Grants available for ideas to transform learning for work

Posted on 17 December 2021 by Christie McAlpine in Funding Grants Digital Education

VocTech Seed funds projects where the first spark of an idea can be scoped and tested in the supportive environment that Ufi funding provides. It funds projects that are at a relatively early stage, helping to prototype ideas and work out the next steps necessary on the journey to long-term success.

What will VocTech Seed fund?

Grants of between £15,000 to £50,000 are available for projects of between three and 12 months duration.

The fund can support design, development and early stage testing of novel approaches to digital vocational learning; helping to take those ideas through basic prototyping to the next stage of 'seeding the market' by delivering a first proof of concept prototype and planning a route to market. This could include:

• Design, development and prototyping
• Refining learning design
• Small scale testing with users
• Planning a route to market & strategies for scaling
• Project Management
• Evidencing impact & what works

How to apply

There will be two VocTech Seed calls in 2022:

Round 1: Open 12 January – 5pm on 9 February 2022 (final decisions in April 2022)
Round 2: Open 15 June – 5pm on 13 July 2022 (final decisions in October 2022)

To help you prepare your application, VocTech Trust are running a series of workshops to introduce the fund and help ensure it is right for you. To find out more and book to attend, visit the fund website: https://ufi.co.uk/grant-funding/voctech-seed/