Collaborate with students to improve learning at UCL

A lasting impact 

ChangeMakers projects aim to improve an aspect of student life and learning, tackling challenges including assessment, building community and learning resources.

Your students will receive a stipend payment aligned with London Living Wage for their time and contributions and the team will have a budget for expenses. Partnering in a ChangeMakers project is a chance to develop your students' leadership, planning and negotiation skills – and for you all to make a difference in your department.  

The themes for ChangeMakers projects in 2023/24 are: 

• Enhancement: making connections 
• Innovation: re-imagining education 
• Engaging with difficult knowledge (Eugenics Legacies Education Project)  

Student-staff partnerships  

Working together respectfully plays a crucial role in shaping education. Both staff and students bring different but equally valuable perspectives, ideas, experiences and expertise to a project.  

The ChangeMakers team will offer you guidance and support through the process. 

How to apply for funding 

Applications should demonstrate why the issue the project is seeking to address or enhance is important to current students. 

The deadline for applications is Friday 26 January.  

Student success 

For the first time, this year undergraduate UK domiciled students can bid for up to £5,000. This funding would support a project to work with staff to increase equity and enable the academic success, retention and continuation of marginalised and underrepresented students. Read more about this funding opportunity and talk to the team smss.studentsuccess@ucl.ac.uk. 

Find out more 

Read FAQs on the ChangeMakers website.  

Join a live online 'Initial Guidance' session on Wednesday 10 January, 2-3pm or Friday 12 January, 12-1pm. If you can’t make the session, you can watch the recording on Moodle.  

There are some additional support sessions to help you with your application throughout January.