Debbie Saunders External Funding Officer External Funding Officers

Debbie Saunders External Funding Officer

External Funding Officers • Chris Beynon ext 5015 c. beynon@swan. ac. uk Ø Environment & Society; Bio Medical Research - School of Medicine; Business & Economics; Law • Adrian Walters ext 3724 a. s. walters@swan. ac. uk Ø Engineering; Physical Sciences; Health Sciences • Debbie Saunders ext 2094 d. e. f. saunders@swan. ac. uk Ø Arts & Humanities; Human Sciences; Health Services Research – School of Medicine • Julie Williams – Senior External Funding Officer ext 5824 j. williams@swan. ac. uk Ø European Projects

DRI Operational Units q £ 343 m Convergence Projects q Closedown of £ 30 m Objective 1 projects European Office q 850 Active Contracts q 750 proposals submitted p. a. q£ 21 m research income q. Contract support q. Monitoring Expenditure Research Support Office Intellectual Property q Patents q. HR Issues q Recruitment q. Licensing q. IP q. Legal Disputes q. Due Diligence q. Spin-out Business Partnerships (including the Dragon Innovation Partnership) q. SMEs q. MNEs q 2 nd Campus q. Techniums q. Industrial Clusters q. Dragon q. HEFCW 3 M 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. research. 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 > £ 500 k

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 Staff Directly Incurred Travel & Subsistence Other Costs Equipment Category Research Technician Other Fellows Visiting Researchers Directly Allocated Indirect Costs Investigators Estate Costs Other Directly Allocated Investigators Indirect Costs Staff Exceptions Equipment Other costs Project Students

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 • External School / University 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 Administrator Planning & Strategic Projects Unit ext 5701 • 2 Tier RA process • Online Intranet Preliminary RA - in development • Full Risk Assessment Appraisal for High value > £ 500 k & risky projects

Application Submission • Institutional Endorsement • Submission Method Hardcopy 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