BES & Wiley Research Equity Fund

Funding available in any country for ecology researchers, practitioners and students from underrepresented regions and communities to build skills, expand networks, increase visibility and promote more equitable participation in ecological research.

The British Ecological Society (BES) is a membership society established in 1913 to advance the science of ecology. BES publishes a range of scientific literature, funds numerous grant schemes and conducts both education and policy work.

BES, in partnership with Wiley, offers funding through the Research Equity Fund to support ecology researchers, practitioners and students from underrepresented regions and communities, with a focus on global research equity strategies. The fund provides hands-on support, with a focus on actions and activities that support and strengthen capacity through closing skills gaps, expanding networks, and increasing visibility for researchers and their work. Examples of such opportunities and projects are:

• Capacity building workshops (in-person, hybrid or virtual).
• Field/skills courses with a clearly defined outcome.
• Seminars or other events intended to connect and upskill researchers.
• Learning resources (hard copy or virtual).

This list is not exhaustive, and BES will consider funding wider initiatives that foster equitable collaboration.

For the purposes of this grant, underrepresented regions and communities are those that are less represented within the international ecological research community and therefore have fewer opportunities to participate in ecological research, access resources, develop skills, build professional networks or share their work. This may result from geographic, financial, institutional, social, cultural or other barriers. The term includes researchers and communities that have historically had, or continue to have, less access to these opportunities relative to the global ecology sector.