{"id":3352,"date":"2025-10-21T11:52:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/salc-making-a-difference\/?p=3352"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:52:31","slug":"salc-social-responsibility-funds-2025-2026-staff-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/salc-making-a-difference\/2025\/10\/21\/salc-social-responsibility-funds-2025-2026-staff-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"SALC Social Responsibility Funds 2025-2026 \u2013 Staff Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

We invite project or activity proposals from current staff in SALC that promote or develop our work towards the university\u2019s goals in social responsibility<\/span><\/a>. We expect most projects will fall into one or more of the following categories:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Engaging our communities
\n\u2022 Cultural or creative engagement
\n\u2022 Environmental Sustainability
\n\u2022 Promoting equality and diversity<\/p>\n

We will accept proposals that relate to or support teaching activities. We also support projects that enhance or promote public engagement with research. Ideas may involve working with charities, businesses and\/or develop international collaboration.<\/p>\n

Cultural Engagement Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

This fund is jointly managed by SALC SR and Creative Manchester<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 We are looking to support 3 projects across the year with funds of up to \u00a35000.
\n\u2022 These will likely be more advanced projects (rather than \u2018seedcorn funding\u2019-style starter projects), and our focus will be on awarding most of these in Semester 1, to give successful projects enough time to run over the whole year.
\n\u2022 These projects must involve a partnership with a cultural organisation outside the university and an academic partner from outside SALC.
\n\u2022 These projects should involve the development of relationships with creative or cultural partners and a plan for longer-term sustainability.<\/p>\n

Social Responsibility Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are looking to support a number of projects that meet one or more of the social responsibility goals across the year. These might:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Develop partnerships with creative or cultural organisations\/practitioners
\n\u2022 Offer opportunities for local communities to engage with the work of SALC
\n\u2022 Explore and promote approaches to environmental sustainability through arts, languages or culture
\n\u2022 Explore and promote social justice, equality and diversity through arts, languages or culture
\n\u2022 Have a strong relationship with teaching and\/or research within SALC
\n\u2022 These could be new projects or developments of existing work<\/p>\n

We can only allocate funding within the 2025\/26 academic year. However, if you envisage your project spanning more than one year, please explain this in your proposal and\/or talk to us about this.<\/p>\n

Please take into account possible Covid-19 restrictions when planning your project. It is often helpful if you have a conversation about your project idea with divisional\/departmental SR representatives before submitting your proposal, and please notify them in any case if you intend to apply.<\/p>\n

You are also welcome to talk about any aspects of your project\/proposal with\u00a0Holly Morse, Director for Social Responsibility and Internationalisation (holly.morse@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Proposals will be considered by a sub-group of the SALC Social Responsibility and Internationalisation Committee in collaboration with Creative Manchester.<\/p>\n

You can request funding for a variety of kinds of expenditures including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Media \/ artistic \/ web production costs
\n\u2022 Expenses for students, staff or other participants (in relation to the activity)
\n\u2022 Fees\/expenses for external practitioners (e.g. artists, designers, public engagement practitioners etc.) but not normally for salaried project partners (e.g. other academics or museum staff). We encourage the inclusion of fees for freelance artists or others whose work may be precarious in the current conditions.<\/p>\n

Proposal format \/ guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please submit your proposal to <\/span>SALC_Social_Responsibility_Awards@manchester.ac.uk<\/a> by Monday 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>November 2025<\/strong>. Your proposal should not be more than two pages of A4 (minimum font size 11) and use the following headings:<\/p>\n