Racial Diversity UK Fund
Research grants on racial inequalities, discrimination and disadvantage in the UK. The 2026 round's priority theme is inter-generational change in a racially diverse UK, covering identity, civic participation and life chances.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (total award)Published in pounds sterling, not USD: the page states a range of GBP 15,000 to GBP 500,000 per project. No USD figure is published, so no USD value is recorded here.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-05 — 51 days awayOutline applications close 5 October 2026; full applications invited January 2027, peer review January/February 2027, decisions May 2027, earliest project start July 2027.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Applicant must be a UK-based organisation: university, research organisation or voluntary-sector body. Grants go to organisations, not individuals. The Foundation states it particularly encourages applicants from racially minoritised communities.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- racial inequality · discrimination · civic participation · life chances · uk social policy
- Apply at
- https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/funding/racial-diversity-uk-fund
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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