CECHR – Research Funding & Opportunities
Michelle Swain Research Business Development Manager
Role of RIS in administering research funding To carry out all pre-award administration of research grants: •
Financial
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Contractual
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Collaborative/commercial
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Institutional ‘approval’
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Information management
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Specialised support for European research funding applications
Support from RIS in applying for research funding • Help identifying possible sources of funding
• Interpretation of funder guidelines
• Full economic costs and application costs
• Review of funder terms and conditions for awards
• All applications and awards ‘approved’ by RIS on behalf of the University
Research funding application procedure - overview
Research Councils Charities Industry Government
Submit Project Registration Form Actual Projected Life of Project
IDENTIFY FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
RIS FOR COSTING OF PROJECT
Applicant or Researcher (and rBDM)
PREPARE APPLICATION
Project Registration Form and Application
RIS FOR FINAL APPROVAL SIGNATURE LOG ON RIS DATABASE
PASS TO FINANCE
AMEND DATABASE
ACCEPTANCE BY RIS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY
AWARDED / REFUSED – INFORM RIS
Open Finance Account
Copy of Award Letter
Negotiation
Record Keeping Management Reports
RIS Research Business Development Research Business Development Managers (rBDMs): •
- affiliated with each of the Colleges
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- get to know your research business - strengths, priorities and themes
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- identify potential research and development funding
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- increase awareness of funding opportunities - newsletters, seminars, etc.
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- advise on and assist in the application process for research funding, especially where there is a strategic/industrial/knowledge exchange element
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- work closely with RIS Grants and Contract colleagues, and local level staff, in the preparation of applications
Research Grants Grants Officers are responsible for pre-award administration for all grant applications to non-commercial funding bodies: •
Calculation of full economic cost and application costs, if different
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Salary costs over project life including national pay awards
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All employer’s costs (NI and SA)
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Appropriate level of overheads to be applied
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Check funder guidelines and advise on application process
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Maximise the budget applied for
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Need plenty of warning of grant application from staff
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Project registration form for new projects - from RIS website
Project Registration Forms Download from RIS website (or ask rBDM) Academic completes pages 1-3 and then sends to ris-costings@dundee.ac.uk Completed form (with costs) is returned to get appropriate signatures to allow submission of the application through RIS.
Awards
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RIS Grants team will check new awards before processing to Research and Commercial Finance.
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Checks include Ts & Cs; shortfall; joint awards; acceptance of award
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Research and Commercial Finance team will then take over post award management of award and will issue cost centre to allow expenditure against the grant.
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Fast tracking procedure for awards from major funding bodies