UK research funding opportunities

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1 Faculty of Science & Technology Faculty of Medical Science UK research funding opportunities 2015/16... Cambridge Campus East Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1PT... Chelmsford Campus Bishop Hall Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1SQ... Peterborough Campus Guild House Oundle Road Peterborough PE2 9PW... 3

2 Research funding support Contents If you are thinking about applying for UK research funding, the team within Research, Development & Commercial Services is here to help. We provide advice and support to academic staff applying for external research funding from UK funders, such as research councils, charities and government departments. Contact: Ruth Sandland UK Research Funding Manager T: E: Sarah Lamont Research Applications Administrator T: E: Welcome Application Process Breast Cancer Campaign National Institute for Health Research Wellcome Trust Medical Research Council College of Optometrists Heart Research UK Alzheimer s Society The Royal College of Surgeons of England Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council The Leverhulme Trust Lucy Gonzalez EU and International Research Funding Manager T: E: lucy.gonzalez@anglia.ac.uk Beverley Pascoe Research Administrator T: E: beverley.pascoe@anglia.ac.uk Need more information? Visit the RDCS website All information is correct at time of print, however funders may move deadlines or withdraw schemes so please always check their websites. Details of funding opportunities, how to apply for funding and useful links and information can be found on our website. anglia.ac.uk/researchservices 4

3 Allow at least four weeks to prepare full application, ideally longer Welcome Application process 1 Identify funding opportunity assistance available from RDCS We have produced a suite of five guides unique to FST, FHSCE, FMS, ALSS and LAIBS that present information on applying for UK Research Funding Opportunities from research councils, charities, government and other funding organisations. 2 Notify and discuss proposal with HoD and ensure parity with departmental strategy Not agreed Depending on the funding scheme, opportunities are available to all of our researchers, from early-stage career researchers, through to more established academics. Agreed Each guide contains: l Individual details of funders grants l Funding values l Funding duration l Funding application deadlines These guides have been designed for use in conjunction with Your Guide to Winning Research Funding and Good Practice in Research. Contact us for a copy, or visit the website: anglia.ac.uk/researchservices 3 4 Notify RDCS UK funding team of intention to submit Complete full application, fec and risk assessment with assistance from RDCS RDCS will check deadline and availability of signatories Seek peer review from the Faculty via HoD at least five working days prior to deadline Complete full application, fec and risk assessment independently if confident and experienced then submit draft to RDCS If you are thinking about applying for research funding, the team in RDCS is here to help. 5 Submit final version to RDCS who will confirm HoD approval 6 RDCS will seek Dean approval 7 Submit by post or = Faculty Electronic submission (eg JeS) = RDCS RDCS will approve and seek Risk Assessment approval 32 3

