Apply for Seedcorn Funding

The EMC has seedcorn funding available for a project or projects which seek to understand, develop or disseminate best practice or innovation in History teaching and learning.

Our main focus is on three types of project:

(i) teaching-related networks and workshops, whether of teaching staff or postgraduate tutors;

(ii) student engagement initiatives;

(iii) pedagogical research.

However, the Steering Group will consider any application that meets the criteria set out below.

Principles

Projects must:

• Be inclusive and network-based, involving participants from more than one institution in the region
• Take no more than 12 months to complete (with some flexibility to accommodate any Covid-related disruption to the project)
• Cost the EMC no more than £1000 (partial funding of larger projects possible, smaller bids welcomed)
• Produce an end-of-project report within one month of the project’s completion, which can be disseminated via the EMC’s website
• Where appropriate, projects may be asked as part of the feedback from the Committee to produce a relevant resource(s) for dissemination

Criteria

The EMC will select projects for seedcorn funding which:

• Advance understanding of pedagogical principles in History teaching and learning at undergraduate level or above
• Address a pressing issue or problem, or promise significant innovation
• Encourage the building of networks across EMC institutions
• Demonstrate potential benefit to all EMC’s constituent organisations, large and small
• Are likely to benefit students directly
• Identify specific and measurable outcomes
• Are well planned and clearly costed

Applications

Applications should be presented on 1-2 pages of A4, and include:

• Description of the project (rationale, participants, aims and objectives, intended outcomes)
• Outputs and dissemination plan (timeline, milestones, specific publications, events or activities)
• Costings (e.g. travel, catering, technical support, hiring of student research assistance)
• A statement explaining how the project meets the principles and criteria above

Applications should be submitted to the Steering Committee of the EMC c/o caroline.nielsen@northampton.ac.uk.

Informal enquiries regarding a proposed application can also be submitted to the Committee, who will be happy to discuss ideas in more detail.

The application deadlines for the academic year 2022–3 are:

Tuesday 21st March 5pm

Tuesday 20th June 5pm

Applicants will receive a reply within five weeks of these deadlines.

If necessary, applicants should be prepared to revise their applications on receipt of feedback from the Committee.