ACU 2021 Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants

We believe that international collaboration is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. The ACU Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants fund collaborative work for professional and academic staff at member universities.

The grants focus on the ACU Higher Education and the SDGs priority themes, which are:

• Teaching and learning
• Research
• Estates and stewardship
• Engagement and impact
• Partnerships

The grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops, and events in areas such as:

• Integrating sustainable development into operations
• Sharing SDG learning content and materials
• Developing SDG-focused research strategies
• Co-creating research for impact, community engagement, and partnerships for the goals.

The grants can be used to cover the cost of delivering various activities, including:

• Virtual exchange or collaboration, teaching/professional practice collaboration, sharing and co-development of learning materials, tools, training and approaches to support contingency and continuity of operations planning at higher education institutions (HEI’s), etc.
• Virtual fellowships or collaboration, comparative analyses, research management and uptake capacity building.

• Table of Content
• About The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants
• Aim and Benefits of Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants
• Requirements for Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

In 1912, on the initiative of the University of London, representatives of 53 universities assembled in London, UK, to hold a Congress of Universities of the Empire. The office of the Universities Bureau of the British Empire was accordingly opened in London in 1913. In 1948, the Bureau’s name was changed to the Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth. In 1963 (our jubilee year), the Association received a Royal Charter under its new name: The Association of Commonwealth Universities. In 1986, Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, became Patron of the ACU. Afte... continue reading

Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants

Aim and Benefits of Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants

GBP 2,500

Requirements for Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants Qualification

Staff at ACU member universities 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

You will need to provide an outline of the project and an action plan, including details of what it involves and how it will address the Higher Education and the SDGs Network’s themes. The project action plan is requested for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months.

You will also be asked to submit a letter of support from the Executive Head or equivalent of your institution to verify their support of your proposed project.

For more details, visit ACU website.