Ingenious grant scheme encourages creative public engagement with engineering projects

Ingenious is a grant scheme run by the Royal Academy of Engineering which offers grants of between £3,000 - £30,000 to organisations, schools or individuals who offer creative public engagement with engineering projects. The scheme aims to reward imaginative ideas that help engineers communicate their expertise and passion for engineering to a wider audience.

The Academy welcomes proposals from engineers and engineering organisations and institutions, universities, science and engineering communicators, public engagement specialists, colleges and schools.

The closing date for this next round of Ingenious grants is Friday 14 October 2011.

Projects must aim to achieve at least two of the following:

You can read case studies about previous projects and view mini-films from grant holders and engineers on the Royal Academy of Engineering's Ingenious Case Studies webpage.

For details on how to apply and to download the application form please visit the Royal Academy of Engineering's Public Engagement Grants webpage.

Please note the Public Engagement Fellowships are under review. Further information will be available in due course.
Ingenious is supported by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).