Grant worth £10,000 is up for grabs

22:20 11th June 2009

A grant has been released to help encourage women in IT jobs develop technology projects.

The £10,000 Innovative and Collaborative Grants Scheme is being made available by the UK Resource Centre (UKRC) for women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).

By funding women in SET initiatives, the scheme wants to help women work together in a shared project, such as supporting women just entering SET or initiating cultural change within SET organisations and employers.

UKRC says it would like to see projects that deal with issues of promoting diversity in SET, dealing with the recession, green technology and leadership.

Each project can apply for a grant of up to £10,000, the closing date is July 20th.

UKRC is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and was created in 2004 following a recommendation in the government's 2003 Strategy for Women in SET report.

As such, it is the government's lead organisation that provides policy consultation, services and advice for the issue of the under-representation of women in technology, engineering and science.