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About The Young Academy Investment Fund

The Young Academy Investment Fund was a pilot programme supporting organisations that make a difference for disadvantaged young people in education.

Hive Minds: funding a more participatory future for citizen science

16 November 2022
10:00am – 12:00pm

Representatives from UKRI and the Institute for Community Studies discuss ways to support Citizen Science research.

Accelerator Programme

What do The Young Academy’s ventures go on to achieve? Here are some highlights from our first four years. 

Projects and programmes

Discussion papers

The role of paid workers in supporting a community-led programme

Repository entry 1 August 2022

The Big Local programme aims to put more power, resource and decision-making in the hands of local communities. Most Big Local partnerships have chosen to hire paid staff, who support the delivery of Big Local in a huge variety of different ways.

This briefing is part of Local Trust’s research paper series, originally shared internally with st…

Valuing and enabling citizen science: Lessons from the Citizen Science Exploration Grant programme

Repository entry 1 August 2022

In 2019, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded 28 Citizen Science Exploration Grant projects. This was part of its ongoing work to explore how researchers can work with diverse groups to participate with, and collaborate in, the research and innovation process – and to test opportunities for building citizen science methodologies into resear…

Lloyds Bank Foundation: 360 Giving Data

Repository entry 1 August 2022

This spreadsheet contains details of all grants awarded by the Lloyds Bank Foundation from 2010 until June 2020, formatted to the 360Giving data standard. The Foundation will continue to publish new grants via 360Giving biannually.

This spreadsheet contains details of all grants awarded by the Foundation from 2010 until June 2020, formatted to…

Webinar debrief: video to support applications

Watch the full recording of our webinar, which took place on 27 July to support those interested in applying for the UKRI Community Research Networks funding opportunity.

Building ‘15-minute neighbourhoods’: what’s on your doorstep?  

News 29 July 2022

We’re working with communities and the Council in Waltham Forest to better understand local needs and shape neighbourhoods 

Webinar debrief: presentation to support applications

This presentation provides information supporting applications for the Expression of Interest phase of the UKRI Community Research Networks funding opportunity.
The application deadline for Expressions of Interest has now passed.

The Young Foundation joins the Diversity Forum

News 28 July 2022

Working to support greater diversity, equity, equality and inclusion in the social investment sector, we are proud to announce The Young Foundation has joined the Diversity Forum.