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2. Finding a Funder • Research Innovation & Enterprise Services can offer advice and information about current funding opportunities. • They also hold a collection of reference material on the different funding bodies and the funding schemes they support. • Visit researchprofessional.com, a UK web-‐based database which offers comprehensive information about research funding opportunities and research sponsors. This can be accessed from any networked computer. 3. Get some Advice • Speak to your Research Office or Research Administrator and check your school’s internal research application submission process. • You can also get advice from Research Development Officers (RDOs; see contacts on back page). They can provide access to a grant applications library, enabling you to learn from previous, successful applications. • Check with your Research Administrator, Director of Research or Head of School to make sure the school will support your application (as, for example, there may be financial implications for the school). • Ensure that your application is reviewed by colleagues. Most schools will have an internal peer review process -‐ find out how yours works. • Explore any legal/commercial/ethical implications of your research project with your Research Office or RDO. 4. Costing and Pricing • Appropriate costing and pricing of research is an essential part of any application. • If a project is incorrectly costed, this could result in a financial shortfall, which may result in your school bearing the cost, or refusing to approve the project. 4
• You will need to complete a Costing and Pricing form (CAP) and this will need to be signed by your Head of School. • It is expected that your co-‐investigators will also alert their home school(s) to the project costs. • Ask your Research Office for a CAP form. You will need to provide the following information: o Proposed start date o Duration of the project o Name of funding body o Host school o Name of principal investigator and amount of time to be spent on the project o Co-‐investigators’ names and amount of time to be spent on the project o Details of any staff to be employed on the project (name or grade, amount of time, start/end date etc.) • This form will be the basis of the accounting system when the grant is awarded and MUST be signed by your school BEFORE your application can be submitted. EU: For European Union funding, the European Grants section prepares the CAP form. Please be aware that European funding models vary significantly between the various EU schemes and need to be checked before costings can be prepared. Before requesting a CAP form for EU funding, please contact the European Office with details of your proposal: European-‐Research@cf.ac.uk 5. Writing Your Application • Taking into account all of the advice you have received, complete a draft of your application. • Double-‐check the requirements and attachments needed for your particular funding opportunity (e.g. Letters of Support, CV, Technical Appendix, etc.). • Pay particular attention to all questions and assessment criteria, and remember that every question is your opportunity to sell your project – do not repeat information if possible. • Input all financial information. Staffing costs will be generated on your CAP form. You will need to work out other costs (e.g. equipment, travel & subsistence, etc.) 5
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