Fostering co-creation of research programmes

Engage with community while designing funding programmes to ensure the programmes designed are as diverse and includsive as possible and are relevant and speaking to the challenges faced by underserved communities.
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Experiments in Assessment WG

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March 10, 2026

WarningObjectives and potential outcome

Engaging with community while designing funding programmes may help ensure the programmes designed are as diverse and includsive as possible and are relevant and speaking to the challenges faced by underserved communities. (e.g., case: RI racism reserach)

Research domains

Context and considerations

This may include:
- Engagement of community stakeholders in co-designing calls - Making sure researchers from the community are engaged in building the call (from funded and nun-funded applicants) - Involving communities in setting evaluation criteria for the call with the goal of making sure evaluation criteria are fit for purpose

Challenges and mitigations

Evaluating success

Relevant resources and literature

Templates from funders and institutions

Case examples and literature

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Comments/lived examples