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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
Students at any level of study can apply for up to £1,500 for several types of projects:
- Enterprise
- Performance
- Research, including
- proposals for student research projects
- proposals for engagement activities regarding research that the student has already carried out - and
- 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.