Melbourne Social Equity Institute Seed Funding 2022 – Expressions of Interest Now Open

Melbourne Social Equity Institute invests in interdisciplinary and co-productive research that addresses social equity issues through seed funding and co-funding.

The Institute is currently inviting proposals for its 2022 Seed Funding Round with grants of between $25,000 and $40,000 on offer.

Successful projects will be: 

• Community-engaged and/or coproductive, with a high level of community decision-making and/or cross-sectoral participation in the purpose, design, conduct and use of research.
• Interdisciplinary, with project design and implementation involving researchers from different disciplines and faculties. 

• Innovative, with an emphasis on creative ways of advancing knowledge and practice. 
• Impactful research that has the potential to: make a positive difference in the lives of people and communities who experience inequities; improve public policy, advance public debates or shift social norms that affect social equity; or support innovations by and for people and communities most affected by social inequities.

Two workshops are scheduled for interested researchers to learn more about the program:  10.30am – 12pm on Thursday 23 June (in-person) and 1.00pm – 2.30pm on Tuesday 28 June (online).

Expressions of interest are open until Monday 22 August 2022.

Visit https://socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/funding/seed-funding-2022 to learn more.