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Accelerating sustainable ideas into practical applications - balancing human needs with environmental stewardship.

Create design-led answers for the green transition.

Engage with Future Island-Island co-investigators and partners to support purpose-led innovation in product development, sustainable tourism, education, and policymaking.

Submit Your Interest

What is a Design Fellowship?

Design Fellowships are small-scale projects designed to support Future Island-Island’s research, and accelerate its many pathways to impact. These are competitive awards that support a substantive design outcome.

They are opportunities to bridge the gap between research and application – bringing practical experience and innovative ideas to the table.

Ready to be part of designing the Green transition?

Who Can Apply?

We welcome Expressions of Interest from industry practitioners, academic researchers, independent consultants, and professionals working in the public sector or non-profit organisations with relevant skills and experience in our Priority Themes.

Award Range

Awards are either £5,000 or £10,000 per Fellowship depending on scope of the assigned project.

Timeline

December 2024 - September 2025

Submission Deadline

19 December 2024

Fellowship Framework

Submission of Expression of interest
Co-Investigator Partnering
Successful applicants will be matched with co-investigators from Future Island- Island to develop project proposals for collaboration.
Project Delivery
Applicants receive funding to implement their co-defined projects.

For questions relating to the Framework, contact: g.colhoun@ulster.ac.uk.