FDTL phase five

Invitation to bid for funds under phase five of the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning

This document describes the timetable and funding arrangements for phase five of the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL5). FDTL5 will cover the 11 subject areas assessed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education between October 2000 and September 2001. There will be a two-stage application process.

FDTL phase five - assessment panel

To:	Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions Heads of universities in Northern Ireland Heads of HEFCE-funded further education colleges
Of interest to those responsible for:	Learning and teaching
Reference:	2003/46
Publication date:	September 2003
Enquiries to:	David Kernohan tel 0117 931 7446 e-mail d.kernohan@hefce.ac.uk

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Purpose

1. This document describes the timetable and funding arrangements for phase five of the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL5).

Key points

2. FDTL5 aims to reward and stimulate innovation and good practices in learning and teaching, and to disseminate such practices to secure the widest take-up among institutions.

3. FDTL is part of the subject strand of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund and is supported by HEFCE and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) in Northern Ireland. Applications may be made by HEFCE-funded institutions and DEL-funded institutions, either individually or within consortia. Consortia which include institutions from both England and Northern Ireland should contact HEFCE so that we can liaise with DEL in order to agree, before bids are made, how funding for the project may be split between HEFCE and DEL.

4. FDTL5 will cover the 11 subject areas assessed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in the period October 2000 to September 2001. The subjects are listed at Annex A, and priority learning and teaching issues for applications are at Annexes B and C.

5. FDTL5 will provide funds for projects to run during the three academic years from 2004-05 to 2006-07. Funding is available for projects at three levels:

large-scale projects over a maximum of three years, with a maximum of £250,000 in total for each project. This scale of funding will be restricted to consortium projects
medium-scale projects over a maximum of three years, with a maximum of £150,000 in total for each project
small-scale projects over a maximum of two years, with a maximum of £75,000 in total for each project.

6. There will be a two-stage application process.

Action required

7. First stage bids, using the form at Annex E, should be sent to David Kernohan at HEFCE no later than midday on Friday 5 December 2003.

September 2003/46 Special initiative Invitation to bid

First stage bids should be sent by Friday 5 December 2003