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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 open, deadline 22 January 2025 at 1pm (UK time)

Our student funding call is open and applications are due Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 1pm (UK time).

After the first call, we may hold a second student 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.

The IATL's Den

Open to current students who have taken an IATL module or received IATL funding for their enterprise ideas, the IATL's Den supports IATL students in advancing their entrepreneurial ideas.

Key Information for Student Applications

Student proposal guidance

Students at any level of study can apply for up to £1,500 for several types of projects:

Enterprise
Performance
Research - options for research projects include:
- proposals for student research projects, addressing any field or area;
- proposals for engagement activities regarding research that the student has already carried out;
- proposals that would support student researchers and advance the culture of student research.

For enterprise proposals, we strongly encourage applicants to discuss idea(s) with Warwick Enterprise before applying. Warwick Enterprise offer a host of ways to develop your skills and to chat about and refine your ideas through guidance and advice, including

personalised 1-to-1 coaching you can book online
online drop-in on Mondays, 12-2pm in term time
drop-in sessions on Tuesdays, 11am-1pm in term time at The Climb in the Junction Building
individual chat with Innovation Fellows
you can also email the Warwick Enterprise team and they can signpost where to find the relevant information: enterprise@warwick.ac.uk

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 may or would require ethical approval, please contact us - the process is different to the ethics process for students on IATL modules
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 will not 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.

Funding and Budget Guidance

Click on this link to review full information: Project funding and costs - guidance and FAQsLink opens in a new window

Funding process and timescales for approved projects:

For student-led projects, funding is provided via a bursary payment

Following approval, it can take up to 10 working days (occasionally longer) for funds to be available. Please allow for this timing, as well as for ethical approval if required, when planning a project.

Approvals Required

All applications require supporting statement(s) for the lead applicant, received by the deadline. Upload your statement to the application form or email to us at: IATL.ProjectSupport@warwick.ac.uk

Student lead, for a project up to £1,500

Undergraduate or Masters student leads: an Academic Supporting Statement is required.

Please take some time to discuss your proposal with an academic who can then provide you with a supporting statement.

Your supporting academic must complete the Supporting Statement templateLink opens in a new window

PhD student leads have specific approval requirements - see separate tab

PhD student lead

PhD student lead: two approvals are required. These are:

Statement of support from your PhD supervisor
Approval from your Head of Department.

For both approvals, please submit a brief document or email that includes their signature. An email will be taken as electronic signature. Your PhD supervisor does not need to complete the Academic Supporting Statement template.

Applications missing any required statements or approvals after the deadline will not be reviewed.

How to apply

Please ensure you have reviewed all guidance before you apply, including

what types of student-led projects we support
Project funding and costsLink opens in a new window, including other potential sources of funding, and our funding process and timescales
what approvals are required.

We must receive all application materials, including online application form and all required approvals, by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the Review Panel. The Review Panel includes staff and students.

Timescales:

Application deadlines are noted on the Project Support webpage
Review Panels usually meet 7-10 working days after a deadline
We aim to notify you of the Review Panel’s decision within 10 working days of the panel meeting
If projects are approved, it can take another 10 working days and sometimes longer for funds to be available to you, due to institutional financial processes. Please allow for this time, as well as for ethical approval if required, in your project planning.

Click here to access the Project Support Application Form (2024/25) Link opens in a new window