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Funding Opportunity for Student Engagement Project!

NUS has an exciting funding opportunity to offer five students' unions £1000 to pilot new student engagement practice in their institutions!

The second year of the Student Engagement Project is focusing on supporting five unions develop and disseminate student engagement practice in one of the following areas; HE in FE, part-time students, work-based learners, postgraduates, and distance learners.

The aim of the project is to:

· Identify and review existing practice in the area identified

· Pilot and then evaluate new practice in that area

· Create an output for students’ unions and HEIs on the engagement of learners in that area

Take a look at the supporting information for more details and complete and return the expression of interest form if you would like to apply!

Please send completed forms to victoria.passant@nus.org.uk and please note that the deadline for applications is 5pm Thursday 31st March

This is a great opportunity for students' unions to evaluate and improve their student engagement and contribute to a fantastic national project!

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