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Debbie Saunders External Funding Officer

Debbie Saunders External Funding Officer. External Funding Officers. Chris Beynon ext 5015 c.beynon@swan.ac.uk Environment & Society; Bio Medical Research - School of Medicine; Business & Economics; Law Adrian Walters ext 3724 a.s.walters@swan.ac.uk

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Debbie Saunders External Funding Officer

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  1. Debbie Saunders External Funding Officer

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

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

  4. 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

  5. Application Approach • Identifying Funding www.researchresearch.com • Scatter gun • Themed/ Targeted • Keep Applying • Adapt Applications in Response to Review Feedback

  6. Funders • Know your Funder • Priority Areas • Research Value to Potential Users • Program Officer • Guidelines • Eligibility • Application Process • Risk Assessment > £500k

  7. Project Planning • DRI Support • Deadline • Submission Method • School Support • Risk Assessment • DRI Sign Off

  8. What Why Who How Where When Outcomes Inspired Idea Case for Support People & Partners Resources & Method Office/ Lab/ Field Allow 9 months from Submission Project Proposal

  9. Narrative • Use Funders Key Words • Answer Funders research questions • Simple English • Be Specific • Fully Develop Ideas • Contact your Referees • Research Outcomes – Dissemination & Impact

  10. 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

  11. Costing Research Grants (FEC) Summary Fund Fund Category Staff Travel & Subsistence Other Costs Equipment Research Technician Other Fellows Visiting Researchers Investigators Directly Incurred Directly Allocated Investigators Estate Costs Other Directly Allocated Investigators Indirect Costs Indirect Costs Staff Equipment Other costs Exceptions Project Students

  12. Justification of Resources • Give Detailed Breakdown • Bullet Point • Explain expenditure – Who, Why, What, Where, When & How

  13. Knowledge Society People Economy Impact Summary/Plan

  14. Ethics & RGF Research Involving • People/ Animals = Ethics Approval • Internal School / University • External LREC/ MREC Approval • Access to NHS Data/ Patients = RGF

  15. Internal Review • Funder Guidelines • Scientific/ Academic Merit • Originality • Methods & Timescale • Value for Money • Deliverables • Impact • Applicant Competence – skills, experience & approach • Resources • Overall Merit

  16. 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 > £500k & risky projects

  17. Application Submission • Institutional Endorsement • Submission Method Hardcopy Online • PI Submit • School Approval • DRI Submits – for University

  18. Common Pitfalls • Missed Deadlines • Concise Narrative – word limits • Project Returns • Attachments • Failing at Peer Review • Competition – Standing Out from the Crowd

  19. Career Planning • Co-I – for Experience • Join Networks • Small Awards – Travel, Conference Awards • Early Career Fellowships • Small Project Grants • Collaborative Projects

  20. Adding Value • Projects that Contribute to School Business Plan • Meet University Strategic Objective • Meet Funder Strategic Aims • Prestigious Funding Schemes • Prestigious Funders

  21. Recap • Funders • Project Planning • Resources & Justification • Impact Plan • Peer Review • Submission Methods • Common Pitfalls • Risk Assessment • Career Planning

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