General Development Fund 2010/2011

The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) is pleased to announce the availability of Subject Development Fund grants of up to £3,500.  The scheme has been designed to:

  • Promote and disseminate effective teaching, learning and assessment activities;
  • Encourage development and exchanged of innovative techniques;
  • Develop good practice in the evaluation of teaching methods;
  • Raise the profile of pedagogic research within the Information and Computer Science disciplines.

Projects should aim to bring into wider use exemplary techniques, methods or materials already developed and used successfully within local departments.

We particularly welcome submissions which address the Higher Education Academy’s three main themes:

  • Student Engagement;
  • Enhancing Quality;
  • Education for Sustainable Development.

Details of this year's successful proposals will be found by clicking the link below:

The previous tranches of the subject development fund has resulted in the development of a large number of projects. Further details of these projects can be found here:


Proposal Guidelines

Applications for Funding

Proposals for funding should be made using the downloadable Application Form which is available in either (PDF or DOC) format. Applications should be submitted electronically.

Funds will be allocated on the basis of a competitive bidding process.  A Review Panel consisting of ICS Advisory Board members or other nominated persons together with Higher Education Academy staff will review applications.  Each proposal will be assessed again a set of criteria (PDF or DOC) by at least three members of the Review Panel plus one member of Higher Education Academy staff. Final decisions on projects to be funded will be made by a meeting of the full Review Panel.  Unsuccessful projects will receive feedback as to why funding has not been allocated.

Eligibility

Proposals will only be accepted from members of UK HE institutions or FE institutions delivering HE programmes in ICS. Collaborative proposals involving more than one institution are actively encouraged.

Funding Available

In 2010-2011, £35,000 has been allocated to support small development projects within the ICS community. The maximum funding available for any single project should not exceed £3,500.

Dissemination

Successful projects will be given wide coverage at Higher Education Academy Subject Centre events and via the Centre’s website. As a condition of the award, successful projects will be required to have all evaluation and reporting completed by the end of the project 29th April 2011, however the dissemination activity can continue until 31st July 2011 (no extensions to any phase of the activity will be granted).

Dissemination is to be independent from the ICS Subject Centre Annual Conference.

We would also encourage you to submit a manuscript to our peer-reviewed journal ITALICS.

Bidding for funds:

Key Dates:

  • Deadline for submission applications Wednesday, 30th June 2010
  • Notification of outcome Friday, 20th August 2010
  • Project start date Wednesday, 1st September 2010
  • Mid term report Friday, 31st December 2010
  • Project completion date Friday, 29th April 2011