Warwick Foundation Studies | Collaborative SoTL Research Fund
Welcome to the Warwick Foundation Studies Collaborative SoTL Research Fund.
This new project fund offers the opportunity for collaborative research of teaching and learning to benefit predominantly international students preparing for or already undertaking degree study at any level at the University of Warwick.
All projects need to include Warwick Foundation Studies teaching-focused colleagues as leads working with at least one other department from across the institution.
WFS has £15,000 of funding available for this year. Project proposals can normally bid for a maximum of £5,000 per project (with additional funding depending on the number of proposals received). This funding is mainly to pay for student’s time (please see guidance document below) and general project costs. It may also be used to cover additional/replacement staffing costs.
Want to know more?
We held a Briefing Session led by Dr Kerry Dobbins, ADC to provide more information and to answer any questions.
Watch the recording here.Link opens in a new window
If you can't access the recording, please contact Joanne Scarr, WFS Exec Officer
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New deadline for proposal submissions: 15 November 2024, 17:00
Funding Objectives
The WFS SoTL fund has been created to enable collaborative partnerships between academic staff from WFS with those from at least one other department which receives students from a WFS programme, in order to positively impact the learning experience of students.
As a department, WFS holds a strategic cross-departmental role as the majority of our programmes prepare or support students, mainly international students, for effective and successful academic study. Current programmes include:
- Warwick International Foundation Programme (IFP), from which students progress to a broad range of undergraduate degrees across the institution;
- Pre-sessional English programmes from which students progress to a range of postgraduate taught degrees, with some also progressing to undergraduate degrees;
- In-sessional study skills support which provides targeted academic skills development for those on any level of degree which is often tailored provision within specific departments
- Warwick Summer School & Pre-University Summer School
Within this context, the fund aims to support collaborative projects across a range of subject disciplines that will directly support the learning and teaching experience for students starting their journey in WFS and then progressing to another department.
In line with the institutional education strategy, project focus could include:
- Student Engagement and Inclusion
- Digital Education/Blended Learning
- Inclusive Assessment
- The effectiveness of specific strategies and approaches
- Curriculum Design & Development
- Internationalisation
- Inclusive education
- Student outcomes
- Mapping of WFS programme to one of the degrees/a group of degrees students progress onto
- Tracking of students (e.g. student experience, student performance on degree)
Full detail of the criteria is available in the guidance document.
Other Useful Resources
Ready to submit your proposal?
For informal enquiries, please contact:
Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence
(), Director & Head of Department, Warwick Foundation Studies