We encourage Institute Associates to explore all the Australian Human Rights Institute's various funding opportunities and apply for the most suitable scheme. You can learn more about the successful recipients of seed funding grants in previous years here.
Key dates 2025
Wednesday, 19 February – All seed funding applications open
Friday, 21 March - All seed funding applications close
March/April - Review process
May - Announcements
Institute Seed Funding Scheme
The Australian Human Rights Institute offers seed funding to support interdisciplinary projects in human rights. This scheme provides funding in the range of $5,000-$10,000 for Associates who are UNSW academics. PhD students are not eligible for seed funding.
Guidelines are available here.
Link to apply here.
Joint Seed Funding Schemes
The Australian Human Rights Institute has partnered with the Disability Innovation Institute, UNSW Engineering, UNSW Business School, and UNSW Law & Justice to offer four joint seed funding schemes in 2025. Associates are invited to explore our various funding opportunities and apply for the most suitable scheme.
Disability Innovation Institute and Australian Human Rights Institute Joint Seed Funding Scheme
The Australian Human Rights Institute and the Disability Innovation Institute at UNSW have partnered to offer a joint seed funding scheme to support disability-related projects that strengthen human rights research and have the potential to contribute to a better quality of life for people living with disability. This scheme offers funds up to $15,000 for UNSW Academics who are Associates of both Institutes. PhD students are not eligible for seed funding.
Guidelines are available here.
Link to apply here.
UNSW Business School and Australian Human Rights Institute Joint Seed Funding Scheme
The Australian Human Rights Institute and UNSW Business School have partnered to offer joint seed funding ranging between $10,000 - $20,000 to support business-related projects that strengthen human rights research. Business School academic staff who are Associates of the Institute and are actively engaged in research with a full-time or fractional appointment are eligible to apply. PhD students are not eligible for seed funding.
Guidelines are available here.
Link to apply here.
UNSW Engineering and Australian Human Rights Institute Joint Seed Funding Scheme
The Australian Human Rights Institute and UNSW Engineering have partnered to offer a joint seed funding scheme to support interdisciplinary engineering-related projects in human rights. This scheme offers funds up to $20,000 for Engineering Associates who are UNSW academics. PhD students are not eligible for seed funding.
Guidelines are available here.
Link to apply here.
UNSW Law & Justice and Australian Human Rights Institute Joint Seed Funding Scheme
The Australian Human Rights Institute and UNSW Law & Justice have partnered to offer a joint seed funding scheme to support interdisciplinary law and criminology-related projects in human rights. This scheme offers funds up to $17,500 for Law & Justice Associates who are UNSW academics. PhD students are not eligible for seed funding.
Guidelines are available here.
Link to apply here.
Request for support
To amplify your research impact and reachability through our media and comms channels, Associates can apply for a range of communication support. Please note approval is subject to team capacity and availability. Request support form is available here.
