Applications open: Monday 12 June 2023
Applications close: Monday 14 August 2023
HR professionals continue to play a vital role in supporting university leaders, staff and students to navigate the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as exploring future ways of working and learning.
In light of this, the ACU introduced the HR in HE Community Challenge Grants in 2021. The grants aim to support university HR practitioners in the ever-changing world of work by encouraging collaboration and promoting the sharing of good practice.
The grants can be used to support a diverse range of virtual or in-person projects, workshops, or events, such as:
- Creating and delivering relevant training and development for HR practitioners
- Co-creating approaches/policies on HR issues, such as workforce planning, inclusion, mental health, international recruitment
- Co-creating HR processes
- Delivering webinars on pressing issues for HR practitioners
- Research projects
- Benchmarking of good HR practice across the Commonwealth
Who can apply?
The grants are available to staff at ACU member universities working in the area of human resources.
We encourage applicants to collaborate with other ACU member universities to promote further Commonwealth partnerships, but this is not essential.
What does the grant include?
Please request the amount needed for your project.
A total budget of GBP 10,000 is available for this grant scheme. This can be allocated as a number of smaller or larger grants.
The grants are available to help meet the costs of organising projects that promote the essential work of HR and the aims of the HR in HE Community. Institutions who might be willing to match or provide additional funds will be looked upon favourably, but this is not essential.