Grants for partnerships between the UK and seven other countries to strengthen gender equality in higher education.

Gender Equality Partnership projects will address one or more of the following overarching objectives:

• Contribute to long-term and sustainable institutional change that promotes gender equality in higher education.
• Enhance opportunities for women to access, participate in and progress through higher education and employment pathways.

Projects are expected to contribute to outcomes such as:

• Strengthened institutional mechanisms supporting women's leadership.
• Improved gender-responsive policies, governance and practices.
• Increased participation and progression of women in higher education and STEM.
• Stronger education-to-employment pathways for women.
• Greater integration of intersectional approaches in institutional strategies and systems.

Projects may address one or more of the following themes:

• Addressing underrepresentation of women in higher education leadership
• Strengthening pathways into employment
• Creating safe higher education spaces
• Enabling participation of women in STEM