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Grant Funding Applications
Dr. Judith WilliamsMHS Trainer
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Structure of the workshop
Session: Overview to securing research funding
• Networking/Sharing grant writing experiences
• Where to apply - finding the right partner
• Researcher success storiesSam and Brian give their experiences
Grant writing is like an elevator pitch
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4.
Group Discussion
• What is your experience of grant writing?
• What are the challenges of grant writing?
Fellowships
PhD student
Small pilot grants
Project grants
Studentship
Programme grants
Collaborative/multi-centre
Types of grant funding available
Travel grants Public engagement grants
Co-Applicant status is also important
Grant Success
Field of Research + Funding Body
PhD student
Finding the right funding partner
• Research Councils • Other sources of government funding • Charities and Trusts • European organisations e.g. European
Commission • International organisations e.g. NIH • Professional bodies • Commercial sources • Private donations *
Research income by funding source
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Total ~ £252.7million
Aug 07 – July 08
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grants
UK Research Councils
UK charities
Government departments
UK industry and commerce
Overseas
Other sources
Investigate funding sources thoroughly
Check funder websites for:
• Politics & funding strategy • Appropriateness to your field• Competitiveness• Success rate
National funding success rates
100%
AHRC – 23%
MRC – 27%
BBSRC -23%
NERC – 23%
ESRC – 19%
EPSRC -32%
Faculty Funding Schemes
• Stepping Stone Scheme – MHS
• Simon and Hallsworth Funds – Hums
• Small Grant Award - FLS (March – May).
Providing funding for high quality research leading to external funding.
Central Research office:http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/researchoffice/finding/majorsponsors/
Other external funding search engines
www.researchresearch.com
• Funding alerts• Guidance• Jobs
http://www.rdinfo.org.uk/
• Funding support for health and social care research (NIHR)• Training, funding and advice
• SamClinical Research Fellow – Psychological Sciences
• Brian • Senior Research Fellow – Clinical and Laboratory
Sciences
Research Success Stories
Starting to prepare…
Why do you want to do this research? (You need to convince your reviewers and the panel that
it’s worth doing and why you are the person to do it)
Bear in mind the assessment criteria and audiences (use referee and panel prompts as a
guide, see websites)
Read all the guidance notes (don’t fall at the first hurdle)
A tool for staying focused: key message statement
• A simple concise statement – summarises what you will show– their broader implications– what is novel about your grant
• Must be realistic and well supported
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Starting to prepare your grant
Introduction
Methods
Discussion
Key message
Decide what research
you are going to do
Potential results
Can you do the project?
Technical expertise and knowledge
Collaborators
Co-applicants
Resources
Facilities
Equipment
Time
Consumables
JUSTIFICATION
Research proposalBackground – any preliminary work
Hypothesis
Experimental design and methods
Timetable and milestones
Task 1
Task 3
Task 2
Task 4
Clear decision points and milestones
Experiment A
YES
NO
Experiment B
What now?
Easy to Read Grants
• At the end of each section – statement of outcomes– How to achieve them
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Lay Abstract
• Impact of your work – usually the first thing read
• Remember a 12yr old should be able to understand it
• It needs to be punchy – depending on the funding body they may want to use it for publicity
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Assessment CriteriaPrimary criteria = overall quality of proposals
Other factors may be taken into account where relevant:
Adventure
Collaborations
Newly appointed academics
Multidisciplinarity
Research Quality: Ranking
Outstanding
Good
Unsatisfactory
Definition Grade
10987654321
Adequate
Good Proposals…
Are about excellent research
And……..• Demonstrate the capability of applicants• Are clear about the ideas & work plan (what will be done
when & how the parts relate)• Show novelty/added value • Justify resources!• Cite all key publications
“There is no amount of work that will turn a bad idea into a good grant, but…
There are many ways to disguise a good one.”
And finally……..
William Raub, Past Deputy Director, NIH
Remember this when
writing your proposal
Remember this before you resubmit
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