Institutes for Ageing, Social Renewal and Sustainability, Directed Funding Call Application Form
The full call text is available on the Institute for Ageing, Institute for Social Renewal and Institute for Sustainability, websites. This document should be no longer than 3 pages using minimum size 10 font, not including the additional information or blank pages.
Name(s) of Full Project Team (specify PI, Co-Is and any RA(s)) and their School/Research Centre/Institute. Also include team members from external organisations:
Name, affiliation
Please select the Societal Challenge Theme Institute(s) Strategy that your submission relates to:
☐ Institute for Ageing ☐ Institute for Social Renewal ☐ Institute for Sustainability
Key Words:
Please list a maximum of 5 key words for the research project
Any comments on the relevance to the Societal Challenge Theme Institute Strategies:
Applications that are cross-cutting should reference all the individual relevant strategies. Information relating to strategy can be found on the corresponding SCT institute’s website. Please note: Applications which address more than one Societal Challenge Theme will be looked upon favourably.
Details of Proposed Activity
Title: Your title should match your MyProjects Proposal submission. Remember to prefix your title with “IfS:”
Summary:
Include nature of research and description of the policy opportunity; stage of policy impact, relationships to be established and built upon, implementation and evaluation activities.
Funding Requested
Total Institute contribution requested: £ N.B., contribution limit specified in the relevant call
Is additional/match funding required (this includes internal/school contribution)? Yes ☐ No ☐
If yes, has additional funding already been secured? Yes ☐ No ☐
Total value of EXTERNAL match funding secured: £ Including financial estimate of in-kind contributions.
Please give some information beyond the headings in MyProjects Proposals – i.e., how much time of which staff etc.
Justification of Resources: Give a justification of the resources requested. Effective use of Resources is an important criterion, clearly outlining matched funding provided from both internal and external resources.
Why the Societal Challenge Theme Institutes are best placed to fund the described activities?
An explanation of why the SCT Institutes are the best place to fund this project will form an important element of the assessment process. What barriers are there to accessing other funding resources (both internally and externally)?
Outcomes and Deliverables
Give details of what the activity will achieve in reference to building capacity to influence and/or inform public policy and how this supports the SCT strategies. Please list and number all project deliverables and indicate the team member(s) responsible (see example table below). These deliverables will form part of the offer letter and you will be expected to report progress against them.
Deliverable # / Deliverable / Completed by / Person responsibleD1 / e.g. Report describing approach taken in this project and wider applicability / MM/YY / PI
D2 / e.g. Stakeholder Analysis / MM/YY / PI
D3 / e.g. Preparation of briefing note / MM/YY / Co-I
D4 / e.g. Attending APPG / MM/YY / Project team member 1
Consider how you will measure the success and what opportunity there is for evidencing the impact of your activity. The REF Panel Guidance document gives an overview of the types of impact (including policy) and evidence for each of the REF 2014 assessment panels. Examples of successful realisation of research impact and outcomes in the past are encouraged.
Milestones and Reporting
List and number your project milestones and schedule for reporting (which will include at least a final report within 1 month of completion). A reporting template will be supplied.
Mentoring Support
The possibility of mentoring support will be explored with successful applicants. Please identify a suitable mentor if appropriate.
Additional Information
How did you hear about this funding call?
Please tell us how you heard about this funding call e.g., Institute for Sustainability/Ageing/Social Renewal website, email bulletin, event, word of mouth – colleague or Institute team etc.
Commercially Sensitive Information
Details of successful applications will be used in the Institutes for Sustainability, Ageing and Social Renewal promotional materials. If your application contains commercially sensitive information which may NOT be used by the Institutes for promotional purposes then please tick this box ☐
Allocation of funds
Is the PI of this project eligible to be considered in one of the categories for allocated funds? Please indicate below:
☐ Early Career Researcher (i.e. those employed as Lecturer with <5 years in post and below)
☐ Returning from a career break
☐ None
If so please provide a short statement of how the proposed project will contribute to the PIs career development:
Please provide a statement of how this project will develop the career of the PI and the contribution in working towards an independent research career. Include a brief description of the PIs career and research vision and the direct impact this project would have on these.
University Research Related Policies
Please confirm that the proposed research adheres to the following University policies:
☐ Ethics ☐ Data Management ☐ Intellectual Property
If you envisage any IP issues arising from the proposed research please tick this box ☐
Checklist before Submitting Proposal:
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☐ Application and MPP record prepared in consultation with your School Research Admin
☐ Funder: “Newcastle University – Internally Funded Projects”.
☐ Pricing Template: “Charity excluding inflation”
☐ Salary type: “Actual” NOT “Banded”
☐ Team: Full team listed on MPP
☐ Title: Prefix with “IfS: ”
☐ Proposal type: “Standard” NOT “Outline”
☐ Total Cost: MPP “Price Total” within threshold, matches “Total contribution requested”
☐ Start date: At least two weeks after the panel meeting and by 15th July 2016.
☐ Project duration: Complies with length stated in the full call text.
☐ Additional information completed
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