UK Research& Innovation have announced a £250k fund, with maximum grants of up to £50k.

Partner with the police to tackle violence against women and girls – UKRI

Funding is available to:

  • establish new or grow existing multi-agency partnerships
  • network and exchange knowledge with partners
  • co-design activities to address violence against women and girls (VAWG)

You must:

  • be based at a UK institution eligible for ESRC funding
  • collaborate with one or more UK police constabularies

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £50,000. ERSC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Your project can last up to 12 months.

FCN Research and Development Lead Dr Carolyn Lovell said:

“At the FCN we work with academia, service providers and police forces to develop research challenges to improve forensic science. This funding is a great opportunity to help deal with one of the top priorities in policing.”

To find out how the FCN can help support your bid, please contact Dr Lovell: [email protected]

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This funding is a great opportunity to help deal with one of the top priorities in policing