Equal Opportunities Initiative Fund Grant

Equal Opportunities Initiative Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: European Society for Evolutionary Biology
Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Summary

The Equal Opportunities Initiative Fund Grant invites applications for projects aimed at raising awareness of inequality issues and promoting equal opportunities within the field of Evolutionary Biology. Eligible participants include ESEB members at all career stages, provided they detail the impact of their proposed activities. The grant encourages workshops, seminars, and data collection to enhance knowledge and understanding of these critical social issues. Budgets should generally not exceed 1000 EUR.

Overview

Call for Applications Open call for proposals for activities that increase awareness of the problem and possible solutions. Such proposals can include but are not limited to, short workshops (for instance, on unconscious bias) and/or seminars (with invited speakers) at your home organization, data collection, publication activities, and similar events. It must be clear from the proposal how the activity will improve our knowledge and awareness of inequalities, or how the activity will improve equal opportunities directly, in the ESEB specifically, or Evolutionary Biology as a field in general.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The main applicant must be an ESEB member.Applications can be submitted by scientists at any stage of a professional career (e.g., undergraduate, Masters and PhD students, postdocs, and lecturers). Applicants must provide proof of support of the host institution where the activity should take place, if applicable (letter from head of department) Applicants must explain explicitly how their activity will improve our knowledge, awareness of unequal opportunities, or how the activity will improve equal opportunities directly, in ESEB specifically, or Evolutionary Biology as a field in general. Applicants must detail which group of people, and how many, will benefit from this activity (for instance, 50 undergraduates, 10 graduate students, 15 faculty members) Budgets should be reasonable (usually not exceeding 1000 EUR, if more is required, please contact EO committee first), and, if applicable, detail costs per person (that benefit from this event). You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.