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Jean Cater, Assistant Director
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…. scholarships for the purpose of education and research…..
Annual expenditure in 2011 = c. £55M across some 15 funding schemes, largely funding research in the UK higher education sector, funding people and their direct research costs, not overheads/FEC
William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925)
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The Leverhulme Trust Board
Clearly defined by the WillNine members of Unilever senior management from diverse, international backgroundsDecisive discussion: meeting four times a yearExperience of spotting potential and quality
Fashion resistantReliance on expert peer review
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Research Grants:
Research Programmes: up to £1.75M, 2 or 3 themes chosen: Patronage, Conspiracies, Value – for periods up to 5 years for research teams
Research Project Grants: normally up to £250k over 2 or 3 years, with the possibility to bid for up to £500k for up to 5 years
= At least 75% for research staff salaries (research assistants, postgraduate students) and up to 25% on associated costs
Types of awards
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Types of awards
Fellowships: Study Abroad Studentships: 1 or 2 years for
postgraduate study/research abroad Early Career: 2 or 3 years, recent (up to 5 years)
postdocs, matching funding with host institution Research: up to 2 years for established researchers,
£45,000, replacement costs/research expenses Study Abroad: up to 1 year for academic staff,
£22,000, replacement costs/research expenses Major Research: 2 or 3 years, for distinguished
researchers in humanities/social sciences, funding a replacement post during the award
Emeritus: up to 2 years for retired academics, £22,000, research expenses
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Types of awardsAcademic Collaboration:
International Networks: normally up to £125k and up to 3 years. Explicit justification for why a network is the best mechanism for addressing the chosen research theme
Visiting Professorships: 3-10 months for distinguished overseas academics to enhance the skills of the UK host institution
Other schemes: Philip Leverhulme Prizes: six subject areas, up to
£70k for outstanding early-mid career scholars Arts Portfolio: Bursaries, Innovative Teaching, Arts
and Technology, Artists in Residence (contrasting disciplines)
Occasional exceptional awards: Research Leadership to be launched again!
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Distribution of funds 2010
18%
56%
6%
7%
4%
2%
4%
3%
RAAC Awards
Research P roject Awards
P rogrammes
Major Research Fellowships
Arts Bursaries
Academy fellowships
Visiting P rofessorships andFellowships
P hilip Leverhulme P rizes
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Two-stage process for Research Project Grants, International Networks, Arts Portfolio awards - c. 1000 Outline Applications received p.a. → peer review decision = c. 12 weeks (c. 50% success rate)
Positive recommendation → invitation to submit a Detailed Application (3 deadlines p.a. – September, December, March)
Peer review (nominated and independent referees) → decisions by Trust Board (c. 50% success rate)
All other schemes have a one-stage application process, normally annually, with decisions delegated to expert panels
See www.leverhulme.ac.uk for exact timings
Application processes
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Other success rates
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Disciplinary spread of awards
Evolution of portfolio of responsive mode grants
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The originality of the proposed work beyond incremental development and beyond the immediate subject
The removal of barriers between disciplinesProviding support for the gifted individual: outstanding
talent, vision, intellectual curiosity, and the willingness to take appropriate risks
A refreshing departure from existing working patterns of the applicant or discipline: fresh direction
The responsive mode: the choice of topic lying with the applicant in the vast majority of cases
Special attention is given to…
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Excellence of the project and vision of the applicant Clarity of expression and methodology, clear
strategy for outcomes/dissemination Why the Leverhulme Trust? Could this work be
funded elsewhere? Importance, excitement, quality of the research Original, creative research transcending traditional
boundaries Respect and reliance on peer review: choose
referees wisely! All disciplines are eligible, but the Trust avoids
assuming the tasks of other specialist agencies, e.g. medicine and Government
Responsive mode – 90% plus
To sum up…
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The claim to status or significance measured purely in metrics/”impact”/H-indices
The supposition of a hidden agenda/quota system – all eligible subjects are considered equally valid
A disinclination to address the research topic/question in transparent terminology – where you are requested to do use language for the lay person – avoid jargon!
Clear definition of the precise research idea, why it is of interest, why and how the applicant is qualified
Applicant pathologies
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Recent grants
Anoxia tolerance in turtle hearts Electronic energy quenching via non-adiabatic pathways Does diesel pollution compromise an insect’s ability to
smell a flower’s scent? Slugs of the British Isles: a guide to species and a
screening of the fauna Sustainable development in African sport: interventions
in Ghana and Tanzania Fine phonetic variation and sound change: a real-time
study of Glaswegian Hollywood and the baby boom: a social history Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: composer in
residence
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