Institute for Social Justice
Community Research Grants
Our grants support research partnerships between York St John University and the community.
The Institute for Social Justice supports research partnerships between York St John University and community-led organisations in the voluntary, charity and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
Our objective is to ensure that the research we undertake is relevant and impactful; and to conduct research in an ever more open and democratic manner.
To better enable this our Community Research Grant programme invites VCSE organisations to propose themes of issues that are important to them and which they would like help researching.
Our current projects
Discover collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects which focus on issues including the provision of arts education, community-based performance and digital communication technologies, and engaging lived experience in VCSE activity.
Our previous projects
Learn more about previous projects funded by our research grant programme. Previous projects have focused on issues including access to blue spaces, anti-racism practices and health inequalities.
Applying for our grants
Grant applications for 2024-2025 are now closed. We anticipate opening the next round of applications in March 2025.
Find out more about our criteria and how the process works.
