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Developing and enhancing the practice and management of scholarly activity and research within Further Education Colleges, Higher Education Academy [HEA], City of Bristol College, 11th June.

Nuts & Bolts: Funding Nuts a workshop

Mark Stone

Nuts & Bolts: Funding

Introduction

In the current financial climate, investment funds will be even tighter. Therefore, we need to be strategic about what we apply for and focused in how we apply.


Preparing to bid [a]

• Read the bidding briefing documents• Check your understanding with those that have

already worked with the funder• Understand the funders priorities• Check what has already been funded [projects and

calls] - and what has not been funded• Be clear you understand the benefits and burdens

funding will bring• Decide if the funding will bring real benefits not just

extra, partially funded work• Check that you can’t do the core of the work

without external funding


Preparing to bid [b]

• Get line manager and institutional backing early– Use their ideas, experience and leverage– Let your success be their success as well - ‘my

staff are doing great work...’• Align bid with local, institutional and sector

strategies• Show you are building on what others have done• Spot the gaps • Offer different angles / approaches, collaborations


Preparing to bid [c]

• Have a clear easy to understand core idea - the pub conversation

• Be brief / ingenious• Be memorable• Names are important• Have a good dissemination plan [more later]

– Be visibility PR and outputs + dissemination = impact• Make it some thing the funder will like / be proud of


Developing the bid

• Answer all the questions in the call – think about the bid reviewers / makers [volunteer to do this yourself]

• The how [method/s] is as important as the what• Link approach to team track record• Managing risk• Staging the bid [expect/plan for change]• Project management [process and experience]• Advice and guidance + later use• Think about how you will come across [more later]


Tightening the bid

• Make it deliverable [save some bits for later]• Have a clear narrative• Think about it from the bidders perspective• Clear deliverables / beneficiaries• Readers• Offer core outcomes and value added• Use relationships to underpin, launch and sustain

the project• Compromise - the art of the possible / fundable• Collaborate• Have early wins / outcomes


You as bidder [a]

• A full CV– All projects and all outputs– Organisational and role context– Interests and skills – A narrative of what has been learnt and achieved

• Biography– An up to date snap shot inc photo– Significant milestones– What now– What next

• Research Rpt / Digest– Ensure your work is listed and acknowledged by key

organisations


You as bidder [b]• Expertise list

– Ensure your knowledge and experience is known– Have material to hand and ability to respond rapidly– Build confidence to speak on issues or represent the

institution or field - get training • CoPs & Networks

– Publicise interests activity and outputs as peers– Should be one of the first ports of call for research and writing

partners– Finding contacts and connections for you– Also a source of advice and guidance

• Get a track record as a junior partner


Dissemination [a]

• Core subject target audience +• Peers• Colleagues• Students• New audiences• Related or tangential connections• Process and experience


Dissemination [b]

• Articles• Reports • Briefing / discussion paper• Guides / resources• Event posters / presentations / papers / workshops• Journal papers and book chapters• Websites >>> repositories


Endnote

• Everyone gets rejected• Learning from the process