Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard

1. Getting grant-funding: an introduction Professor Stephen Gorard Cardiff University School of Social Sciences gorard@cardiff.ac.uk www.cf.ac.uk/capacity Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard

2. Sources of grant-funding University - Research Committee, BERA, UCET Councils – ESRC (small, seminar series), The British Academy Charities – Nuffield, Rowntree, Leverhulme, Spencer Foundation Government – DfES, DETR, Home Office, NafW Near-government – QCA, TTA, GTC, LSC, NOF Companies – CfBT, Swann-Morton Foundation EU – Socrates, Leonardo, Sixth Framework Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard

3. Guides to sources • The Grants Register, Macmillan • The Top 3000 Charities • Directory of Grant-making Trusts, Charities Aid Foundation • A Guide to the Major Trusts, Directory of Social Change • The Arts Funding Guide, Directory of Social Change • The Complete Fundraising Book, Directory of Social Change • Awards for University Teachers and Research Workers, Association of Commonwealth Universities • Funding from the European Union • Community of Science • RDInfo.org.uk Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard

4. Address seven key questions 1. What you want to achieve 2. How you will do it 3. What advantages will result 4. Why are the methods appropriate 5. Why are you suitable to investigate 6. What it costs 7. How you will disseminate your results Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard

5. Follow the appropriate rules Apply to the right body Use up-to-date form Use up-to-date costs Complete all sections Write in plain English Timeline, Risk, Users, Outputs Success/failure criteria Focus on summary and dissemination Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard

6. What next? Go on. Have a go. Devote what time you can. Apart from the time, You have nothing to lose. …….Unless you over-commit emotionally. Grant-funding 22nd May 2003 - Stephen Gorard