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COVID-19 Career Support Scheme

Launch of听new Equity and Inclusion-focused 果冻影院 COVID-19 Career Support Scheme听听鈥�

As England enters a new lockdown today (5th November 2020), 果冻影院 is launching a new COVID-19 Career Support Scheme. The scheme is an equity and inclusion-based response to the understanding听that the pandemic has impacted听individuals in our community differently. For some, it may have exacerbated听existing听social or career-related听inequalities听or created new ones.听

The purpose of the scheme is to mitigate adverse impact caused by the pandemic that results in lost work productivity that may cause longer term career harm without additional support from 果冻影院. 听

The scheme opens today and these are the forthcoming deadlines for the receipt of applications to the fund:

  • 5pm听19th听November听2020听
  • 5pm听3rd听December听2020听
  • 5pm听7th听January听2021听听
  • 5pm 21st听January听2021听听
  • 5pm 4th February 2021
  • 5pm 18th February 2021

Applicants must be able to state how听the support provided through this听scheme will听provide听a short-term boost to听regaining听any lost career momentum that has been caused by the pandemic.听听

The scheme will distribute 拢500,000 of funds or support to staff and will be allocated on a needs-based basis, with the aim of directly benefiting those members of staff whose career has been most affected.听

The scheme has three different streams:

  1. Giving Back Time听鈥撎齮his stream听gives successful applicants听a payment of up to 拢500鈥痶o听provide听a short-term boost to their听work capacity听by alleviating other personal pressures. For example,听an award could be used to听pay for additional child-related expenses over and above usual听arrangements thereby 鈥榞iving back time鈥� to the recipient.听听听
  2. Equity听Bridging Fund听鈥� provides substantial grants of up to 拢10,000 (averaging 拢5,000) to support award holders with their work. This can be听through听salary costs via extensions to contracts听or听increasing听hours for part-time staff听if required听and applies to any staff group. For researchers, priority will be given to those who have not received any听COVID-19 mitigation support.听
  3. Supporting Teaching,听Technical,听Research, Academic听and Professional Services (STTRAP)听鈥� provides funds to pay for workers engaged through听UniTemps听at 果冻影院听to support 果冻影院 staff听with their work. Applicants can apply for either 20 or 40 hours of support. Payments听and听administration听will be听managed听centrally.听

Staff should read the full guidance听carefully before submitting an application to the scheme.

The scheme is being managed by the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Team in the Office of the Provost, and a Steering Group chaired by Prof Sara Mole, Provost鈥檚 Envoy for Gender Equality, will help decide on the fair and impactful distribution of funds.

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