Medr/2025/15: Digital revenue funding for higher education institutions in 2025/26

03 Sep 2025

Introduction

1. During the 2025/26 academic year, Medr aims to improve and update our understanding of digital learning needs and priorities in the tertiary sector and to identify any topics of cross-sector interest with potential for collaboration. This will involve considering the impact and benefit of previous digital learning initiatives for further education, and engaging with Universities Wales and HE institutions as well as other stakeholders.

2. In the meantime, Medr has set aside revenue funding to support initial digital learning activities in the HE sector during 2025/26. This is a single-year funding offer whilst we are gathering evidence to inform Medr’s future approaches and funding decisions (subject to future budgets).

Timelines

Timing	Milestone or action
By 24 October 2025	Each institution to confirm if it wishes to accept the funding offered by Medr (Annex A). If the funding offer is accepted, the intended use of this funding should be outlined.
February 2026	Interim payment (50% of the funding allocation) will be processed during February.
By 31 July 2026	Expenditure reporting and final claim will be required. (Annex B will be added once interim payments have been made. Nominated funding leads will be notified when this form is available.)

Medr/2025/15: Digital revenue funding for higher education institutions in 2025/26

Date: 03 September 2025

Reference: Medr/2025/15

To: Heads of higher education institutions

Respond by: 24 October 2025

Summary: The document sets out digital revenue funding allocations for higher education institutions in the 2025/26 academic year, and provides guidance on eligible and ineligible expenditure.

Each institution will be offered £40,000 revenue funding.

Medr/2025/15 Digital revenue funding for higher education institutions in 2025/26