{"id":451,"date":"2024-06-25T11:56:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=451"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:56:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:56:21","slug":"which-fund-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"Which? Fund 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Which.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-452\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Funding for new research projects exploring the consumer harms faced by diverse and disadvantaged communities, or identifying innovative solutions to these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this call for applications, the Which? Fund is offering restricted grants to support work aiming to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve understanding of consumer harms affecting diverse and disadvantaged communities, including novel harms in digital markets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify evidence-led, pragmatic solutions to consumer harm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop partnerships and encourage collaborative working to provide a more powerful voice for all UK consumers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To be eligible, projects should address at least one of the following funding calls:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Projects exploring consumer harms experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities, such as women, people living with disabilities or health conditions, low-income households or members of diverse ethnic communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects exploring consumer harms experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities in digital markets, where information asymmetries, malign online choice architecture, automated decision-making, AI interfaces, dynamic pricing and other characteristics of digital markets can place consumers at a distinct disadvantage, and some groups may face greater detriment than others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a total funding pot of \u00a375,000 (no minimum or maximum grant). It is anticipated that a small number of high-quality projects will be funded. Applicants should cost their project based on what they need. It is expected that projects will take up to 12 months to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 19 September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further details including eligible expenditure and how to apply can be found in the below guidance notes and on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.which.co.uk\/policy-and-insight\/article\/which-fund-guidance-notes-ao6Sf3m0qYan\">Which? Fund webpage<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Which-Fund-Guidance-Notes.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Which-Fund-Guidance-Notes.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ce655b5b-78a8-411f-9eb9-49ad6f41b9e7\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Which-Fund-Guidance-Notes.pdf\">Which-Fund-Guidance-Notes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Which-Fund-Guidance-Notes.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ce655b5b-78a8-411f-9eb9-49ad6f41b9e7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for new research projects exploring the consumer harms faced by diverse and disadvantaged communities, or identifying innovative solutions to these issues. 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