FIF is open!
Excuse me? You don’t know what FIF is?
FIF stands for the Fusion Investment Fund. It is designed to support staff in developing as researchers, educators and practitioners. Since its inception in 2012, FIF has funded over 200 projects with awards totalling more than £1.9m.
Want to know more?
Two funding strands are available to staff: Co-creation and co-production strand (CCCP), and Staff mobility and networking strand (SMN).
For all the policy documents, Fund FAQs and information about applying, please visit the FIF intranet pages.
Please direct all initial enquiries to the Fusion Investment Fund Co-ordinator, Sue Townrow, at Fusion Fund.
The Fusion Investment Fund is managed by Samantha Leahy-Harland.











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