GSK-Singapore Sustainability PartnershipApplication Form

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The GSK-Singapore Sustainability Partnership

Eligibility

Any Singapore University or Research Institution. Joint applications may be written with industrial partners, but industrial partners may not serve as the principal applicant/ investigator.

Project Proposal, Objectives, and Milestones

The proposal should address a key problem to sustainable manufacturing in the pharmaceutical or fine chemical industry. Specifically, the problem statements that have been issued with this call should be addressed, or similarly themed problems identified by principal applicants.

Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of sustainable manufacturing research, collaborative research across universities and institutions is encouraged; however, no penalty will be incurred in the assessment of those projects proposals which are not collaborative.

The proposal should address the partnership objectives as stated in the attached call for proposal information:

  • Build a strong capability and train a talent pool in Singapore to meet the sustainable manufacturing challenges of the future for local industries;
  • Further enhance the working relationship between universities, institutes, and local companies through interdisciplinary research in sustainability;
  • Enable Singapore to become a leader in sustainability research for pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.

Project duration can to be up to the length of a PhD student (approx. 4 years), but can also be as little as 6 months for applied problems.

Projects must include milestones at which time brief reports/presentations will be submitted to update GSK and EDB project sponsors. These milestones may include decision points at which the focus of the research can be altered given the knowledge obtained.

Proposed Budget

The budget should primarily address manpower costs and associated overheads with these costs. The submitted and ultimately approved budget will represent the final amount of funds disbursed. Any overhead costs related to manpower must therefore be included in budgetary requests.

While equipment and other operational costs should be included, the endowment funds have a finite limit which will preclude large expenditures in these areas.

Budgetary plans are to be provided in ½ year increments. Funds will be disbursed on an annual basis. Continued fund disbursement will be dependent on timely report submission at milestone dates and on milestones being achieved.

Review and Approval

The proposals will be reviewed by 2-4 subject matter experts. Initially, these will be from GSK. Longer term, external subject matter experts are expected to be added to the review pool.

The proposals will be reviewed against the following criteria:

1)Alignment with the strategic objectives of the endowment fund

  • Build a strong capability and train a talent pool in Singapore to meet the sustainable manufacturing challenges of the future for local industries
  • Further enhance the working relationship between universities, institutes, and local companies through interdisciplinary research in sustainability
  • Enable Singapore to become a leader in sustainability research for pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals

2)Impact of the proposal to sustainable manufacturing science

3)Potential for eventual industrialization of research outputs

4)Originality / Novelty of Proposal

In addition to the criteria above, the feasibility of the project and its likelihood of success in achieving milestones will be considered in proposal review.

Upon funding, each selected project will have a GSK assigned point of contact who can assist with perspective on industrial problems and research direction.

Reporting and Deliverables

Progress reports should be made available at every milestone. In addition, principal investigators will be expected to participate in symposia, held on an annual basis, to promote the work of the endowment to their colleagues and other interested industrial, academic, and governmental colleagues in Singapore.

Questions

Any questions about the proposal form or process should be referred to one of the following project steering team members:

Dr. John N O’RiordanDr. Philip C. Dell’Orco

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3a. Principal Applicant/Investigator

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3b. Partner Institution (Joint Applicant)

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4. Other Grants and Funding

List any other sources of funding either existing or applied which are relevant to this project proposal.

Project Background and Proposal

1a. Project Background (maximum 300 words)

1b. Existing Intellectual Property Position

IP solely owned by Principal Applicant’s Institution

IP solely owned by Joint Applicant’s Institution

IP jointly owned by Principal’s and Joint Applicant’s Institutions

Third parties’ IP required by the Project

  1. Objectives of Proposed Project

3a. Scope of Work Planned

Describe clearly the technical scope of the planned work and its relevance to green manufacturing and common industry problems., indicating both the originality of the approach taken and the scientific impact of the proposed work. Where applicable, please include justification for the resources required (e.g. manpower, equipment) in the proposal as well as roles of the Joint Applicants if applicable. This can be provided as a separate attachment of no more than 10 double-spaced pages.

3a. Scope of Work Planned – cont’d

3b. Milestones

Please describe the key project milestones and milestone dates

No. / Milestones / Target Date / Institution/ Organisation

3c.Project Outcomes/Deliverables.

State clearly how the project delivers the stated objectives in the endowment context document.

4. Potential for industrialization of research outputs

State any improvements over existing methods, economic value or cost savings. (maximum 300 words)

5.Breakdown of Funds Requested (EOM = expense of manpower; OOE = Operational expenses)

Year 1 / Year 2 / Year 3 / Year 4
EOM
NameDesignation / Commit-ment to Project
(%) / H1 / H2 / H1 / H2 / H1 / H2 / H1 / H2
Existing Staff
New Staff
EOM Sub-Total
EOM Total
OE (Consumables etc)
OE Sub-Total
OE Total
Equipment (if applicable)
Equipment Sub-Total
Equipment Total

6. Other Contributions (cash)

Institution / Organisation / EOM / OOE / Equipment / Total

7.References

Signatures
Principal and Joint Applicant
Approved by Principal Investigator or Head (if applicant is not the PI / Head)
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Approved by Chairman or Executive Director (if required for internal purposes)
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Signature of Chairman/ED of Principal Applicant
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Signature of Chairman/ED of Joint Applicant
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