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Early years ICT projects invited to apply for funds

Pre-school settings planning projects with information technology have until 20 December to apply for funding from the National Grid for Learning Scotland (NGFL) Innovations Awards. Winning applicants in phase three of the awards can get up to 5,000 to pay for equipment and materials for a project, training for the project team, travel and accommodation expenses, cover for practitioners and research material. Projects that are already receiving funding from other sources are ineligible.

Winning applicants in phase three of the awards can get up to 5,000 to pay for equipment and materials for a project, training for the project team, travel and accommodation expenses, cover for practitioners and research material. Projects that are already receiving funding from other sources are ineligible.

The aim of the NGFL awards is to initiate projects that will develop skills and foster the integration of information and communications technology into learning and teaching at local level in innovative ways. A shortlist of 20 applicants will be drawn up by the end of January and they will be invited to present their projects to the judging panel.

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