The University’s Innovation Fund awards are designed to encourage the development of new or innovative approaches to learning and teaching and to enable their dissemination across the University.
The Innovation Fund is a fantastic opportunity to propose and deliver projects with real benefit to learning, teaching, and the student experience.
Past projects have also offered stepping stones to other internal and external learning and teaching opportunities and funding (eg: evidence for the reward and recognition of teaching; HEA schemes).
Whilst Innovation Fund projects can offer opportunities to undertake educational research, it is essential that the primary focus of projects is on improving the student learning experience.
Responsive project proposal submission deadlines
Spring: Thursday 24 March 2016, 5pm
Summer: Friday 20 May 2016, 5pm
Strategic project proposal submission deadlines
Semester 1: Friday 15 January 2016, 5pm
Semester 2: Friday 20 May 2016, 5pm
More information is available on the LTDS website.
Workshops for prospective applicants to the Innovation Fund are available giving an overview of the purpose of the fund, and the responsive and strategic strands of funding.
Presentations will be made by winning Innovation Fund project teams.
Guidance will be available from the Careers Service about employing students as part of an Innovation Fund project.
Introduction to the application process, key dates, and where to find further information will also be included:
Monday 7th December 2015 – 10.00-11.00
Wednesday 24th February 2016 – 14.00-15.00
To book your place, please register here.
For more information about the Innovation Fund contact innovfund@ncl.ac.uk.
