Research Funding Opportunities

CAHRD briefing session26 June 2013

Applied health research & delivery

• Research “pipeline”• Internal funding and support• External funding• General guidance and specific

support

Internal funding – what is it for?

Encouraging the growth of sustainable projects which fit our strategic aims of:

• Generating more external funding• Increasing postgraduate student numbers• Building , strengthening and deepening international

partnerships• Creating more interdisciplinary links• Raise Warwick’s international profile

Where can I apply for funding?• Research Support Services: supporting projects that will lead

to external funding bids• Global Research Priorities: supporting multi-disciplinary

research around a series of ‘grand challenges’• International Office: supporting projects that will enhance

the University’s international strategy to develop partnerships with leading overseas institutions

• Institute of Advanced Study: supporting collaborative research and testing new ideas

All schemes listed at:

www.go.warwick.ac.uk/internalfunding

Contact • Research Support Services schemes:

Liese Perrin L.Perrin@warwick.ac.uk ; Extn 73935

• Institute of Advanced Study schemes: Rachel Corke r.corke@warwick.ac.uk ; Extn 50564

• International Office schemes:Sarah Patricksarah.patrick@warwick.ac.uk ; Extn 22647

Research Support Services

Supporting researchers to secure external funding for research

projects in line with the University’s strategy

RDF Strategic Awards• Up to £25k • Ideally inter- or multi-disciplinary projects • Should relate to University Strategy• Must lead on to future bid(s) for external funding• Open to academic staff from all faculties• Annual end of May deadline for activity from 1 August - 31 July

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/funding/opportunities/rdf

RDF Development Awards• More modest funds available to support research activities

•Should relate to University Strategy

•Ring-fenced funds available for the development of European funding bids

• Rolling deadline from 1 August 2013

•Open to researchers from Social Science, Science and Medicine Faculties only

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/funding/opportunities/rdf

HEIF 5: International Business Activities• Supports engagement with overseas business/industry• May be used for:– Speculative visits to potential collaborators– Visits to develop existing collaborations– Visits by collaborators to Warwick

• Covers:– Travel and subsistence– Other justifiable expenses eg overseas trade fair

attendance• No deadlines• Contact: Dr Andrew Roadnight

(Andrew.Roadnight@warwick.ac.uk)

Global Research Priorities• Present Warwick’s major areas of research strength around

globally recognised, interdisciplinary 'grand challenges’• Increase our research income by better addressing the needs

of funding bodies• Showcase research excellence and demonstrate its impacts• Provide support for and enhance our multidisciplinary and

cross-departmental research• Current GRPs: Behavioural Sciences, Connecting Cultures,

Energy, Food, Global Governance, International Development, Materials, Science and Technology for Health, Sustainable Cities

• http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities

Science & Technology for Health GRP• Promotes and supports Warwick research relevant to lifelong

health and wellbeing from all Departments and Centres• Focus on analytical sciences, healthcare technologies, trials

and translational research, evaluation and public involvement

• Relevant to healthy ageing, early diagnosis and treatment, health in resource-poor settings

• Bid coordination, internal and external meetings, seedcorn funding

• Sudhesh Kumar, Elizabeth Cromwell and Janet Higham• http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities/scienceandtechforhealth

International Office

Promoting Collaborative Research and Teaching Projects with Overseas

Partner Universities

International Office FundsJoint Funds: - Monash University - Boston University

Internal Funds: - International Partnership Fund - China Partnership Fund - Brazil Partnership Fund

External Funding Opportunities

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international/staff/relations/resources/

Internal Funds: Common criteriaAwards up to £5k, per year for up to two years

New and early stage collaborations with international universities and research institutes

Overall the project must be; innovative, have a strategic focus, and have long-term potential

Emphasis on partnership building activities;- inter- and multi-disciplinary research- developing PhD student exchange schemes- building links with industry

Application deadline: early June each year

Partnership Funds 2013 - 14International Partnership Fund Current priorities:

