Understand the steps and processes you need to take to help you prepare a successful research or innovation proposal.
Preparing a research proposal
If you are looking for support in preparing a research proposal,Ìýcontact your faculty Research Coordination Office (RCO).ÌýThey offer guidance and resourcesÌýto help you with grant writing, preparing for an interview, and obtaining letters of support, which can be accessed below (°×С½ãÂÛ̳ login required).
- RCO for Life and Medical SciencesÌý(LMS)
- Bartlett, Engineering and Mathematical & Physical Sciences (BEAMS) RCO
- Laws, Arts and Humanities and Social and Historical Sciences (SLASH)/Institute of Education (IOE) RCO
The RCOs and °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Organisational Development have created a training website providing staff with videos, documents and useful links to support them while putting together their proposals to fund their research ideas and progress their careers as researchers at °×С½ãÂÛ̳.
- (°×С½ãÂÛ̳ login required)
The Award Services European Research andÌýInnovation OfficeÌý(ERIO) team provides a pre-award service for helping academics construct, edit and submit collaborative European Union (EU) grantÌýproposals.
You should also review the AwardÌýServicesÌýFirst steps - Prepare a funding proposalÌýpage for further advice.
PreparingÌýan innovation proposal
Find out about the different Knowledge Exchange Funding (KEF) schemes available. Each scheme includes contact details for advice about your proposal.
PreparingÌýa low and middle-income countryÌýfunding application
Grant applications with low and middle-income country (LMIC) partners, particularly those funded with Official Development Aid (ODA), ask for additional statements or sections which offer the funder assurances. These include:
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- Gender statement
- Carbon reduction statement
- Costing a research project
- Gender statement
- Theory of Change.
Useful internal resources are available in the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ LMIC Toolkit.
- °×С½ãÂÛ̳ LMIC ToolkitÌý(°×С½ãÂÛ̳ login required)
Translational Research Office
Contact the Translational Research Office (TRO) for support with funding proposals relating to the translation of emerging research into therapies, techniques and medical products.
°×С½ãÂÛ̳H/°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Joint Research Office
ContactÌýthe °×С½ãÂÛ̳H/°×С½ãÂÛ̳ÌýJoint Research Office (JRO)Ìýfor supportÌýwith developingÌýand growingÌýhigh-quality clinical research proposals.
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