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The Nuffield Foundation has announced that its Racial Diversity UK Fund is open for applications, offering research grants of £15,000 to £500,000 to explore barriers and pathways to a racially just and inclusive UK society. The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust that funds research to advance social wellbeing and improve policy and practice.
The fund supports research on racial diversity in the UK, with the 2026 priority theme focusing on inter-generational changes, continuities and challenges in a racially diverse UK. Projects may examine issues such as identity and belonging, exclusion, aspirations and values, civic and political participation, and life chances.
Applications are encouraged from diverse backgrounds, particularly individuals and organisations from racially minoritised communities. Applicants must be employed by, or formally affiliated with, a UK-based organisation, including universities, research organisations and voluntary sector bodies. Partnership applications involving researchers and racially minoritised communities are strongly encouraged.
Funding can support projects that:
- contribute to public debate, policy or practice on racial inequalities, discrimination and disadvantage;
- map pathways towards a UK that benefits from growing racial diversity;
- use any methodological approach, including applied and participatory research.
Applications follow a two-stage process. The outline application deadline is 5 October 2026, with shortlisted applicants invited to submit full applications in January 2027. Final decisions are expected in May 2027, and the earliest project start date is July 2027.
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