Alumni Fund grants

Donations to the Alumni Fund are disbursed by the Alumni Fund Panel, which includes staff, students and donors to the University.

The range of projects which have been supported by the Fund is very wide. Please discuss your idea at an information session – there are further details in the Application procedure section.

Applications for 2024/25 are now open.

Criteria

You must be a current member of staff or a student at the University of Bath to apply.

The Panel looks for projects which:

• demonstrably relate to a department, faculty, directorate or institutional strategy
• provide benefit to the University, local, national or international community
• are match funded from another source, or include details of what alternative funding has been sought
• support new activities which will become self funding or achieve external support for the future
• have permission from the relevant University authorities to go ahead (such as storage space or planning permission)

The Panel will also consider applications which aim to replace worn-out equipment which will benefit teaching, learning or research

The Panel will not fund:

• costs which might reasonably be covered by a registration or ticket price (for instance, costs associated with gifts or materials for conferences)
• individual staff or student salaries, travel costs or fees (such as for conferences) unless as a component of a larger project
• projects which directly raise funds for other charities

Selection process

Applications are considered by the Alumni Fund Panel, which meets annually (usually in March).

Funds are made available each year for Students’ Union affiliated groups. SU clubs, teams and societies should apply directly to the Students’ Union.

Funding for engineering competition teams will now be overseen by the Dean of the Faculty. Information will be sent to the teams directly.

Placement grants are also made available and these are administered through the Placement Team.

Application procedure

Please note your application will not be submitted to the panel if you do not attend an information session. You can book your information session via this Calendly link.

The deadline for applications is Friday 17 January 2025 at 11.59pm (GMT) and applications received after this date will not be considered. Successful applicants will be informed by the end of March 2025 and grants will be awarded in early April 2025.