Community Engagement Grants

STATUS: 2024 Community Engagement Grants applications are open. 
Applications close COB Monday 4 December 2023.

The Indigenous Knowledge Institute (IKI) aims to advance research and engagement in Indigenous knowledge systems. The IKI is one of the Melbourne Interdisciplinary Research Institutes aiming to promote research linkages and collaboration across the University and play a lead role in articulating University research to external audiences.

About the grant scheme

The Institute invites proposals to support academics with a new research idea to test, explore, and develop it in partnership with members of Indigenous communities.

The Community Engagement Grants will be awarded to researchers/research teams who are building equitable partnerships with Indigenous communities at a grassroots level.

The funding will enable the researcher to develop interdisciplinary and community-engaged networks within and external to the University. The scheme aims to support research ideas that may lead to a proposal for future rounds of the IKI’s Seed Funding program.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Researchers from all disciplines across the University of Melbourne are eligible to apply for projects up to a maximum of $3,000.

Chief Investigators named on the application must be existing University of Melbourne academic staff employed at no less than 0.2 FTE until at least July 2024.

Further guidance on eligibility is detailed below in the Community Engagement Grants Information Pack.

Proposals will be assessed against three selection criteria:

1. Indigenous knowledge research advancement
2. Commitment to partnership
3. Interdisciplinarity and approach

Key dates

Key dates for this seed funding opportunity are set out in the table below:

Guidance on equitable remuneration of community research participants can be found at the Melbourne Social Equity Institute's website.

How to apply

Download the Community Engagement Grants Information Pack (PDF 375.8 KB)

Download the Application Form (DOCX 501.1 KB)

Send your completed application form to Indigenous-knowledge@unimelb.edu.au by the due date.

For more information contact us at Indigenous-knowledge@unimelb.edu.au