Apply · Stage 1

Expression of Interest

For a student think tank or policy research society. This takes about fifteen minutes. We will then approach your students' union with you for Stage 2.

1. Your think tank

Name of the think tank or society Required

University or institution Required

Students' union you are affiliated with Required

Year founded

Website or main publishing platform

Approximate number of active members

2. Contact

The committee member we should speak to. Please use a university email address where possible.

Your name Required

Your role at the think tank Required

Email Required

Phone (optional)

3. What you do

Describe your activities, how you are governed, and how membership works Required

Research streams, events, how the committee is elected, how new members join, and any academic oversight. Up to about 400 words.

Links to published research Required

One per line. We read a sample for public availability, balance and quality. Include at least two if you can.

Main research areas

4. Support you are interested in

Which kinds of support? (tick any) Training Access Bursaries for your members, assessed on financial need and paid by your union The Training Programme: research methods, data analysis, evidence appraisal and policy writing A Think Tank Grant for a specific activity such as a conference, speaker series or open-access publication

What would Trust support enable that does not happen now? Required

Be specific. We fund only activity and participation that would not otherwise take place.

Current funding and resources

Union grant, sponsorship, membership fees, in-kind support. Approximate figures are fine.

How did you hear about the Trust?

5. Eligibility

Please confirm each of the following. They are the criteria in section 4.2 of our Grant-Making Policy.

We are an officially registered society or group affiliated with a registered students' union at a UK university or higher education institution. Required Our primary purpose is the production and publication of research (policy research, briefs, data analysis or reports containing recommendations). Required Our research is publicly available, non-partisan and analytically balanced, and does not promote or oppose any political party or candidate. Required Membership is open to the wider student body on a transparent, merit-based, non-discriminatory basis. Required We follow our students' union's equality, diversity and inclusion policies. Required

Privacy and consent

We use the information on this form to assess the application under our Grant-Making Policy. It is held by the Trust's think-tank-facing team in a database hosted in the UK/EU, is not shared with donors, and is deleted twelve months after an unsuccessful decision. Read the full privacy notice for applicants.

I have read the privacy notice and I confirm that the information I have given is accurate. Required

Expression of Interest

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