Call, funding for pedagogical development work

24 November 2020

The Strategic Board for Education (UN) announces funding for pedagogical development work. Applications can be made on an ongoing basis during the year, but no later than 21 May.

The call covers funding for pedagogical development work for first-cycle or second-cycle programmes at the Faculty of Medicine. A maximum of SEK 100 000 per project is granted.

Examples of projects that the funding can be used for are:

  1. Development of all new courses.
  2. Development of existing courses with respect to subject matter or pedagogical model/structure.
  3. Pedagogical development work (e.g. development of new teaching methods, forms of examination and evaluation) within education at undergraduate and advanced level, without direct relation to a specific course or programme.

Indicate the programme for which the application is related to, the applicant's name and e-mail address.

Please include:

  • Description of the project (purpose and the issue).
  • Timetable.
  • Budget, including the possibility of co-financing.
  • Approval from the Head of Department or equivalent.

A signed original copy must be sent digitally to UN.medfak@umu.se (ongoing, but no later than 2021-05-21). Mark e-mail in the subject with "Pedagogical development work".

Decisions are made on an ongoing basis by the UN and funds can be used until 2021-12-31.

A maximum 1 A4-page report including financial statements shall be submitted to UN by 2022-02-28. Furthermore, the applicant is expected to present the project at the Faculty's 'pedagogiska dag'.

Contact persons

Questions about calls are addressed to Associate Dean Kristina Lejon or Henna Harinen at the Faculty Office.

This document has been translated from Swedish to English. In case of divergence of meaning between the versions, the Swedish wording shall prevail.