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Early Career Researchers: Support from the Research Office

Early Career Researchers: Support from the Research Office. Anna Nerukh Funding Information Administrator. Cambridge Research Office 3 December 2009. Where are we?. 2 nd Floor 16 Mill Lane Cambridge CB2 1SB Tel: 01223 333543 Fax: 01223 332988. Cambridge Research Office. Director

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Early Career Researchers: Support from the Research Office

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  1. Early Career Researchers:Support from the Research Office Anna Nerukh Funding Information Administrator Cambridge Research Office 3 December 2009

  2. Where are we? 2nd Floor 16 Mill LaneCambridge CB2 1SBTel: 01223 333543Fax: 01223 332988

  3. Cambridge Research Office Director Martin Reavley Divisional Administration Departmental Administrator Margaret Perry Analysis & Business Systems Assistant Director Anita Peters Biological Sciences Assistant Director Monique Carew Clinical Medicine Assistant Director Helen Atkinson Strategic Initiatives Gill Rands Gordana Najdanovic Arts, Humanities & Social Science Assistant Director Tamsin Mann Physical Sciences & Technology Assistant Director Liesbeth Krul http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/contact/List.aspx

  4. Support from the Research Office • Grants • finding funding • practical help and guidance with grants and contracts – from submission of applications and contracts negotiation to grants financial management and final reporting • Training • ResearchResearch database • pFACT and resource financial planning • Showcase • Research Horizons magazine

  5. Help with application process

  6. What is a pFACT? • Project Financial Appraisal & Costing Tool • Developed by Baum Hart/Allocate for Universities within the UK • Used by the Cambridge to capture the FULL cost of any given project • Applies appropriate and consistent costing assumptions • Can you use a pFACT? • Must have a CRS ID • Must receive authorisation from the • Departmental Administrator

  7. The Resource Financial Plan aka The Budget If you under-budget, you will overspend - guaranteed!

  8. Time Lag 61Days in total from Opening of call to Submission 56Days in total from Opening of call to Submission Call Opens 07/09/2009 Deadline 11/11/2009 3-5 days Idea DA on Leave pFACT Training/ Development of pFACT Writing Science JOR Case for Support Holiday / Conference HOD on Leave Waiting for CV’s etc Sign off by Research Office Submission to Sponsor

  9. Remember to • Read the sponsor’s terms and conditions • Ensure that you have adhered to the documentation requirements! • Develop your Resource Financial Plan • Generate a pFACT • Monitor the time lag • Ask for help if you need it • Make sure that you have justified everything you have asked for

  10. Help with contracts

  11. Help with financial management

  12. Research Horizon Magazine http://www. research-horizons.ac.uk/ • “Allows Cambridge to know itself” • Research showcases for external audience • News items, research highlights

  13. Support from the Research Office • Grants • finding funding • practical help and guidance with grants and contracts – from submission of applications and contracts negotiation to grants financial management and final reporting • Training • ResearchResearch database • pFACT and resource financial planning • Showcase • Research Horizons magazine

  14. Help Finding Funding • The Research Office Funding Calls Calendar • Calls for proposals http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/Deadlines.aspx • Rolling programmes http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/RollingGrants.aspx • ResearchResearch Databasehttp://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/ResearchResearch.aspx http://www.researchresearch.com/ • Events • Proposals writing courses

  15. Funding Calls Calendar • Calls for proposals- funding opportunities with deadlines • Rolling programmes- general schemes that roll over and have no fixed deadline date

  16. Funding schemes for early career researchers: ESRC • ESRC Research Fellowships • Social Sciences (may be priority themes) • Research linked to the PhD • Mentor support (not the PhD supervisor) • Not more than 3 years of active research experience; no age limit • Fellow’s salary and additional funding for 1 year (full time) or up to 2 years (part time) • No set deadline; decision within 14 weeks • ESRC Small Research Grants • Basic, strategic and applied research in any research area within ESRC’s remit • Applicants are eligible for funding whether or not they are established members of a recognised RO; those who are not established members must be accommodated by the RO • From £15,000.00 to £100,000.00 • No set deadline; decision within 14 weeks www.esrc.ac.uk

