The Public and Community Engagement with Research (PCER) Fund allows researchers and public engagement facilitators to apply for funding to support purposeful and responsible public and community engagement with research activities.
It is open until 12 noon, 3 November 2025.
Any researcher or public engagement professional at the University of Oxford from any discipline or research area can apply as Principal Investigator (PI). PIs are accountable for the project.
As PI, you can submit applications with co-applicants. Co-applicants may be other staff members (e.g., researchers, DPhil students, teaching staff, public engagement professionals, museum staff) or external partners (e.g. representatives from patient and community groups, teachers, etc).
Both newcomers and those experienced in public engagement with research are encouraged to apply.
Click here to read the full call with details of how to apply.
