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News – New figures show growth for STEM subjects News – SFC funding primes crucial RSE research Blog – Ensuring an innovative future 8 – 12 March 2021 Over the past year scientists at universities and research institutes across the world have focused their expertise and their talent on supporting us through the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Domestic energy renovation projects are lagging behind the level needed to decarbonise homes within net zero timescales. Helping homeowners to reduce the environmental footprint of their homes is therefore as important for the planet as it is for helping people manage their long-term energy costs.  The Stronghouse project was an inter-regional, multi-agency initiative for energy […]

All this week we’re helping to celebrate the outstanding innovation, hard work and best practice that takes place in Scotland’s colleges.

Introduction to Funding for Research

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Scottish Government and operates at ‘arms-length’ from the Government.

Guidance notes for the completion of the aggregate Staffing Return for Academic Year (AY) 2022-23.

This document confirms plans for changes to our College Performance Indicators publication following public consultation.

This briefing has been designed to provide you with information about the development of Scotland’s Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF).

This briefing has been designed to provide you with information about the development of Scotland’s Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF).

The conditions for use by colleges of SFC’s Further Education student support Discretionary funding for Academic Year 2024-25.

To provide information and guidance to support the development of National Equality Outcomes.

Sections 31 to 32 of Part 3 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010  places duties on public bodies to provide and publish information on certain expenditure and exercise of functions as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year.

This website is run by the Scottish Funding Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use it and aim to comply with 'AA' level of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

World-leading research is one of SFC’s strategic outcomes, we are committed to ensuring the best possible environment for the development of early career researchers and postgraduate students.