NINE DTP’s Cohort Development Fund (CDF) is used to fund training activities that support groups of students. Some of this fund is used to pay for DTP-organised activities like Summer School, Autumn Induction, and training courses. However, a portion of the fund is reserved to support student-designed training programmes, activities and events.

There are no limits to the kinds of activities eligible for CDF support. Activities could include conferences, workshops, seminar series, or training courses. Topics might include areas of general interest that cut across pathways (e.g. certain methodological techniques or issues in research ethics, research design, impact, or creative outputs), more specific topical issues that cut across pathways (e.g. research about, or emanating from, a specific region; research relating to a cross-cutting concept or social problem, like ‘sustainability’ or ‘well-being’), or one that unites students from across a single pathway. The CDF can also fund activities that relate to engagement with non-academic partners.

There is no fixed budget cap for CDF-funded activities, although generally we will be more supportive of ‘big-ticket’ items if they have the potential to reach a large number of NINE DTP students. If you would like to access the Cohort Development Fund to support a student-generated activity please complete the attached form and send to [email protected].