ACU 2025 Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants

ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants are awarded to member universities to support initiatives addressing climate resilience.

Open to academic and professional staff, the grants support the cost of organising projects that promote either of the two main strategic priorities of the Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network (CCRN): 

• Enhancing universities’ contribution to the resilience of communities, business and government 
• Enhancing the climate resilience of universities themselves

• Table of Content
• About The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants
• Aim and Benefits of ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants
• Requirements for ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience 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

ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants

Aim and Benefits of ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants

Three grants of up to GBP 3,500 each   

Requirements for ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants Qualification

Be a staff member at an ACU member university.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Submit an application through the online application form. 
  • If you already have a MyACU account, you can access the grant application form here. 
  • If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account here and then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form.
• Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with other?ACU member institutions?to promote further Commonwealth partnerships.  
• Applications led by ACU members, but are in partnership with institutions outside of our network will also be considered. 
• Grant applications that allow matching or additional funds from the applicant’s institution will be looked upon favourably. 

For more details, visit ACU program website.