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Grantsmanship

Grantsmanship. The path to securing funding for you and your research Dr Miriam Ryan, Research Development Officer. Introductions!. Overview of Presentation. Where to begin? Building expertise Finding the ‘correct-fit’ Funder Search for partners, collaboration (if required)

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Grantsmanship

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  1. Grantsmanship The path to securing funding for you and your research Dr Miriam Ryan, Research Development Officer

  2. Introductions!

  3. Overview of Presentation • Where to begin? • Building expertise • Finding the ‘correct-fit’ Funder • Search for partners, collaboration (if required) • Grantsmanship Writing/Preparing the proposal: proposal elements • Submission and evaluation

  4. Where to begin? (1)The Idea • The idea • Based on your current research and publications • Be hypothesis driven not technique driven • Current research areas where you could contribute – not necessarily in your field e.g. part of inter-disciplinary research effort, but be careful!

  5. Information Sources (I) EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_calls Irish EU FP7 Sitehttp://www.fp7ireland.com Financial support for proposal writing (FP7) http://www.fp7ireland.com/Page.aspx?SP=225

  6. Where to begin? (2)Information Sources • ‘Official’ Information Sources • NUIM Research web pages • http://research.nuim.ie/support-services/ • Click on ‘Research Support Services’ • Internal NUIM Funding • http://research.nuim.ie/support-services/funding/internalfunding

  7. Support Activities Research Promotion Grant Identification Grant Preparation Grant Submission Award Processing Reporting Research Administration Research Support Office

  8. Information Sources (II) • ‘Official’ Information Sources • Irish Research Councils • IRCSETwww.ircset.ie • IRCHSSwww.irchss.ie (HERA Call open Feb 2012) • Government Depts. http://www.gov.ie/tag/research/ • E tenders: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ • http://europa.eu/policies-activities/tenders-contracts/index_en.htm

  9. Information Sources (III) www.researchprofessional.com Campus access Register for personal account Off-campus access with personal account

  10. Building Expertise • Publications • Conferences/ Presentations • Becoming an evaluator

  11. Early Career Researcher • Internal Publication fund: 18th April 2012 • http://research.nuim.ie/support-services/funding/internalfunding/Publications

  12. Building Expertise • Presenting your findings at EU Level • Meetings Conferences • http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html • Click on ‘All events’ • http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=conferences&lg=en&filtermode=0&epage=2 • COST (Co-operation in Science and Technology) • http://www.cost.esf.org/ • COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research, allowing the co-ordination of nationally funded research on a European level. • COST: > 200 running Actions c.30,000 scientists • 35 European member countries • http://www.cost.esf.org/about_cost/cost_stories/Early-Stage-Researchers

  13. COST : Domains and Committees • Nine key domains: • Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences • Food and Agriculture • Forests, their Products and Services • Materials, Physics and Nanosciences • Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies • Earth System Science and Environmental Management • Information and Communication Technologies • Transport and Urban Development • Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health

  14. Building Expertise (2) *Become an Evaluator for FP7 https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm (register and email me to let me know that you have applied)

  15. *Courtesy of Prof Anne Huff

  16. Selecting the ‘Correct-Fit’ Funder

  17. Selecting programme • Complete a scoping exercise • Visit websites • Sign up for funding alerts • Don’t be afraid of rejection

  18. Be clear about type of funding Project Basic Applied Mobility Early career researchers Understand it from the Funders’ point of view (research/study to solve a problem: strategic?) Is cooperation important e.g. industry? Get every publication available on background/policy documents/annual reports Talk to programme officials if permitted Funding

  19. Early Career ResearchersERC Starter Grants Carlos Belmonte, member of the Neurosciences ERC panel. - Show that you are brilliant, original, and ambitious in your research goals. - Write the research plan concisely, with clear objectives and a well-defined experimental strategy.

