{"id":7024,"date":"2026-03-23T12:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=7024"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:48:27","slug":"applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re excited to share that the EDI Seed Fund <\/a>2026-27<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is now officially open\u00a0\u2014 and applications are welcome from all Imperial staff and students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The fund\u2019s purpose is to support Imperial staff and students, who have ideas for projects that can make a positive impact on equality, diversity and inclusion at Imperial.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been thinking about an initiative that could strengthen belonging, improve accessibility, or drive culture change, we\u2019d love to hear from you. Please feel free to share this opportunity across your networks.<\/p>\n

You can find full details, guidance, and the application form here:
\n🔗 https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/equality\/resources\/seed-fund\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The deadline is Monday 8 June 2026 at 7pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re excited to share that the EDI Seed Fund 2026-27\u00a0is now officially open\u00a0\u2014 and applications are welcome from all Imperial staff and students. The fund\u2019s purpose is to support Imperial staff and students, who have ideas for projects that can make a positive impact on equality, diversity and inclusion at Imperial. If you\u2019ve been thinking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[320786],"tags":[320929,320930,320931],"class_list":["post-7024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-news-updates","tag-doctoral-students","tag-masters-students","tag-research-staff"],"yoast_head":"\nApplications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June) - Early Career Researcher Noticeboard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June) - Early Career Researcher Noticeboard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We\u2019re excited to share that the EDI Seed Fund 2026-27\u00a0is now officially open\u00a0\u2014 and applications are welcome from all Imperial staff and students. The fund\u2019s purpose is to support Imperial staff and students, who have ideas for projects that can make a positive impact on equality, diversity and inclusion at Imperial. If you\u2019ve been thinking […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Early Career Researcher Noticeboard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T12:48:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Early Career Researcher Institute\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Early Career Researcher Institute\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Early Career Researcher Institute\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/20478a66ba5375f75673e828c343e5d8\"},\"headline\":\"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T12:48:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":126,\"keywords\":[\"Doctoral Students\",\"Master's Students\",\"Research Staff\"],\"articleSection\":[\"College News & Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/\",\"name\":\"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June) - Early Career Researcher Noticeboard\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T12:48:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/20478a66ba5375f75673e828c343e5d8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/\",\"name\":\"Early Career Researcher Noticeboard\",\"description\":\"News, announcements and other opportunities for early career researchers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/20478a66ba5375f75673e828c343e5d8\",\"name\":\"Early Career Researcher Institute\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/455133647465aca6473bd1e68603b3291fca2bbc2e3e31d6941c5e81353d016a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/455133647465aca6473bd1e68603b3291fca2bbc2e3e31d6941c5e81353d016a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/455133647465aca6473bd1e68603b3291fca2bbc2e3e31d6941c5e81353d016a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Early Career Researcher Institute\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\\\/author\\\/khayes\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June) - Early Career Researcher Noticeboard","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June) - Early Career Researcher Noticeboard","og_description":"We\u2019re excited to share that the EDI Seed Fund 2026-27\u00a0is now officially open\u00a0\u2014 and applications are welcome from all Imperial staff and students. The fund\u2019s purpose is to support Imperial staff and students, who have ideas for projects that can make a positive impact on equality, diversity and inclusion at Imperial. If you\u2019ve been thinking […]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/","og_site_name":"Early Career Researcher Noticeboard","article_published_time":"2026-03-23T12:48:27+00:00","author":"Early Career Researcher Institute","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Early Career Researcher Institute","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/"},"author":{"name":"Early Career Researcher Institute","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/#\/schema\/person\/20478a66ba5375f75673e828c343e5d8"},"headline":"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June)","datePublished":"2026-03-23T12:48:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/"},"wordCount":126,"keywords":["Doctoral Students","Master's Students","Research Staff"],"articleSection":["College News & Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/","name":"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June) - Early Career Researcher Noticeboard","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-03-23T12:48:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/#\/schema\/person\/20478a66ba5375f75673e828c343e5d8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/03\/23\/applications-open-for-edi-seed-fund-2026-27-deadline-08-june\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/","name":"Early Career Researcher Noticeboard","description":"News, announcements and other opportunities for early career researchers","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/#\/schema\/person\/20478a66ba5375f75673e828c343e5d8","name":"Early Career Researcher Institute","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455133647465aca6473bd1e68603b3291fca2bbc2e3e31d6941c5e81353d016a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455133647465aca6473bd1e68603b3291fca2bbc2e3e31d6941c5e81353d016a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/455133647465aca6473bd1e68603b3291fca2bbc2e3e31d6941c5e81353d016a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Early Career Researcher Institute"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/author\/khayes\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7025,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7024\/revisions\/7025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}