Funding to support research and evaluation in staff and educational development with the goal of continued improvement in the quality and understanding of educational development practices.
Projects should either lead directly to improvements in educational development practice or increase our understanding of educational development in higher education.
There are no specific themes for this call. Applicants might like to consider issues for educational development with regard to teaching qualifications and accreditation, technology-enhanced learning, HE in FE, or internationalisation.
Successful projects vary in nature and may:
- initiate research into a development
- involve evaluation of a development activity already implemented or
- entail a more conceptual exploration of educational development practice (e.g. an empirical research project or a literature review)
ELIGIBILITY
SEDA individual members, or staff working in institutions that hold institutional SEDA membership, may apply. Applicants do not have to be based in an Educational Development (or similar) Unit.
VALUE AND DURATION
Grants are worth £1000 each and projects should be completed by August 2026.
The funding may be used to pay for time release, administrative support, equipment, travel or contribute towards attendance at a SEDA conference or other event to disseminate the outcomes (up to a maximum of £250).
KEY DATES
Deadline: 24 February 2025 (noon)
Applicants will be notified of the results in April 2025
Projects should be completed by August 2026.
Further details, including grants previously awarded, can be found on the opportunity webpage.