The ScotPEN Wellcome Engagement Award is designed to improve the quality and quantity of successful research engagement projects, and increase opportunities for institutional collaborations.
The College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow will host the pilot scheme and co-ordinate reporting.
This award will replace Wellcome’s Research Enrichment for Public Engagement scheme for those based in Scottish universities and research institutes.
In addition to acting as a local funding body, the ScotPEN Wellcome Engagement Award will also offer Wellcome grant holders access to public engagement support and training opportunities designed to improve and enhance their public engagement funding applications.
Arrangements for the scheme are being finalised and applications will open in summer 2019.
All enquiries should be directed to the MVLS Engagement Team: mvls-engage@gla.ac.uk.
Becky Hothersall, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences public engagement officer, said: “We are delighted to be part of this collaboration. Professional public engagement staff across Scotland will pool their experience and expertise, helping researchers make their research more accessible to the public.
“Working together through the ScotPEN network we can bring the right partners together to share perspectives and learn from each other.”
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