Get financial support for your initiative in diversity and inclusion at the Faculty of Science

Published on 17-01-2025

The Faculty of Science wants to build a more diverse and inclusive community with you, one in which everyone feels welcome and valued. With this in mind, the Faculty supports employee and student projects with which we can improve our diversity and inclusion together, through the subsidy scheme Grassroots Science4all. Submit your proposal now and make a difference!

Grassroots Science4all: What does it mean?

You can request financial support for different kinds of activities, such as a symposium, cultural or social activities, PR materials, or a project with secondary education students. Surprise us! In addition, the Faculty Diversity Officer’s assistant can help you carry out your proposal.

Your plan will be evaluated by the Grassroots commission. This consists of:

Faculty of Science Dean Peter van Tienderen
Faculty of Science Diversity Officer Boy Menist
A student nominated by the Faculty Student Council

The proposals are assessed on whether or not they contribute to one or more of the following criteria:

Their contribution to a future-proof impact. This means that the proposal cannot be relevant to the people involved alone, and instead has a valuable impact on the entire Faculty of Science community, now and in the future.
Their contribution to the visibility and representation of specific groups of employees and/or students.
Their contribution to a wider awareness on diversity and inclusion within the Faculty of Science community.

The commission looks forward to your inspiring ideas with which we can work together on a more diverse and inclusive Faculty.

Submitting: What does it entail?

In your proposal, you must include the following:

Project name
Names of the people working on the project (students and/or employees)
Project description (no longer than 1 page): What is your goal, which kind of impact do you wish to create, and how do you want to achieve this?
Detailed budget request (between €500 and €5000)
Timeline (the proposal must have a start date and final date)

After the final date you write a short report on the project’s trajectory and expenses. As mentioned before, you can get support at implementing your proposal from the Faculty Diversity Officer’s assistant.

Deadlines 2025

There will be 4 opportunities in 2025 to apply for this subsidy, as long as the allotted budget of €25.000 isn’t exceeded. The deadlines for those opportunities are:

Round 1: 1 March 2025
Round 2: 1 June 2025
Round 3: 1 October 2025
Round 4: 1 December 2025

For the first round, you can submit your proposal before 1 March 2025 to Heleen Verline, h.e.w.verlinde@uva.nlExternal link. If you have any questions, you can direct those to her, too.

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