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Project Support and Funding
IATL provides funding and support for student-led research, performance and enterprise projects and, through the Education Fund jointly supported with WIHEA, for staff-led projects that support the university's Education and Student Experience Strategy.
Funding call information is below.
Please contact us if you have questions. For projects IATL has supported recently, visit our ProjectsLink opens in a new window page.
Student Led Projects - funding call opens w/c 18 November
Our next student funding call will open shortly with applications due Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 1pm (UK time).
We are holding online consultation sessions to support students with their applications, on Wed 27 November, 1-2pm and Thursday 5 December, 11am-12pm.
- Advanced notice is required to attend a session.
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Please tell us which date and send a short description of your project idea plus any questions.
To be contacted once the call opens and/or to attend a session, please email us at: iatl.projectsupport@warwick.ac.uk
After the first call, we may hold a second funding call in late spring or early summer 2025, to be confirmed in due course.
Staff Led Projects - support provided through new Education Fund
IATL and WIHEA have launched a joint Education Fund for staff-led strategic projects that support the new Education and Student Experience Strategy. Please see the Education Fund website for guidance about the annual funding call. The Education Fund replaces both departments’ open funding schemes for staff projects.
Key Project Application Information
Students at any level of study can apply for up to £1,500 for several types of projects:
- research
- including proposals for engagement activities regarding research that the student has already carried out
- performance
- enterprise.
For enterprise proposals, we strongly encourage applicants to discuss their idea(s) with Warwick Enterprise before they apply.
Research proposals can address any field or area, including interdisciplinary topics. We encourage co-creation within student-led projects where possible but this is not required.
- Our co-creation video includes ideas relevant for some student projects
We support students being paid for their project work. See Funding and Budget Guidance for key information including sample budgets.
Key points:
- Projects must be completed within 3 months of the lead applicant’s graduation at the latest
- Work funded through Project Support cannot be used for any form of assessment
- If your research would require ethical approval, please contact us - the process is different to the standard IATL ethics approval process
- All projects are expected to share their learning with the wider Warwick community
- We encourage undergraduate students to share their research through the International Conference of Undergraduate ResearchLink opens in a new window and Reinvention Link opens in a new window
Please ensure you review Approvals Required before you apply. Applications missing required approvals after the deadline cannot be considered.
If an application is approved, it can take up to 10 working days (sometimes longer) for funds to be available. Please allow for this timing, and for ethical approval if required, when planning a project. You do not need to apply for funding to apply to Project Support.
For the purposes of Project Support, PhD students are considered students (rather than staff), including if they are undertaking paid teaching work at the university, and so are eligible to apply for Project Support. PhD student applicants should review the Approvals requirements carefully before applying.
To learn about research, performance and enterprise projects we have supported recently, please visit our ProjectsLink opens in a new window page.