Education Development Projects provide funding of up to £1500 and/or critical friend support to deliver and/or evaluate an innovative teaching and learning project around particular, annually changing themes and disseminate outcomes across the university and beyond. Funding can be used in a variety of ways; we particularly encourage the use of funds to engage students as paid partners in research.  

Projects aim to support evidence-informed innovation at Bristol, developing excellence in learning, teaching and assessment, and improving the student experience.  

Projects illustrate the potential to embed and sustain projects, activities and initiatives should the outcomes prove to be of significant Programme, School, Departmental, Faculty or University benefit. Projects which have the potential for cross-disciplinary application are of particular interest.    

Application cycle

Applications for 2024/25 projects are now closed. Details of 2025/26 funding and associated themes will be made available in April 2025.