PW1 2026 - Application

Pathway 1 application form

Mobility of Participants
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Eligibility
In order to establish the eligibility of your organisation and application, you must complete and submit the eligibility form. The form helps Taith establish the status, financial capacity and policies and procedures of your organisation.

We strongly recommend that you look through the eligibility form and guidance before you continue with this application. Taith will check your organisation eligibility once the application closing date has passed. If your organisation is not eligible, your application will not be assessed.

Please ensure you are aware of the eligibility requirements and are able to complete these prior to the application closing date.

Taith are happy to discuss eligibility prior to applying to help you understand if you are eligible and would encourage anyone who isn’t sure to contact us at enquiries@taith.wales.

Complete the eligibility form by clicking the button below. You can do this alongside the application but will need to have completed the eligibility form before submitting the final application, as you will need a unique reference number, which you will get once you submit the eligibility form.
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Please note: If you're applying to more than one sector in this Pathway 1 funding call and have already completed the eligibility form, you can use the same eligibility reference for all your applications. You don't need to fill out a new form each time.
Before proceeding to the application, please confirm that you are aware of the eligibility requirements and are able to complete these prior to the application closing date.*

I confirm that I am aware of the eligibility requirements and am able to complete these prior to the closing date.

Pathway 1 application form
Summary, project objectives and planned outcomes

In this section you are asked to provide an overview of the project, details of the project’s objectives and outcomes, and how you (and your partner(s)) will plan, manage and monitor the project.

The questions, together with some supporting information, can be found here.

Unless specified, the questions in this section have a word limit of 400.  Please be succinct with your answers as assessments are not based on the length of text provided. 
Please note, 2026 projects are a maximum of 12 months in duration and must be completed by 31 August 2027 at the latest.
- Please provide a publishable summary of your project, which gives a brief, clear overview of the aims, activities and participants, as a minimum.*
  
  0/50
- What are the aims of your project and how do these align with the Taith strategy and your organisation’s priorities?*
  
  0/400
- Please explain how your project will create life-changing opportunities for learners and young people, particularly for those from underrepresented groups.*
  
  Eligible learner mobilities are Group mobilities, Individual mobilities, Short term blended mobilities (HE only) and Virtual group exchanges.0/400
- Taith’s purpose is to create life-changing opportunities for learners and young people across Wales, in particular those from underrepresented groups. If learners aren’t participating in the project, please explain why this is not feasible.*
  
  0/400
- Staff activity should create immediate and lasting benefits for learners and young people. What will be the impact on the learners from your staff mobilities? How will you make sure the learning is shared with learners, in particular those from underrepresented groups?*
  
  0/400
- Please explain what the impact of your planned mobilities will be on the research participants. How will you ensure that early career researchers and postgraduate students are supported to access these opportunities?*
  
  Research mobilities should provide opportunities primarily for early career researchers or postgraduate students to collaborate, develop their research, and establish new research networks and partnerships. If more established research staff participate in Taith funded mobilities, they should play a mentoring role to help less experienced researchers develop their career.0/400
- An international exchange involves learning between individuals or groups from Wales and those from another country. How will your planned mobilities ensure meaningful peer-to-peer learning between Welsh and international participants, enabling them to share experiences and engage with different cultures?*
  
  Mobilities which do not involve exchange with peers from another country/ies are not eligible for funding.0/400
- What specific measures will you take to ensure that your project is inclusive and accessible, in particular to those from underrepresented groups? *
  
  Please refer to: Promotion of opportunities. Recruitment/selection of participants. Support for participants (before, during and after mobilities).0/400
- Please provide details on how you will support participants from underrepresented groups.*
  
  Please refer to: Promotion of opportunities. Recruitment/selection of participants. Support for participants (before, during and after mobilities).0/400
- NOTE: At least 25% of all mobility participants must be from underrepresented groups.
- NOTE: At least 25% of all mobility participants must be from underrepresented groups. If you are not applying for learner mobilities and this means you are unable to meet this threshold, you will need to provide further information below.
- NOTE: Taith aims to fund opportunities for participants from underrepresented groups. Please ensure all opportunities are inclusive and accessible.
- What percentage of your participants will be from underrepresented groups?*
- How many learners will benefit directly from your staff mobility?*
  This could be organisation wide, or specific to a class, or targeted group of learners
- What percentage of these learners will be from underrepresented groups?*
  This must be at least 25%
- Where are you planning on travelling to and why? If you are travelling to more than one destination, please provide details for all.*
  
  Taith funds travel to destinations across the world, but it is important that applying organisations take environmental impact into consideration, together with value for money and a clear rationale behind the choice of destination(s). 0/400
- How do you envisage managing the project and what plans do you have in place to do so? If you have experience delivering similar projects, please provide details.*
  
  0/400
- Please detail how and why you have chosen the international partner(s) and explain why they are appropriate and relevant for the activities and outcomes of the project.*
  
