Widening Participation

Funding for widening participation activities

Funding for widening participation research and initiatives is available from a wide variety of sources, from government and funding councils, to organisations such as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Funding made available to institutions will often be cascaded through to departments or schools through involvement in particular projects, for example summer schools for local school children.

Web sites of interest

Higher Education Academy's Widening Participation Research Service has a Directory of Organisations that may offer funding for widening participation initiatives

HEFCE make some funding available for widening participation and disability initiatives and services both on a project and institution level.

ESF (European Social Fund) News - European sources of funding

TechDis may offer funding for projects which aim to increase accessibility to learning and teaching in higher education, for example the HEAT (Higher Education Assistive Technology) scheme

The Sutton Trust funds different projects that encourages students to consider higher education as a future option

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