About Frontiers champions
The Frontiers Champions grants of up to £10,000 for one year are available to former participants in the Frontiers Symposia who want to bring together global and regional Frontiers networks that are tackling global goals.
Our Champions can be based anywhere in the world, and will convene their peers through regional or thematic events, providing focal points for an international community of researchers, innovators and practitioners.
Taking networks forward
The right networks, partnerships and interdisciplinary thinking are crucial to tackling global challenges that are complex and cross borders. The Academy's Frontiers symposia offer a first step in bringing people together to tackle these challenges.
The Frontiers Champions will take these networks forward, putting agency into the hands of the Frontiers community members themselves. Through the Frontiers Champions funding, the Academy will provide small grants and access to the Frontiers networks. This enables Champions to undertake community-building activities, such as networking events, webinars, meet-ups and workshops. Events will be open to other Frontiers event participants but may also expand the networks beyond.
Frontiers Champions projects
There have been two previous cohorts working to convene a network of peers around global challenges.
The first round of Frontiers Champions were awarded in November 2020.
- Visit the 2020 Champions cohort page to explore their projects.
The second round of Frontiers Champions were awarded in December 2021.
- Check out the 2021 Champions cohort page where progress will be regularly updated as their projects get underway.
- Watch the Showcase and Q&A below
Video timestamps are as follows:
- 0.00: Intro to the Frontiers Champions programme and guidance
- 10:45: Showcase of previous Frontiers
2021 Frontiers champions
The 2021 Frontiers Champions were awarded in December 2021. They aim to build on the networks they established through the Frontiers programme, expanding the reach of efforts to tackle global challen…
2020 Frontiers champions
The first round of Frontiers Champions was launched in 2020 with the aim of putting agency for building on the Frontiers community into the hands of the community members themselves.