4 Breast Cancer Campaign breastcancercampaign.org National Institute for Health Research Breast Cancer Campaign only funds research into breast cancer and will support research at any centre of excellence in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The charity has a particular interest in supporting innovative research and will fund the best breast cancer research in the UK and Ireland, providing that it is scientifically excellent, as judged by peer review. Project grant The Campaign supports innovative research into breast cancer and projects that are expected to lead to a significant advancement in understanding of prevention, detection, treatment and the underlying biology of breast cancer. Awards are for up to 65,000 per annum and the scheme does not use Full Economic Costing. Deadline: July Research innovation function This team specifically aims to support new research proposals or ideas which have the potential to significantly reduce the impact of breast cancer working with researchers to develop ideas and facilitate collaboration if required. No idea is too different or too small, so long as it s combatting breast cancer! If this might apply to your research idea, please innovation@breastcancercampaign.org with a brief description and they will get back to you. Have you visited our Funding Opportunities Database? researchprofessional.com Programme grants for applied research This is a national response mode programme that aims to provide evidence to improve health outcomes in England through promotion of health, prevention of ill health, and optimal disease management, with particular emphasis on conditions causing significant disease burden. Applications of applied health research, including health services research; public health research; behavioural research; economic evaluations; and modelling are invited, delivering research findings that will have practical application for the benefit of patients, typically through improved health care or better health care delivery, within three to five years of a programme s end. Individual programmes over a period of three to five years funded through a programme grant typically consist of an interrelated group of high quality projects focused on a coherent theme and hence require multidisciplinary approaches, including clinical, health economics, statistics, qualitative and behavioural sciences, to ensure that research objectives can be met. The scheme is directed towards leading researchers who can demonstrate an impressive track-record of achievement in applied health research. Individual awards are for a maximum of 2 million using Full Economic Costing. Funding awarded is determined by the scale and nature of the research activity to be conducted. Deadlines: 6 October 2015 and anticipated to be March Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme The RfPB programme is a national responsemode programme for high quality investigatorled research projects that address issues of importance to the NHS. It funds research into everyday practice in the health service. All proposals must show evidence from systematic reviews to ensure patient safety and value for money. Funds are available on a population basis. Applications are assessed and processed by Regional Committees which cover each of the ten Government Office regions. All researchers in England are eligible to apply. Joint applications from NHS researchers with academic partners are welcome, although funding will normally be awarded to the NHS partner. It funds regionally-derived applied research projects in health services and social care. Its main purpose is to realise, through evidence, the huge potential for improving, expanding and strengthening the way that healthcare is delivered for patients, the public and the NHS. RfPB welcomes proposals that have benefited from interaction with patients and the public, which relate to patient and service user experience and/or have been drawn up in association with a relevant group of service users. Awards are for up to 350,000 and the scheme does use Full Economic Costing. Deadline: 20 May 2015 and anticipated to be January

5 National Institute for Health Research... continued The Wellcome Trust wellcome.ac.uk Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA) The HTA Programme commissions research in three different ways: through the commissioned funding stream which advertises calls for research proposals that address specific topics, by advertising special calls for research proposals that address themed areas, and by funding HTA clinical evaluation and trials studies that are proposed directly by researchers. Commissioned calls for research are advertised four times a year and themed calls for proposals are advertised when a particular need has been identified. HTA clinical evaluation and trials studies The NIHR HTA Programme funds research to assess the effectiveness of technologies within the NHS. In this researcher-led work stream, grants are available for primary research and evidence synthesis on topics proposed by the researchers. Applicants complete an outline application form, if the outline is successful a full application form will be invited. Health technology covers any method used to promote health, prevent and treat disease and improve rehabilitation or long-term care. Technologies in this context are not confined to new drugs or equipment, but include procedures, devices, tests, settings of care, screening programmes and any intervention used in the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of disease. They should be currently used in the NHS, or likely to be used if supported by the results of the research. Technologies being evaluated should have had some assessment of efficacy already. There are no fixed limits on the duration of projects or funding, and proposals should be tailored to fully address the problem. However, applicants should balance the pressing need within the NHS for the information with the need to follow up participants for long enough to measure important outcomes. This scheme uses Full Economic Costing. Proposals can be submitted on an ongoing basis. Those not received by the stated deadline will be considered in the next available assessment cycle. Deadline: January and May The Wellcome Trust provide support for biological, clinical and translational research, public engagement activities and exploration of the historical, cultural and ethical issues. The Wellcome Trust is always happy to discuss an application. Small arts awards Projects must involve the creation of new artistic work and have biomedical scientific input into the process, either through a scientist taking on an advisory role or through direct collaboration. This expert may be from an ethics, science or history background, but must be an expert in the area of biomedical science that is being investigated. Funding can support the development of new project ideas, deliver small productions or workshops, investigate and experiment with new methods of engagement through the arts, or develop new collaborative relationships between artists and scientists. Funds available up to 40,000 and the scheme does not use Full Economic Costing. Deadline: 7 August Investigator awards The Trust has combined its New and Senior Investigator Award schemes to create a single type of award, providing flexible support at a level and length appropriate to enable researchers to address the most important questions of relevance to human and animal health and disease. Those in the early stages of their careers should be able to show that they can innovate and drive advances in their field, while those with more experience are expected to be internationally recognised and have achieved more in terms of the originality and impact of their research. Funds are available up to 3 million over a span of up to seven years. The award covers the direct costs of carrying out the research and does not include salary costs. Applications are considered three times a year, with closing dates on 17 July 2015 and 6 November 2015 (further call anticipated January 2016). Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral researchers to make an early start in developing their independent research careers, working in the best laboratories in the UK and overseas. Candidates will be expected to identify an important biomedical research question and to develop and deliver a personal programme to achieve their research aims. Applicants must be in the final year of PhD studies or have no more than one year of 67 7

