Teaching grants

This new grant scheme is intended to support university staff whose role is predominantly or exclusively teaching focused.  Funds of up to £10,000 are available for a 12 month period, to allow grant holders to carry out a piece of educational research or to develop an educational resource that is relevant to physiology. In return for the support we ask that the resource be made available to The Society for wider dissemination.

Costs associated with attendance at conferences (travel, accommodation, registration), personal salary and also office expenses (e.g. photocopying, stationery, telephone costs) are not covered by the grant. However funds can be used by the grant holder to buy time out of thier teaching.

Please note, the deadline for applications is the 31 March 2012.

The small print

Physiologists at any stage of their career are eligible, but they must be currently in a teaching-focussed position. Applicants must be in a permanent post before the start of the award and must hold a PhD.

Applicants can either be an Ordinary or Affiliate Member of The Society, or have previously presented a talk or a poster at a Society meeting. Applications from non-members need to be sponsored by an Ordinary Member of The Society.

The proposed project must support physiology teaching, of a novel nature and not overlap with any existing funding. Finally, the applicant’s host institution must be willing to administer the award.

Each application will be assessed based on the quality and feasibility of the proposal, the calibre of the applicant and the impact of the research/ resource on physiology education, including the potential for the work to be disseminated broadly and applied widely.

Those who receive funding awards will be asked to submit an end of grant report and a financial audit of spending no later than three months after the end of the grant. If such a report is not submitted the holder will be deemed ineligible for any other funding from The Physiological Society. Any funds not used at the end of the grant period must be returned to The Society.  

For more information, please contact highereducation@physoc.org

Apply for a Teaching grant