Institute of Voluntary Action Research
In 2023 The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) launched the first round of the Jane Hatfield Award, in partnership with The Ubele Initiative (‘Ubele’).
We are excited to announce the return of the award in 2024 and to introduce our second round of young researchers and their projects. They receive an annual grant of £5,000 to investigate issues or topics related to community, social action and/or social justice.
It’s with thanks to Impact on Urban Health and City Bridge Foundation for funding the award to our two project teams. Their support is enabling young researchers from Black and minoritised backgrounds to develop their skills in the leading and delivery of important research projects.
The award supports four brilliant young researchers and activists to investigate topics related to community, social action and/or social justice.
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Who are the researchers this year?
Meet this year’s young researchers and find out about their passions, background and chosen research topics. We look forward to sharing their progress, project findings and future plans over the coming months.
We launched the Jane Hatfield Award in partnership with ) in 2022. This is an annual grant of £5,000 for a team of young researchers to investigate issues or topics related to community, social action and/or social justice.
It’s with thanks to Impact on Urban Health and City Bridge Foundation for funding the award to our two project teams to explore the experiences, barriers and opportunities in social action and social entrepreneurship for young people of Black and Minoritised communities.
Mirroring the award’s pilot year, we have decided to select the teams from within Ubele’s network of young people who had some prior experience of supporting research. Over the course of the award, we provide guidance, resources and platforms for project development and delivery to support the next generation of researchers and activists. Here's more details