  17. Funding schemes for early career researchers: British Academy • British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences • Applicants have been awarded PhD within last 3 years; no age limit • Fellow’s salary and some additional funding for up to 3 years • Annual competition; last deadline 26 November • Two-stage application procedure • Small Research Grants • Clearly defined piece of research in Humanities and Social Sciences • From £500 to £7,500 for up to 2 years • Two rounds annually; next deadline 15 March 2010 • Special funds www.britac.ac.uk

  18. Funding schemes for early career researchers: AHRC • AHRC Fellowships • Arts and Humanities • To take forward new avenues of research developed since completion of PhD, or to pursue new research directions that have evolved from PhD research • Applicants must be within 8 years of the award of PhD, or within 6 years of the first academic appointment • Salary and associated costs for up to £120,000 FEC for 3 to 9 months; contribution to the cost of mentoring • No deadlines; assessment in about 30 weeks www.ahrc.ac.uk

  19. Funding schemes for early career researchers: Leverhulme Trust • Early Career Research Fellowship • Any discipline • Under age 35 • 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum for 2 or 3 years; Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6000 • Deadline 11 March 2010 • Isaac Newton Trust offers matching funding; deadline 29 January 2010 www.leverhulme.ac.uk

  20. European funding Framework 7 programmes • Ideas (funding for fundamental frontier research through European Research Council (ERC) • Starting Investigator Researcher Grant • Advanced Investigator Research Grant • People (support human potential and research mobility through Marie Curie Schemes) • ITNs • Intra-European Fellowships, European Reintegration Grants • International Outgoing/Incoming Fellowships, International Reintegration Grants http://cordis.europa.eu

  21. ResearchResearch funding opportunities database • World’s leading provider of news and funding information for research professionals • Online access to the largest selection of funding opportunities, worldwide • FREE for all Cambridge University members • Covers ALL disciplines • Information is pre-checked to ensure UK researchers’ eligibility • Tailors searches and email alerts to your specific interests

  22. Start fromwww.researchresearch.com • Campus access • use the database from any computer within the University network • run searches • by sponsors • disciplines • award types • closing dates • keywords • several of these and other criteria • Obtain your own account – make it personal! • use the database from any computer • save your searches and re-run them automatically • set up customised email alerts • share information with your colleagues

  23. Other sponsors and sources of information • Nuffield Foundationwww.nuffieldfoundation.org • Wellcome Trustwww.wellcome.ac.uk • The Wingate Foundation:http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk; scholarshipshttp://www.wingatescholarships.org.uk/ • Department for International Developmenthttp://www.dfid.gov.uk/ • European Science Foundationhttp://www.esf.org/ • www.jobs.ac.uk • http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/jobs • Individual institutions’ web sites

  24. Useful links • Research Office web site • www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research • Major University Sponsors • http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/sponsors.aspx • ResearchResearch database • http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/ResearchResearch.aspx • http://www.researchresearch.com/ • Research Office Funding Calls Calendar • Calls for proposals http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/Deadlines.aspx • Rolling programmes http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/funding/RollingGrants.aspx • EC Framework 7 web site • http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/ec/Default.aspx

  25. Contact details • Funding from Research Councils, Charities, and governmental bodies; ResearchResearch enquiries • Information Administrator Anna Nerukh, (7)64805,Anna.Nerukh@admin.cam.ac.uk • European Funding • European Funding Manager Natalia Molchanova, (7)65868,Natalia.Molchanova@admin.cam.ac.uk • pFACTory • Training Manager Debbie West-Lewis, (7)64804, Debbie.West-Lewis@admin.cam.ac.uk • Research Office contacts • http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/contact/default.aspx

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