6 The Wellcome Trust... continued Medical Research Council mrc.ac.uk postdoctoral research experience from the date of the PhD viva to the full application submission deadline. The fellowship is for four years full-time. Fellowships may be taken up on a part-time employment basis with the tenure of award lengthened accordingly. Funds are available for 250,000 and provide support for a basic salary as determined by the host institution, and research expenses. Applications for this scheme are considered twice a year. Deadline: 15 May 2015 and anticipated October Most UK Funders have mailing lists you can join to keep you up to date with their developments and opportunities The MRC fund methodology research from an MRC perspective. This is the study of how best to design, conduct, analyse and evaluate medical and health research and underpins all their science areas. The MRC are looking for projects in a wide range of fields aiming to develop the best methods recipes for research in areas that underpin biomedical science, experimental medicine, clinical trials, population health sciences, health services research and health policy. You can apply at any time (board meetings are January, May and December) and within one of their science areas: Infections and Immunity Molecular and Cellular Medicine Neuroscience and Mental Health Populations and Systems Medicine Global Health Translational Research through the following response mode funding schemes: New investigator research grant The scheme can provide talented earlycareer scientists with a route into a principal investigator position and is aimed at senior post-docs or individuals near the start of their first lectureship. Awards are for three years or more and 84% of a salary is awarded at Full Economic Costing other expenses are available. Research grant MRC research grants are suitable for focused research projects that may be short or long-term in nature. In addition, they can be used to support method development or development and continuation of research facilities and may involve more than one research group or institution. A research grant can be awarded for any period of up to five years, but those of two years or less are for proof of principle or pilot work only. Applications seeking support of greater than three years should provide a clear justification as to why a longer timescale is needed, for example due to specific research deliverables, or the need for prolonged data collection or follow-up. The budget for research grant awards will not typically exceed 1 million. Programme grant Programme grants provide larger, longer term (five years) and renewable programme funding. They aim to help the medical science community to think bigger. A programme is defined as a coordinated and coherent group of related projects, which may be developed to address an inter-related set of questions across a broad scientific area. Under the programme grant scheme you may request support for a period of five years. You must contact the Programme Manager of the relevant MRC Research Board to confirm whether your 89 9

7 Medical Research Council... continued The College of Optometrists college-optometrists.org application fits the scheme - this mandatory step, applies to all new programme grant applications (not renewals) and must be completed at least six weeks before the submission deadline. Partnership grant Partnership grants provide core funds for one to five years to support partnerships between diverse groupings of researchers and can be used for infrastructure support, platform activities and for bringing together managed consortia or multidisciplinary collaborations. Applicants interested in submitting a partnership grant must contact the appropriate MRC Programme Manager and provide a brief abstract of the partnership grant to help them consider fit to the scheme. This initial contact with the MRC Programme Manager should take place a minimum of six weeks before the relevant submission deadline. Highlight notices Specified and targeted calls Are you following us on Small grants The scheme provides up to a year of funding to enable College members to develop research expertise by undertaking small-scale research projects with help and support from experienced researchers. Small grants cover the material costs of a research project and may include paying for locum cover. Before applying, potential applicants are encouraged to send an outline proposal. Each grant will be worth a maximum of 10,000. Deadline: March Undergraduate research scholarships To encourage high calibre optometry undergraduate students in the UK to consider a career in research or academia by sponsoring a short period of experience in an active research laboratory. Students are assigned to a project working under the direct supervision of a postdoctoral (or more senior) supervisor and should receive an introduction to research at postgraduate level. Applicants must be undergraduates on a UK optometry degree course, preferably in the penultimate year of their course, and be expected to achieve a first or upper second class honours degree. Other funding Research fellowships are intended to provide support to new academic lecturers to set up research labs and/or buy in teaching, to encourage the development of optometric career researchers. Postgraduate scholarships are offered on an ongoing basis. Each scholarship is normally for a maximum of three years full-time research leading to the award of a PhD, but part-time applicants are also welcome. To be eligible for an award, students must be fellows or members of the College, although this requirement does not apply to the project supervisor. However, if the supervisor is not an optometrist, he or she should be an ophthalmologist, orthoptist or recognised visual scientist. Further information can be found on the website. The value of each scholarship is 2,000. Scholarships are for eight weeks. Applications are accepted year round up to 30 September

