in the education system. We focus on addressing the inequalities that women experience during and after study, including increasing women's participation in STEM, supporting and encouraging women's leadership and promoting campuses as safe spaces. Ultimately, we support education systems, that can address social inequalities, support fairer economic and social growth and ensure nobody is left behind.