- Japan, South Korea, Singapore -USA, Canada- India - Sub-Saharan Africa-“Rest of the world”

China Partnership FundBrazil Partnership Fund (funded by Santander)

External Funding OpportunitiesExamples of schemes promoted in 2011-12

India: UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). Current phase will run until 2016. Funds research collaborations, development of joint programmes, staff exchanges. 3 successful bids in 2011

Brazil: Science without Borders (Ciência sem Fronteiras). Current phase will run until 2015. Funds Brazilian students study abroad (UG, PhD), Full-time PhD. Also opportunities for UK Visiting Researchers. 1 Visiting Researcher award in 2012

Turkey: UK-HE Partnerships. Funds collaborative partnerships between the UK and Turkey (and industry), initially in key areas of: Agriculture, Energy, Food security, Health, and ICT. 1 successful bid in 2012

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international/staff/relations/resources/

Monash Warwick Alliance

Principles of Alliance Funding• Strategic value• Transformational potential• Innovative approaches• Shared commitment and benefits• Potential for external investment/collaboration

go.warwick.ac.uk/mwalliance

Alliance Funding StreamsAlliance Seed Fund• Incubation of new initiatives with high potential via supportedworkshops/visits• Funding up to 15,000GBP plus 22,500AUD available

Alliance Development Fund• Mid range research and/or education proposals• Indicative funding range: 40-100k AUD

Alliance Major Initiative Fund• Proposals that seek to elevate the institutions to internationalleadership within a field, likely to involve joint appointments

Warwick Institute of Advanced Study

Goals• Enhancing opportunities for international scholars to engage

with Warwick • Fostering new collaborative research groups • Promoting interdisciplinary research across all faculties • Enriching the research environment for postgraduate

students and early career researchers • Increasing public engagement with Warwick research

nationally and internationally• Promoting Warwick-based impact activities across all University

faculties, departments and research centres• Assisting in recruitment of world-leading scholars

What do we fund?• IAS supports a cluster of funding initiatives which are

directed towards achieving Strategy 2015• Designed to support research that might not have

clearly defined research outcomes yet (so would not be eligible to apply for external funding) but are likely to be in the future (given the right support…)

• IAS offer a number of schemes designed to encourage: – testing out new ideas– Interdisciplinary approaches or interdisciplinarity– building embryonic external grant bids

Summary of deadlinesIncubation Awards 19 May 2014

Research grant acceleration awards 1 July 2013; 13 Jan 2014

Early Career Fellowships 17 June 2013; 13 Jan 2014

Visiting Fellowships 15 July 2013

European Frontiers 20 May 2013

Vacation Schools and Conferences 21 October 2013

Public Engagement Awards Rolling deadline

Research Networks Rolling deadline

Speculative Lunches Rolling deadline

External funding opportunities

Research Professional• Research Fortnight• Set up electronic personal funding

alerts• Immediate access on campus;

personal log in available off campus

http://www.researchresearch.com/(on campus support: Carole Harris in RSS)

EU Horizon 2020• Cooperation projects: draft WPs July

2013, first calls early 2014• European Research Council Starting,

Consolidator and Investigator grants• Marie-Curie “fellowship” schemes: 14

August 2013

http://www.ukro.ac.uk/Pages/UKRO.aspxhttp://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/funding/

fundingopportunities/external/eurofunding

RCUK and WT international schemes• MRC

http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Internationalopportunities/index.htm• BBSRC

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/internationalfunding/international-funding-index.aspx• EPSRC, ESRC, etc• Wellcome Trust

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/International/index.htm

Upcoming opportunities• EPSRC Healthcare Impact Partnerships 24

July• MRC Joint Global Health Trials 4th call (non-

communicable diseases) 1 Oct• NIHR Preventing the Development and

Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (themed call) tbc

• MRC Confidence in Concept 2nd call tbc• EDCTP Phase II and III trials in Africa

(infectious disease treatments) tbc