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Debbie SaundersExternal Funding Officer
External Funding Officers• Chris Beynon
ext 5015 [email protected] Environment & Society; Bio Medical Research - School of Medicine;
Business & Economics; Law
• Adrian Waltersext 3724 [email protected] Engineering; Physical Sciences; Health Sciences
• Debbie Saundersext 2094 [email protected] Arts & Humanities; Human Sciences; Health Services Research – School
of Medicine
• Julie Williams – Senior External Funding Officer ext 5824 [email protected] European Projects
DRI Operational Units
Intellectual Property
Business Partnerships
(including the Dragon Innovation
Partnership)
Research Support Office
European Office
£343m Convergence Projects Closedown of £30m
Objective 1 projects
850 Active Contracts 750 proposals submitted p.a.
£21m research incomeContract support
Monitoring Expenditure
PatentsHR Issues
RecruitmentLicensing
IPLegal DisputesDue Diligence
Spin-out
SMEsMNEs
2nd CampusTechniums
Industrial ClustersDragon
HEFCW 3M Fund
Writing Grant Proposals• Funders• Project Planning• Resources & Justification• Impact Plan• Peer Review• Submission Methods• Common Pitfalls• Risk Assessment• Career Planning• Master Class – Stefan Doerr – SOTEAS
Application Approach
• Identifying Funding www.researchresearch.com
• Scatter gun
• Themed/ Targeted
• Keep Applying
• Adapt Applications in Response to Review Feedback
Funders• Know your Funder
– Priority Areas– Research Value to Potential Users
• Program Officer
• Guidelines
• Eligibility
• Application Process
• Risk Assessment > £500k
Project Planning
• DRI Support
• Deadline
• Submission Method
• School Support
• Risk Assessment
• DRI Sign Off
Project Proposal
• What
• Why
• Who
• How
• Where
• When• Outcomes
Inspired Idea
Case for Support
People & Partners
Resources & Method
Office/ Lab/ Field
Allow 9 months from Submission
Narrative• Use Funders Key Words
• Answer Funders research questions
• Simple English
• Be Specific
• Fully Develop Ideas
• Contact your Referees
• Research Outcomes – Dissemination & Impact
Costing the Project
Full Economic Costing Model
“A price which, if recovered across an institution’s full programme, would recover the total cost (direct, indirect and total overhead) of the institution, including an adequate recurring investment in the institution’s infrastructure” Introduced September 2005 for UK Research Council applications
Costing Research Grants (FEC)
Summary Fund Fund CategoryStaff
Travel & Subsistence
Other Costs
Equipment
Staff
Equipment
Other costs
Research
Technician
Other
Fellows
Visiting Researchers
InvestigatorsInvestigators
Estate Costs
Other Directly Allocated
Indirect Costs
Investigators
Project Students
Directly IncurredDirectly Incurred
Directly AllocatedDirectly Allocated
Indirect CostsIndirect Costs
ExceptionsExceptions
Justification of Resources
• Give Detailed Breakdown
• Bullet Point
• Explain expenditure – Who, Why, What, Where, When & How
Impact Summary/Plan
• Knowledge
• Society
• People
• Economy
Ethics & RGF
Research Involving • People/ Animals = Ethics Approval
• Internal School / University• External LREC/ MREC Approval
• Access to NHS Data/ Patients = RGF
Internal Review• Funder Guidelines• Scientific/ Academic Merit
– Originality– Methods & Timescale– Value for Money– Deliverables– Impact
• Applicant Competence – skills, experience & approach
• Resources • Overall Merit
Risk Assessment
• Ciaran Whyte – Risk AdministratorPlanning & Strategic Projects Unit ext 5701
• 2 Tier RA process• Online Intranet Preliminary RA - in
development
• Full Risk Assessment Appraisal for
High value > £500k & risky projects
Application Submission
• Institutional Endorsement
• Submission MethodHardcopy
Online
• PI Submit
• School Approval
• DRI Submits – for University
Common Pitfalls
• Missed Deadlines
• Concise Narrative – word limits
• Project Returns
• Attachments
• Failing at Peer Review
• Competition – Standing Out from the Crowd
Career Planning
• Co-I – for Experience
• Join Networks
• Small Awards – Travel, Conference Awards
• Early Career Fellowships
• Small Project Grants
• Collaborative Projects
Adding Value
• Projects that Contribute to School Business Plan
• Meet University Strategic Objective
• Meet Funder Strategic Aims
• Prestigious Funding Schemes
• Prestigious Funders
Recap• Funders• Project Planning• Resources & Justification• Impact Plan• Peer Review• Submission Methods• Common Pitfalls• Risk Assessment• Career Planning