Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

The Test and Learn Project is a small-scale project aiming to support Scottish institutions and Community Learning and Development (CLD) providers to develop stronger international partnerships. The learning from the Test and Learn Project will help develop Scotland’s Education Exchange Programme moving forward.

The Test and Learn Project was established in 2023 as part of the scoping for a Scottish Government Education Exchange Programme. The Test and Learn Project was set-up with 3 objectives:

1. Maintain, as far as possible the Erasmus+ approach, with projects being led by Scotland’s colleges, universities and CLD providers.

2. Aim to address key gaps between Turing and Erasmus+, to encourage the development of international partnerships with Scotland’s colleges, universities and CLD providers.

3. Support the collaborative ambition set out in Scotland’s International Education Strategy, through alignment to the key actions.

The Test and Learn Project provides grants for Scottish colleges, universities and CLD providers to provide opportunities to learn and share new skills and experiences through mobilities and strategic partnerships/alliances.

Colleges, universities and CLD providers are encouraged to consider expanding projects to include partnerships across the education and training sector, including schools, and sport. Whilst organisations and individual participants outside Scotland cannot apply directly to the Test and Learn Project, Scottish colleges, universities and CLD providers applying have the option to request up to 30% of their grant be used to support match funded inward mobility of international participants to Scotland.

In addition to the external funding agency’s submission procedures, this opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. 

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed submission instructions and information, please consult the HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), e-mail an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca or 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca or 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of your intent to apply. E-mailing the intent to apply as early as possible will help to facilitate an efficient review. A Grants Facilitator can answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures and may also be able to help with proposal development.