We encourage Institute Associates to explore our various funding opportunities, and apply for the most suitable scheme. You can learn more about the successful recipients of our 2021 and 2022 seed funding grants here.
Seed Funding Scheme
UNSW academic staff who have had their applications approved to become an Australian Human Rights Institute Associate are eligible each year to apply for seed funding grants in the range of $5,000-$10,000.
The Institute welcomes all seed funding applications that have a human rights focus. PhD students are not eligible for seed funding.
Guidelines are available here.
Applications open 1 March and close 4 April 2023. Apply here.
Joint Seed Funding Scheme
The Australian Human Rights Institute has partnered with the Disability Innovation Institute and the Faculty of Engineering to offer two Joint Seed Funding Grants in 2023.
The Joint Disability Human Rights Research Grant will provide $20,000 to a disability-related research project. Associates from any area of the university working on disability-related research projects are invited to apply.
Guidelines are available here.
Applications open 1 March 2023 and close 4 April. Apply here.
The Joint Engineering Human Rights Research Grant will provide up to $25,000 to Associate applicants from the Faculty of Engineering working on research at the intersection of engineering and human rights.
Guidelines are available here.
Applications open 1 March 2023 and close 4 April. Apply here.
Small Funding Scheme
The Small Funding Scheme offers grants in the range of $500-$2,000 (max.) to all Institute Associates (academics and PhDs) year-round, starting January 1 each year.
Associates can submit more than one request for more than one project, however the maximum total amount approved per Associate under this scheme is $2,000.
Priority will be given to applications supporting research with a human rights focus.
Guidelines are available here.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply here.
Book voucher opportunity
A one-off UNSW Press Human Rights Book Voucher is available for PhD students and early career researcher Associates.
In an effort to encourage the publication of human rights research, the Australian Human Rights Institute is offering to support a researcher's publication costs with UNSW Press for a book-length manuscript which they have approved.
The voucher must be used in 2023 and is contingent on acceptance of your book proposal by UNSW Press. UNSW Press Submissions information can be found here.
Thank you to Scientia Professor Louise Chappell for funding this opportunity.
Guidelines are available here.
Applications can be submitted at any time prior to 31 October 2023, however applicants should be aware funding is limited, and may be exhausted prior to this date. Applications are reviewed on a rolling-basis.
Apply here.
Event support
Subject to capacity and availability, the Australian Human Rights Institute can assist Associates with event planning.
To help identify your needs, please read our events checklist before completing the Event support request form here.