
CHULS Pracademia: Call for Applications for Seedcorn Funding Scheme 2025-2026
- Are you an academic or a postgraduate researcher who works within law?
- Do you have an idea for a project to bring law academics and practitioners together?
- Do you need some seedcorn funding of between £500 and £750 to get started?
If so, consider applying for this CHULS Pracademia Seedcorn funding opportunity!
When? Deadline for submission of applications: 10 March 2025
How? Email the CHULS Administration Team to request an application form at admin@chuls.ac.uk, complete the form and return it both to the Admin Team and Dr Jill Dickinson at s.j.dickinson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
Selection: Your application will be judged by a panel of law academics and practitioners (including two members of CHULS and Dr Jill Dickinson), and will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Evidences collaboration between academics and practitioners working within law
- Demonstrates alignment with at least one of the following themes:
- research and knowledge exchange;
- teaching and learning; and/or
- employability
- Indicates potential for scaling up the project in the future to build additional impact
- Demonstrates feasibility
- Provides clear, detailed costings as to how the funding will be spent
- Includes clear milestones and plans for monitoring progress
Timeline (except for the deadline for submission of applications, the remainder of the dates/times may be subject to change):
When | What |
Monday 10 March 2025 | Deadline for submission of applications |
Monday 24 March 2025 | Applicants notified of decision with opportunity for all applicants to seek feedback, on request |
Wednesday 9 April 2025, 11am-12noon | Teams meeting for project leads – getting started |
Wednesday 4 June 2025, 11am-12noon | Teams check-in meeting 1 for project leads to share progress, challenges and strategies, and raise queries |
Wednesday 3 September 2025, 11am-12noon | Teams check-in meeting 2 for project leads to share progress, challenges and strategies, and raise any queries (with member(s) of judging panel available to provide additional guidance) |
Wednesday 5 November 2025, 11am-12noon | Teams check-in meeting 3 for project leads to share progress, challenges and strategies, and raise any queries (with member(s) of judging panel available to provide additional guidance) |
30 January 2026 | End date by which project funding needs to be spent |
February 2026 (Details TBC) | Project Showcase for project leads to present their projects and encourage applications for the CHULS Pracademia Seedcorn Funding Scheme 2026-2027 |