The mission of the British Science Week Community Grant Scheme is to expand the audiences that engage with science and self-identify as having an interest in science. The aim is to empower and support community groups to run their own science activities during British Science Week (10-19 March 2017). This grant scheme offers £500-1000 for community groups that work directly with audiences who are traditionally under-represented in science activity. 
The scheme offers £500-1000 grants for community groups that work directly with audiences who are traditionally under-represented and currently not engaged in science activity. The definition of groups that are underrepresented in science includes:
• people who are Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME)
• people with low socio economic status (SES)
• young people with anti-social behaviour, including those not in education, employment or training (NEET)
• people with a disability, defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term effect on someone’s ability to do normal daily activities (Equalities Act 2010)
• girls and women
• people living in a remote and rural location (settlements of less than 10,000 people with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more)
For further information and to apply, visit: www.britishscienceweek.org/about-us/grants/bsw-community-grant-scheme/
Deadline: Monday 21 November 2016, 17:00