finding funding for pedagogic research

1. Finding Funding for Pedagogic
Research
Sam King (Research Funding Development Manager)
David Young (Research Funding Development Manager)
Research and Business Services
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2. Sources of Funding for Pedagogic
Research: selection of funders
Case Studies:
funded pedagogical research
projects
Finding Funding with Research
Professional: what it is,
registration, funding searches,
personalised email alerts
Research Support at Northumbria:
Research Support Blog,
The Nugget

3. Sources of Funding for
Pedagogic Research
Higher Education Academy
ESRC
Leverhulme Trust
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Spencer Foundation
CfBT Education Trust
Society for Research Into Education

4. Higher Education Academy
Workshop and Seminar Series
Teaching Development Grants
HEA UK Travel Fund
International Scholarship Scheme
Doctoral Programme
Strategic development grants
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/

5. ESRC
Responsive Mode
Directive Funding
Research Grants Scheme
Seminars Competition
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/

6. Leverhulme Trust
“...scholarships for research and
education...”
Types of awards:
Research Projects
Fellowships
Studentships
Bursaries and Prizes
operates across all the academic
disciplines
http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/

7. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Education and Learning:
At Risk Youth
Curriculum Development
Literacy
Raising Academic Attainment
Special Education Needs
http://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/

8. Spencer Foundation
Education and Social Opportunity
Organisational Learning
Purposes and Values of Education
Teaching, Learning, and Instructional
Resources
Field-Initiated Proposals
http://www.spencer.org/

9. CfBT Education Trust
Education services for public
benefit
Inform policy & practice
Evidence of effective
interventions
http://www.cfbt.com/

10. Society for Research into
Higher Education
Prize for Newer Researchers
Small scale project
One year duration
http://www.srhe.ac.uk/

11. Case Study 1
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Education & Training, Raising
Academic Attainment, Skills
Development
www.debatemate.com
Developing critical thinking,
communication skills &
confidence.

12. Case Study 2
ESRC Project Grant
Voice Annotation of Multimedia
Artefacts:
Reflective Learning on Group Practices
networked multimedia learning systems,
used for professional development
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/edres/profiles/ch

13. Finding Funding with
Research Professional
Go to:
http://researchprofessional.com
Register
Log in
Funding search
Advanced search
Set up email alerts
Practice
http://www.researchprofessional.com/

14. Research Support at
Northumbria
Research Blog
Tools for finding
research funding
The Nugget

15. Thank you for listening
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