Announcement

We are very pleased to announce availability of limited funds for Liberating the Curriculum projects for the current academic session.

These funds are intended to promote any initiatives to improve the inclusivity of education at UCL.

Criteria for funds

• These funds are to promote ‘unexpected futures’ rather than more routine work. We will favour bold initiatives that are anchored in terms of ‘where things need to be’ rather than ‘moving from where we are now’.
• Successful projects will work with other stakeholders than teaching staff, for instance bringing in expertise or working closely with students. This will ideally generate resources that others can use and/or involve an event with external expertise.

Uses for funds

Applications should articulate why and how these funds can make a difference and we therefore do not have fixed stipulations about their use, but preference will be given to their use for unique opportunities (such as bringing in an expert) rather than everyday items (such as catering for relevant meetings).

They can be used to supplement and extend an existing project or to fund a new intervention. They can also be used as part of projects that go beyond UCL, as long as there is visible impact and/or resources within UCL.

Sizes of grant

We propose two tiers of grants:

• £500;
• £1500.

Dissemination

Grant recipients are expected to work with Arena and LTC to provide resources following the use of the funds; the exact form can be negotiated depending on the nature of the project but likely outputs would be:

• publication of resources, preferably with commentary of some kind (either via LTC or another UCL site);
• creation of Open Educational Resources;
• interview and materials on the LTC blog;
• offering a workshop (through Arena) or signposting a publication to disseminate lessons learned.

Timing

Deadline for applications: 28th April
Announcements: 4th May

Please note these funds will be transferred from Arena to departments promptly, to be used before the end of the financial year.