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Isaac Newton Trust

 

 

The Isaac Newton Trust Widening Participation and Induction Fund (WPIF) was set up in March 2022. It is based on a £1.3m donation from Trinity College, Cambridge. The WPIF aims to help Colleges reach out to disadvantaged, prospective undergraduates and their families. This includes their teachers, parents, and guardians.

Each academic year, £400,000 is usually available. The maximum for any College is £50,000. The year runs from October to September. We expect the Fund to last until September 2026, when the programme will end.
The WPIF will support projects for under-represented, 'home fee status' undergraduates in UK higher education, especially at the University of Cambridge.

Such projects may include:

  • Developing subject interests in younger students, including those in primary school.
  • Encouraging Year 12 students to apply to Cambridge or other top universities.
  • Helping new students to improve their knowledge and study skills beyond school-level work.

INT Funding Rounds

For Research Grants:

2024/2025 application deadlines - please see for individual funding calls

Michaelmas: 11 October 2024 - Closed

Lent: 10 January 2025

Easter: 25 April 2025

 

For Early Career Fellows:

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2025

Check with Host Cambridge Department for application deadline: no later than 31 October 2024

 

For Colleges:

Academic Career Development Fellowships

Colleges and Departments interested in making partnerships should contact the Director at the earliest opportunity. 
Partnerships should be agreed in Lent Term and no later than 21 February 2025

Widening Participation & Induction Fund

Next application deadline: 31 January 2025 

Junior Research Fellowship Programme

Next application deadline: 09 May 2025

Trustees' Meeting Dates

Thursday 21 November 2024

Thursday 20 March 2025

Thursday 03 July 2025

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