If you haven’t already sent in your application, don’t panic! There’s still time. With three funding strands available for staff there are a wealth of opportunities for both academic and professional support staff to take advantage of:
- Co-Creation and Co-Production strand (CCCP)
- Study Leave strand (SL) – There are three elements of this: Academic Study Leave, Internal Secondments and Industrial Staff Placements.
- Staff Mobility and Networking strand (SMN) – There are also three elements to this strand: Standard, Erasmus, Santander
We are holding two drop-in sessions for anyone who has questions or requires more information about the Fund on:
Monday 17 June, 12-1pm in P411, Poole House, Talbot Campus
Tuesday 18 June 1-2pm in EB705, EBC, Lansdowne Campus
Joining Samantha and myself will be members of the strand committees and Moritz Ehlen, BU’s International Mobility Officer, who can provide guidance with regards to Erasmus .
For all the updated strand policy documents, Fund FAQ’s and information about applying, please visit the FIF intranet pages.
The Fusion Investment Fund is managed by Samantha Leahy-Harland and is administered by Natalie Baines. Please direct all initial enquiries to Natalie Baines.











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