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ACU Gender Grants application guidance

ACU Gender Grants application guidance

The application form consists of the following sections: 

  • Eligibility
  • Project focus
  • Collaboration
  • Statements. Applications must demonstrate meaningful engagement with local or indigenous communities, where relevant, and include a clear plan for how the project will create sustainable, context-relevant impact.
  • Project details
  • Upload supporting documents:
    • Project plan timeline
    • Project lead CV 
    • Confirmation of support

The statement section is formed of seven statements, which applicants need to complete. Each statement response should be 100-300 words in length. 

Plagiarism is not allowed. Applications shown to be plagiarised will not be considered. 

Statement 1: Describe the project aims and goals of the initiative 

Statement 2: Describe how the project will be developed and delivered  

Statement 3: What is the expected institutional impact after implementation of the initiative? 

Statement 4: What outputs will be created and how will these be used?  

Statement 5: How will the initiative be assessed and success be measured? 

Statement 6: Please list how the funding will be used

Statement 7: Please provide details of any previous gender-related work you have undertaken