Funding Opportunities with TPEA
TPEA Awards & Funding Opportunities
As a benefit to our TPEA Membersplus+ members, the TPEA recognises excellence by awarding fellowships, awards, bursaries and special project seed funding to enable research and the creation of resources in line with our charitable aims. In addition we often work in conjunction with different organisations and charities to bid or enable TPEA members to broaden their research skills and develop their knowledge in the field of digital technology.
Types of funding available
As a subject association, we offer three different types of funding:
Current Opportunities
The Jon Audain Award for using technology to enhance creativity in the classroom
Now open for applications
Submissions are invited for the Jon Audain Award for using technology to enhance creativity in the classroom. Shortlisted applications will be published on our website and the winning submission will be awarded £500.
Details and How to Apply
TPEA Research and Development Grants
Now open for applications
Applications are invited for grants of up to £1000 to advance knowledge in the field and to help to achieve the charity’s goals.
Details and How to Apply
Previous TPEA Research and Development Grant winners
2021: Fiona Aubrey-Smith: Intentions v Reality: What’s really going on for our learners when we use EdTech?
2024: Karen Blackmore: Sharing teaching and learning with technologies best practice via the MESHguide initiative.
2025: Claire Tyson: Does receiving targeted bias awareness training and completing the rubric change teachers’ awareness of their own bias?
TPEA Bursaries
TPEA Bursaries are offered for specific purposes. There are no current open bursary opportunities.
The most recent bursaries awarded were to support attendance at the 2026 TPEA Conference in Northampton.