  20. Marie Curie IOF: International Outgoing Fellowships • Experienced researcher (more than four years) • Member state or associated country  Third Country • Opportunity to gain new knowledge in high-level organisation • No thematic priorities; any type of host institution (public or private) • Duration 1 – 2 years outgoing phase (at Third Country host); plus mandatory 1 year return phase (at EU Member host) • What is funded? • Fellowship covers full salary and mobility costs plus small amount for research and training/transfer of knowledge costs • DEADLINE August 2012 22

  21. Partner Search Cordis website / Expression of interest web COST Actions EU R&D Associations Conferences/own contacts

  22. How to instigate Collaboration • Use existing collaborators in the department, if they exist, as early as possible (mentoring) • Present papers at conferences - get known in the area • Register to become a Framework 7 Evaluator

  23. Benefits Additional Resources Advanced training Expansion of funding opportunities Joint publications Access to new funding opportunities

  24. Collaboration expectations Collaboration not always 50:50 Not everyone is suitable - some have egos People/organisations seldom benefit equally Participants can have different goals when entering a partnership

  25. What makes it work Good personal relationships Timely communication between partners Try to understand the culture, behaviour, and attitudes of the other partners (especially if industrial)

  26. Grantsmanship Useful sources of information THE ART OF GRANTSMANSHIP by Jacob KRAICER, University of Toronto • http://www.hfsp.org/how/ArtOfGrants .htm • How To Wow A Study Section: A Grantsmanship LessonBy Karen Hopkin The Scientist 12[5]:11, Mar. 02, 1998

  27. Proposal Elements • Title (mini-abstract - Acronym) • Project Overview: Abstract (do it last!) • Background info. (review of relevant literature) • Project detail • Objectives • Methods • Project Management • Resources (available/ needed) • Impact/publications/dissemination • Budget (cost-effectiveness)

  28. Features Common to all proposals • Proposal must be well written *and* in keeping with funders objectives • ‘Market’ your idea • Use Diagrams/Tables • Budget realistically • Publications or results to date • Evaluation criteria/marks available

  29. Features Common to all proposals

  30. Budget importance • Funders often look at the budget first. "I look at the budget. Over the years I've learned that narrative can be enriching, but the numbers are stark and straightforward. I want to see that the money is doing the job described in the proposal."Joel OroszW.K. Kellogg Foundation • The budget = a financial picture of the project. • A budget narrative is useful in defining the costs included on a project budget.

  31. The Budget (cost effectiveness) • Project your expenses as accurately as possible.Don’t inflate costs as this can easily be seen in the evaluation. • What will be required, and decide what needs to be allocated under the following headings: • Personnel Costs (Include PRSI + pension as separate costs). • Identify personnel (e.g. Permanent staff member, contract staff, post-grad (incl. stipend, fees etc.) Post-Doc. Indicate % time spent on project. • Project Costs: Make sure the costs are realistic • Overheads: Funding Body’s Overhead Policy • Adequate justification of unusual costs

  32. Proposal Evaluation Criteria (1) EU projects

  33. Proposal Evaluation Criteria (2) EU Projects

  34. Review other successful applications • The Research webpages • Examples of previous successful grant applications in various programmes. • EXAMPLE, Please return to me before end of seminar!

  35. Well written Proposals • Guidelines and paperwork adhered to • Step-by-step: Progression of ideas. • Project management. • Ask a successfully funded researcher (need not be in your area) to review your grant proposal before you submit it.

  36. ‘Getting to the top of a big pile’ • Grant writing for tight times - Elisabeth Pain, 2007 • ERC Starting Grants • http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2007_07_27/caredit_a0700107 • ‘strongest research proposals had promising long-term prospects’

  37. Resources & Environmentfor Early Career Researcher • Show how the scientific environment will contribute to the probability of success of the project. • For Early Career Investigators, show institutional • investment in the success of the investigator – Independent space • – Institutional support • – Equipment, facilities, unique features of the environment • – Collaborators • Show you have or can get all needed resources

  38. Other Early Career Opportunities Search for fellowships in your area - in Marie Curie Host Fellowship funded projects http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/fgSearch ASM Graduate and Post Doc Opportunities http://www.asmgap.org/page04f.shtml Never be reluctant to use your current contacts

  39. Credits/Acknowledgements Professor Anne Huff, Visiting Professor for Research Development. Designing Research and Writing for Academic Publication. http://business.nuim.ie/people/anne-huff S. John Levin, PhD, Michigan State University: Social Service Projects http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

  40. Credits/Acknowledgements (2) • Dr Sean Mc Carthy, Hyperion Ltd. Training courses • www.hyperion.ie

  41. Resources • Contacts in NUIM : miriam.ryan@nuim.ie • Research webpages http://research.nuim.ie/support-services/

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