We’re working to improve accessibility and inclusion for disabled chemists
The Royal Society of Chemistry is committed to understanding and tackling the barriers that disabled people face within the chemical sciences. We are continuing to work on reviewing the accessibility of our own practices, as well as consulting with the community to help shape our work building a more inclusive chemistry culture for all.
We understand disability as a broad umbrella term comprising diverse experiences of mental and physical difference, both "seen" and "unseen".
The barriers that many disabled people currently face arise from how physical and social environments are structured, rather than being intrinsic to disabled individuals themselves. We are therefore working to contribute to the societal change necessary to ensure full and equal participation for disabled chemists.
Funding available to support chemistry's disabled community
Alongside this work, we are making funding available for community-driven projects to improve accessibility and disabled inclusion in the chemical sciences:
- Every so often, we create a specific call to support these projects through our Inclusion & Diversity Fund - applications are currently closed
- The last special call was open to applications between 3 October 2022 and 13 November 2022
- Applications were reviewed on a rolling basis, as they were received
- We considered individual applications up to the value of £5,000
- Funding greater than £5,000 was considered for large-scale projects
- Bookmark this page or follow our social media posts to find out when our next special call is open
View a list of the projects which received funding in last year’s special call
We are making funding available for other community-driven projects to improve diversity and inclusion in the chemical sciences. See our Inclusion & Diversity Fund for further details.
How to apply
Please note, applications are currently closed.
This special call was open to applications from 3 October 2022 to 13 November 2022. Applications were reviewed on a rolling basis, as they were received.
When a new special call is announced, applications must be submitted through a dedicated online form that we will publish.