UCD Gender Equality and Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Accelerator Fund
A UCD Gender Equality and Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Accelerator Fund has been established to support UCD Schools which have successfully achieved an Athena SWAN accreditation to pilot innovative actions from their respective gender equality action plans in partnership with other UCD Schools. In addition to gender equality, an EDI dimension is now included in the new Athena SWAN Ireland Charter Framework launched in November 2021.
Applications for funding under the UCD Gender Equality and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Accelerator Fund are made across three areas.
- Gender Equality, and Diversity and Inclusion capacity-building activities
- UCD Seed projects for development with a view to achieving HEA’s Gender Equality Enhancement Funding.
- Transforming gender and EDI research outputs into practice.
UCD Schools are implementing ambitious action plans, progressing to renewing their Athena Swan bronze level award, demonstrating progress, and applying for a silver accreditation which requires schools to demonstrate the impact of implementing gender equality action plans.
This central UCD Gender Equality and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Accelerator Fund recognises and supports Athena SWAN accredited UCD Schools which have demonstrated considerable commitment to the Athena SWAN process, provided resources, and leadership in producing, and implementing an evidence-based gender equality action plan.
Funding innovative projects that evaluate impact will accelerate gender equality and diversity and inclusion best practice, more broadly, in Schools and Colleges and both support the implementation of University level initiatives and facilitate the adoption of successful School level initiatives University-wide where appropriate. This will support the University’s ambition to foster greater alignment with the UCD Gender Equality Action Plan and EDI Strategy.
More informations about the Gender Equality in UCD can be found here.
Timeline
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Decision Outcome: 28 February 2025
Successful projects :
| Applicant |
Project |
| School of Economics |
Campaign to attract women to study economics |
| School of Civil Engineering School of Earth Science ICRAG |
Carers Conference Support Fund - Pilot Scheme |
| School of Medicine College of Health and Agricultural Science |
Understanding Gender and Diversity Challenges in Student Professional Work Experience & Clinical Placements |
| College of Science |
Culturally Responsive Mentoring for PhD students, Postdocs and Assistant Professors |
| School of Chemistry School of Mathematics and Statistics |
Supporting the career progression of the next generation of academics: rebalancing gender in STEM |
| School of History |
Establishing a national women academics in history network. |
| School of Law |
Raising Aspirations: Video Testimonials Project |