Grants & Funding (Updated list)

HOT OFF THE PRESS: The Linnean Society’s Our Local Nature Grant has reopened. Up to £1,000 to increase youth engagement with local natural spaces and encourage a deeper appreciation and understanding of nature. They are also recruiting 16-18 year olds to form the online youth panel to select the successful applications.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Applications for the Royal Society of Chemistry – Inclusion and Diversity Fund open from 4^th September to 31^st October 2023. Fund provides financial support for innovative products, activities and research projects that improve inclusion and diversity. Individual applications up to the value of £5,000. Funding greater than £5,000 may be considered for one project each year.

 

STEM & Science Festivals (Updated List)

Two local festivals are taking place in September – the Orkney Science Festival (7^th-13^th) and the Bang Goes the Borders in Melrose (16^th).

The Royal Society of Edinburgh‘s summer event series “Curious” has many events and online sessions from 4^th to 17^th September.