Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research Fund
Welcome to the Warwick Global Academy Collaborative SoTL Research Fund
This 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 Global Academy colleagues as leads working with at least one other department from across the institution.
WGA has £5,000 of funding available for this year. Project proposals can normally bid for a maximum of £2,500 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. See more details below.
Want to know more?
If you would like support with exploring ideas for a project, you can review the session held by Dr Kerry Dobbins (ADC): Watch the recording here.Link opens in a new window
If you can't access the recording, please contact Joanne Scarr, WGA Exec Officer
For initial questions about projects, contact: Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence, DIrector WGA and Chair of SoTL Research Fund Panel - nina-anne.lawrence@warwick.ac.uk
Deadline for proposal submissions: Friday 13 November 2026
Funding Objectives
The WGA Collaborative Pedagogical Research (SoTL) fund aims to encourage collaborative partnerships between staff (and students) from WGA with those from at least one other department (normally those which receive students from a WGA programme) in order to directly influence and improve the learning experience of students. As a department, WGA holds a strategic cross-department role as the majority of its programmes prepare or support students, mainly international students, for effective and successful academic study. Current programmes include the:
Focus of Collaborative Projects
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 WGA 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 WGA programme one of the degrees/a group of degrees students progress onto
- Tracking of students (e.g. student experience, student performance on degree)
A proposal must clearly state which strategic area it is aiming to contribute to and how this specifically supports the delivery of programmes within WGA and the additional department(s). As the themes listed above are not narrowly defined, you are welcome to clarify in proposals how you view your proposed work fits with the strategic area you have chosen, if you consider it likely that there might be questions raised by reviewers.
If you’d like to discuss whether your proposal fits with the given themes in advance of drafting a full proposal, you are welcome to contact the Director of WGA, Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence (nina-anne.lawrence@warwick.ac.uk) or send an overview and she will provide feedback. Please ensure sufficient time is given to allow feedback to be given and submission of the proposal before the closing date.
Full detail of the criteria is available in the guidance documentLink opens in a new window.
Other Useful Resources
Ready to submit your proposal?
For informal enquiries, please contact:
Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence
(), Director and Head of Department, Warwick Global Academy