WIHEA Project Funding

Funding Call Now Open

The call closes at 5pm on Monday 13 November 2023

WIHEA seeks to recognise, develop and embed outstanding academic practices that enhance student opportunities to 'learn beyond boundaries' and in support of this and WIHEA's strategic themes, the annual call for our three funding schemes is now open and we are inviting proposals.

• Fund 1 - WIHEA Internal Project Fund Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window(up to £5k per project)

• Fund 2 - WIHEA External Collaboration Fund Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window(up to £4k per project)

• Fund 3 - WIHEA Small FundLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (up to £1k per proposal) - New!

All WIHEA funding proposals/applications must be submitted by a WIHEA Staff Fellow Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new windowand require a declaration of support from the Head of Department.

To access information on the funding criteria and application process for each fund, please follow the links provided above.

Please note that due to the tight timeframe for the proposals to be reviewed by the WIHEA Advisory Group, there will be no extension given to the above closing deadline and there will only be one main call this academic and financial year. However, if funding is still available after this call, further proposals submitted during the year will be considered. Once all funding for the schemes is allocated no further proposals will be considered. Updates on available funding will be posted on this web page.

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Strategic Themes

Alongside WIHEA's overarching commitment to Internationalisation, Interdisciplinarity and Student Research, WIHEA's internal funding enables collaborative partnerships between staff and students and invites project proposals that support the development and dissemination of good practice in the following strategic areas: Student Engagement and Inclusion, Digital Education, Innovative Assessment, Teaching Leadership, and Curriculum Design & Development. Successful proposals are likely to offer an online resource, case studies of successful embedded practices, comparison and reference to resources at peer institutions and/or pedagogical literature.

Aimed at enabling the development of collaborations between two or more Higher Education Institutions to develop and share knowledge, experience and capabilities to address current challenges within the HE Sector, proposals for the external collaboration fund are invited to address, Inclusive Education, Blended Learning and Innovative Assessment, Sustainability in Education, and Student and Staff Wellbeing.

Monash Warwick Alliance Education Exchange Scheme

Funded by the Monash Warwick AllianceLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (MWA), this scheme is managed jointly by the Monash Education Academy (MEA) and Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) with the aim of facilitating a minimum of three staff visits in each direction per annum. It has been established to provide academic and professional staff involved in learning and teaching with the opportunity to:

• share enhanced and evidence-based practice that supports the student experience;
• develop and review innovative educational pedagogical activity;
• establish connections to leverage expertise in education across both universities;
• build or extend their international profile in education; and
• add a learning and teaching dimension to existing research collaborations.

The scheme contributes to the costs of a visit, up to a maximum of AUD $12,000 or GBP £6,000 per proposal to be split across both universities. Eligible costs include international and local travel expenses, accommodation, event organisation and publicity. Applications can be submitted to either institution throughout the year.

In the first instance, to find out if your idea is suitable for this particular scheme and receive further information on the criteria and application process please email: WIHEA@warwick.ac.uk