The Award
There are four separate grants available, each £1,000GBP, awarded by the AMEE TEL Committee. The aim of each of these grants is to help and promote the development of innovative approaches using technology to enhance teaching and learning in health professions education.
Successful applicants will be expected to:
Acknowledge the financial support of AMEE in all publications and presentations resulting from this grant.
Present their findings as a paper or poster at the AMEE Conference and submit their findings to the free, open-access AMEE TEL Committee Show &TEL community website.
On the completion of the project - successful applicants are required to submit a final report on the project within six weeks following the end of the award.
Timeline
Details on the next round of TEL Innovation Development Grants will be available here when the next submission period opens.
How to Apply
The Expression of Interest application must include the following:
Title of project - applicant names with affiliations and role in the project
Letter of support - Students and juniors in training will be required to provide a letter of support from a senior colleague which should clearly describe how the applicant will have an opportunity to perform the work described in the application, including dissemination. Expressions of interest without this letter of support will not be considered.
Abstract - A 300 word structured abstract providing a description of the project. It should include answers to the following questions:
What is your educational challenge?
What is the innovation you want to develop?
Why do you believe it to be original and innovative?
Who will benefit from this innovation?
Budget - This section should clearly state how you intend to spend the money provided the grant. Amounts and justification of the items in the budget must be provided in a one-page outline.
Dissemination of the innovation - This section should contain a description of how the project will be disseminated to the wider community of health professions educators and inform future work.
Dissemination of the innovation - This section should contain a description of how the project will be disseminated to the wider community of health professions educators and inform future work.
Please note that the following items cannot be funded by the grant:
The purchase of specific items of equipment unless it is essential and fully justified.
Salary or honoraria for the applicant.
Publication fees
Medical writers
Dissemination strategy
Applicants will be informed of the decision on their proposal following the application deadline.