8 Heart Research UK heartresearch.org.uk Alzheimer s Society alzheimers.org.uk Heart Research UK awards grants for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. Currently, there are two types of medical research grant available: Translational research project grants These grants aim to bridge the gap between scientific research and patient care, bringing about clinical benefits in the most efficient way. This may advance current practice or enable innovative discoveries to be efficiently transferred into practical tools to prevent, diagnose and treat human disease. Each grant will be worth a maximum of 150,000. Deadline: 1 June and bioengineering, the development and evaluation of new diagnostic and therapeutic devices, bio-imaging, nanotechnology, biomaterials, genomic and proteomic approaches, computational biology and bioinformatics. NET Grants are not appropriate for funding clinical trials Each grant will be worth a maximum of 250,000. Deadline: Outline applications accepted 1 September 1 October 2015 with a full application deadline of the 4 January Alzheimer s Society is open to funding research across all areas of dementia that is considered the highest quality and of greatest relevance to people affected by dementia. The research programme is organised into two streams, biomedical research and care, services and public health research that cover the full scope of dementia research. They are committed to increasing investment in care research that will help people living with dementia today. Project grants Project grants are for researcher led applications to enable world-class research in to the cause, cure, care or prevention of any form of dementia. Applicants need an established track record in an area of dementia research as evidenced by publications, collaborations or other grant funding (either as a co-applicant or principal applicant). Fellowships are open to researchers from all disciplines, health and care professions, in line with Alzheimer s Society s vision to increase capacity with depth and breadth across all disciplines involved in dementia research. Funding available: Up to 400,000. Duration: four years. Deadline: March Novel and emerging technologies grant Research projects with an emphasis on (1) novel and emerging technologies and (2) their application to cardiovascular disease prevention and/or treatment, which can be expected to benefit patients within a foreseeable timeframe, will be considered. Appropriate approaches include tissue All projects associated with Anglia Ruskin University, no matter whether you are a lead or not, must go through RDCS Funding available: Up to 400,000. Duration: up to three years. Deadline: March Senior fellowships A senior fellowship is for post-doctoral or other successful researchers who wish to build on a number of successful years of dementia research, and who demonstrate the ambition and potential to be an independent investigator at the end of the award

9 The Royal College of Surgeons of England rcseng.ac.uk Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council bbsrc.ac.uk The Royal College of Surgeons of England are offering a limited number of awards of up to 10,000 to newly appointed Consultants and Senior Lecturers (appointed since 2009) in surgery who are working at hospitals and universities within the UK. The aim of the awards is to give assistance to such consultants in the early stages of their independent research careers. Awards will be made competitively and may be used flexibly to support the award holder s research programme. The awards are up to 10,000 over one year. Awards must be used exclusively to support the award holder s own research and may not be used for their own personal salaries. They may be used, amongst other things, for small items of equipment, for consumables or for technical assistance. Applicants will be asked to provide an outline of how they will spend the award but may be allowed subsequently to change their plans, subject to approval from the College. Deadline to be announced anticipated to be October We run a blog that is regularly updated with funding opportunities, success stories and research news. Find it and subscribe at research.blogs.anglia. ac.uk Responsive mode applications Applications are accepted under Research Committee A (Animal disease, health and welfare), Research Committee B (Plants, microbes, food and sustainability), Research Committee C (Genes, development and STEM approaches to biology) and Research Committee D (Molecules, cells and industrial biotechnology). Funding is available for up to five years. This includes short duration activities such as small pilot projects or proof of concept studies, which are often less than two years in duration up to large collaborative bids. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested and the scheme uses Full Economic Costing. Deadlines: January, April and September New investigator Assists early-career researchers to secure their first major element of research funding. To be eligible the Investigator must have no more than three years of full-time employment (or the full-time equivalent, taking account of career breaks or part-time employment) at lecturer or equivalent level. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested and the scheme uses Full Economic Costing. Deadlines: January, April and September Managed mode Applications will be invited with one or more closing dates over the course of the year. These will normally be used in response to an emerging scientific opportunity where there is a need to enhance research activity to stimulate a particular area of science within the established BBSRC science base

