View all open opportunities at a glance, including key dates, links to further information and application forms, and a comprehensive ACU funding calendar.
You can find live funding opportunities below, along with closing dates and links to application pages with further information on specific grants, fellowships and scholarships available to university staff and students.
The ACU funds the following types of activities through grants and fellowships: research and knowledge exchange: teaching, learning and pedagogy; institutional tools and resources; capacity strengthening; university exchange or collaboration.
Some opportunities are open to all, while others are only available to ACU members - visit 'our members' to see if your institution is part of the ACU community.
If you have any questions about funding, please get in touch with us via our contact form. Please note that our grants offer is under review and is subject to change.
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Award |
Description |
Who can apply? |
Opens |
Closes |
Status |
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Funding collaborative research and the exchange of knowledge, skills and ideas between ACU members. |
University staff |
28 April 2026 |
25 June 2026 |
Open |
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Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for 2026/27 (application cycle 2) |
Fully-funded scholarships to study in low and middle-income Commonwealth countries |
Students |
9 April 2026 |
3 June 2026 |
Closed |
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Funding projects that promote gender equity and equality on university campuses |
University staff |
5 March 2026 |
8 May 2026 |
Closed |
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Supporting projects linked to the themes of the ACU Expert Groups. |
University staff |
28 April 2026 |
9 June 2026 |
Closed |
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Funding policy-relevant research on topics thematically linked to the ACU Expert Groups. |
University staff |
28 April 2026 |
9 June 2026 |
Closed |