DEADLINE: FRIDAY 09 JANUARY 2026
The Association of Law Teachers now welcomes applications for the 2025-6 grants round. We have made up to £10,000 available to support research into all aspects of legal education, such as exploring questions around the nature of legal education and the public and private lives of law schools, innovation in learning and teaching, the student experience, and the use and impact of technology. We are keen to support the development of early career academics and encourage such members to submit an application to the grant scheme.
General guidance
• Applicants must be members of the ALT in the year in which the grant is to be awarded. A membership form can be completed online here: https://www.lawteacher.ac.uk/join
• Applicants must be affiliated to a higher or further education institution which must agree to administer any grant awarded.
• Grants will not normally exceed £3,000 for a single project, but applicants may state a case why funds in excess of that amount are required.
• Applications which are not on the correct form or which are incomplete or not submitted by the deadline will not be considered.
• Any guidance in blue in the form below should be deleted.
• Applications are considered by a subcommittee of the ALT’s Executive Committee and any amounts awarded may differ from the amount applied for.
• Given the easy availability of meeting recording and transcription technology, grants will not normally be paid for transcription costs only.
• Grants will not normally cover conference attendance or activities which are concerned only with dissemination.
• Successful applicants must supply a short summary of their proposed project for inclusion on the ALT website after the award is made and also a report of their findings which could alternatively take the form of a blog or other media output (such as a video or podcast) within 3 months of completing the project.
• The application should be accompanied by a letter from the institution at which the applicant is based confirming that they are willing to administer the grant.
• Projects should finish by 31 December 2026.
• Applications should be sent by email to Dr Andrew Gilbert of the ALT Grants and Prizes Committee (andrew.gilbert@open.ac.uk) by the deadline which is Friday 9 January 2026. Applicants will be notified whether they have been successful by Friday 30 January 2026.
Essential criteria
• The project must be intended to make an empirical and/or theoretical contribution to the field of legal education research, particularly addressing current challenges or gaps in the field.
• The aim and rationale of the project should be clearly articulated and significant.
• The methodology and methods should be appropriate and robust for realising the aim of the project.
• The project must be achievable within the funding period.
• The application must offer good value for money by demonstrating appropriate budgeting and ensuring all items budgeted clearly contribute to the design and delivery of the project.
• Grants can be used to support the implementation of learning and teaching ideas at the applicant’s own institution but applications should also make clear how the project will be evaluated and its findings disseminated.
Desirable criteria
• Applicants should give thought to the accessibility of the project and how they can encourage wide participation. Where possible, projects should facilitate engagement and participation from students, postgraduate researchers, early career researchers, employers and other sometimes underrepresented stakeholders in the legal education community.
• The project has the potential for scalability or adaptation by other institutions.
• The project aims to benefit a wide range of learners, particularly underrepresented groups.
• The project should, where possible, adopt innovative approaches and methods.
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