10 The Leverhulme Trust leverhulme.ac.uk The Trust funds research in any area (except medical research). Be aware that they are particularly interested in research that is risky and each applicant needs to make a case as to why they have chosen this Trust. The Leverhulme Trust does not support research that is primarily policy driven, with an immediate commercial application, or the assembly of a data bank or base. The Trust does not use Full Economic Costing. Research project grants The aim of these awards is to provide financial support for innovative and original research projects. The grants are for up to five years but usually two to three years and provide support for the salaries of research staff engaged on the project, plus associated costs directly related to the proposed research. Successful bids reflect the personal vision of the applicant, demonstrate compelling competence in the research design, surmount traditional academic boundaries and involve a willingness to take appropriate degrees of risk in setting research objectives. Value: up to 500,000, 75% of the resource must be for research staff costs for those working directly on the project, 25% of the budget can be for associated research costs including travel and subsistence, conference attendance, consumables and technical or computing costs and services. Programme grants with specific topics are also available for longer periods of time and a larger budget. Online applications can be submitted at any time. If the preliminary online application is successful, the deadlines for the detailed applications are September, December and March. International academic fellowships This scheme provides established researchers with a concentrated period in research centres outside the UK from three to 12 months, in order that they can develop new knowledge, skills and ideas. Funds are available for up to 30,000 to include reasonable replacement cover whilst the Fellow is overseas; travel to and within the overseas country or countries; a maintenance grant to meet the increased expense of living overseas; and essential research costs. Deadline: anticipated to be November Research Fellowships Research Fellowships of three to 24 months are open to experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. The awards provide research expenses of up to 50,000 over and above normal living costs and/or provide a contribution towards reasonable replacement costs or loss of earnings. Deadline: anticipated to be November International networks These collaborations enable a Principal Investigator based in the UK to lead a research project for up to three years where its successful completion is dependent on the participation of relevant overseas institutions. The proposed project must include at least one UK University and two or more overseas Institutions (up to seven in total). The networks should be newly constituted.funds are awarded for up to 125,000 for International travel and subsistence, the organising and running of local seminars or workshops and the salary of a Network Facilitator. Deadline: open deadline for online applications - three per year for detailed applications in September, December and March. EarlyCareer Fellowships Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. The Fellowships last for 36 months and it is anticipated that they will lead to a more permanent academic position. Up to 50% of each Fellow s total salary costs up to maximum of 24,000 per annum is available. The balance is to be paid by the host institution. The Fellow may request research expenses up to 6,000. Deadline: March Visiting professorships To enable distinguished overseas academics to spend between 3 and 12 months inclusive at a UK university, primarily in order to enhance the skills of the academic staff or the student body within the host institution and further their own academic interests. The criteria for selection are first the academic standing and achievements of the visitor in terms of research and teaching, and secondly the ability of the receiving institution to benefit from the imported skills and expertise. Priority will be given to new or recent collaborative ventures. The funds requested should reflect the individual circumstances of the visitor and the nature and duration of the proposed activities including a maintenance grant, economy travel to and from the UK and associated costs, such as travel within the UK, consumables, and essential technical assistance. Deadline: anticipated to be May Our website has a wealth of information. Visit us at anglia.ac.uk/ researchservices

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