The Lincoln Policy Hub Funds support researchers within the University of Lincoln to engage with local, regional, national, or international policy communities to build deeper relationships and more innovative and impactful collaborations.

The objectives of the Lincoln Policy Hub funds are:
– To build new or enhance relations with partners at local, regional, national or international levels.
– To kick-start policy engagement activity, matching areas of timely and strategic research at the University of Lincoln with current or anticipated policy needs at a local, regional, national or international level.
– To develop skills and capacity within the University of Lincoln for effective policy engagement, in particular widening the equality, diversity and inclusion of researchers involved in policy engagement.

Awards are up to £5,000 and must be spent by 30 June 2026. The deadline for this second round is 3pm on Thursday 15 January. A third round of the fund will close on Thursday 23 April.

For swift responses to policy engagement opportunities, the rapid response scheme is available throughout the academic year. Awards are up to £1,000 and a response will be received within 5 working days of submitting an application.

Full criteria and application forms for both schemes can be found here.

Story submitted by Katrina Oak
koak@lincoln.ac.uk