  If you have not yet found an international partner(s), please outline your plans for their identification and engagement.0/400
- Please explain your rationale behind the choice of destination(s).*
  
  Please show that you have considered: Value for money, environmental impact e.g. carbon footprint and how this will be mitigated, impact on the participant(s), relevance to the project’s aims.0/400
- Please explain how you will manage the project and the grant funding for outward and inward mobilities (where applicable), including: Day-to-day project management, financial management, the delivery of mobilities, the provision of support to participants.*
  
  Where multiple organisations are included in the application, please provide a clear explanation of the roles of each partner.0/400
- Will you be working with a third-party provider to deliver your project? A third-party provider is an organisation that arranges, coordinates or facilitates any part of the project in exchange for payment, and that is not eligible as an applying organisation or member of a consortium.*
  
  Yes, I willNo I will not
- NOTE: Third-party providers are not permitted to write the funding application to Taith. Preparing and submitting the application, including all its content, is the sole responsibility of the applying organisation. For detailed guidance on the role of third-party providers, please refer to Section 7.1.3 of your sector Programme Guide.
- Please provide details of the third-party provider(s) below and what role they will be playing in the project.*
  
  0/100
- What do you think are the main risks to the delivery of the project and how will you manage these?*
  
  0/400
- How will you monitor the progress of your project activities, measure the success of your project overall and ensure learning is shared?*
  
  0/400
- How will you ensure appropriate safeguarding/duty of care measures are in place during outward and inward mobilities and during virtual exchanges?*
  
  0/400
- Project activities
- Are you planning a preparatory visit(s)?*
  
  Yes, I amNo, I am not
- Please provide a brief justification as to why this is needed.*
  
  0/100
- Will your project include an inward mobility?*
  
  Yes, it willNo, it will not
- Please explain why you have chosen Group mobilities and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes. *
  
  0/400
- Please provide the rationale for the ratio of accompanying adult participants to learners for all Group mobilities?*
  
  0/400
- Please explain why you have chosen individual mobilities and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes. *
  
  0/400
- Please explain why you have chosen Group short term blended mobilities and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes. *
  
  0/400
- Please provide the rationale for the ratio of accompanying adult participants to learners for all Group short term blended mobilities?*
  
  0/400
- Please explain why you have chosen Individual short term blended mobilities and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes. (HE only)*
  
  0/400
- Please explain why you have chosen Virtual group exchanges and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes.*
  
  0/400
- Please explain why you have chosen Job shadowing or placements and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes.*
  
  0/400
- Please provide a clear justification for the number of staff requested for this mobility type and explain how this will help achieve your goals?*
  
  0/100
- Please explain why you have chosen Training courses and professional development and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes.*
  
  0/400
- Please provide a clear justification for the number of staff requested for this mobility type and explain how this will help achieve your goals?*
  
  0/100
- Please explain why you have chosen Best practice and innovation and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes.*
  
  0/400
- Please provide a clear justification for the number of staff requested for this mobility type and explain how this will help achieve your goals?*
  
  0/100
- Please explain why you have chosen Research placements, partnerships and collaboration and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes. *
  
  0/400
- Please provide a clear justification for the number of participants requested for this mobility type and explain how this will help achieve your goals?*
  
  0/400
- Please upload your final grant calculator*
  
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- What will you do to mitigate the environmental impact of your project?*
  
  Where green travel options aren’t possible, please include details of other sustainable practices that you will put in place.0/400
- Please explain how your project will address some, or all, of the wider impacts detailed in the Taith strategy.*
  
  These are: Promoting Welsh culture, heritage and language. Promoting Wales as an outward looking, collaborative and welcoming country. Embedding an international approach in the education sectors across Wales. Stimulating educational excellence and innovation to complement existing Welsh Government strategies. Developing language learning and intercultural understanding across Wales.0/400

Eligibility
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If you have already started an eligibility form, please use the link provided in your email to continue with the form.

Once you have completed the eligibility form, enter your reference number in the field below before proceeding with the application.

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Please provide the reference number for your completed eligibility form.*
Please note, this is sent to the email provided in the eligibility form once you have submitted the eligibility form.

Privacy policy
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You can access the Taith programme privacy policy on our website here.
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Declaration
This section is for the main contact of the organisation, as detailed in the organisation details section of this application, to confirm that the information provided in this form is correct.

I, the undersigned, am authorised to represent the applying organisation, and hereby request a grant detailed in the 'total budget requested' section from Taith with a view to delivering the activities described in this application.

I certify that the information contained in this application is correct and complete and that none of organisations named in the application have received any other funding to carry out the activities which is the subject of this grant application.

In the event that my grant application is successful, I am aware that Taith will publish on its website or in any other appropriate medium:
- the name and locality of the applicant organisation;
- the amount awarded;
- nature and purpose of the grant.
- the number of anticipated participants
- the anticipated destination countries for planned mobilities
I confirm that the information provided in this form is correct.
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