SIG Projects 2026/27
AEME’s Special Interest Group Research Fund aims to promote the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), as set up by AEME in 2021, to focus on specific areas of research interest to support development in the field of Events Management.
The fund is designed to support the undertaking of high-quality research related to the scope and aims of AEME. Proposals are invited from colleagues from existing AEME member institutions to access funds from a total pot of £10,000 (or part thereof) with a maximum possible award of £5,000 per application. Collaborations between member institutions are permitted, wherein all applicants must be based at an AEME member institutions.
Applications will be assessed against alignment with SIG/AEME aims, impacts/outputs/dissemination, quality, feasibility, and value for money.
The 5 Special Interest Groups are:
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Diversity, equity and inclusion
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Research
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Sustainability
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Teaching, learning and engagement
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Wellbeing
The fund will pay for:
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A range of activities directly related to researching an area related to one of the SIGs, such as travel, fieldwork, networking, staff time and data analysis.
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Support for any dissemination activity, such as hosting one-day conferences, seminars, workshops, publications and ‘virtual’ dissemination activities. Activities that involve practitioners, policy makers and non-academic audiences are encouraged.
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Activities related to developing education in the field of events management including aspects of pedagogical research such as fieldwork and data analysis, and the design and/or development of educational resources.
Please note, attendance at conferences will not be funded.
Call deadline: Applications should be submitted by Monday 30th November 2026 to: P.Vlachos@greenwich.ac.uk
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