Research Funding: What do we need to consider? The Practice And Communication Of Science John T. Hancock

Why do we need funding? Your final year project MSc/MRes PhD/DPhil Post-doc Research Fellows/Senior Fellows Staff research Someone needs to pay for it!

What do we spend funding on? Staff costs – who? Technical support Consumables Equipment Travel For the research Conferences Access charges Collaborators

Let’s take PhD as an example? You need to live (~£14K) Accommodation Travel Food Fun? Consumables All that you need, including animals, samples, chemicals… Equipment Do you need your own kit? For the research Conferences, national/international Access charges Borrowing anyone else’s kit? Let’s think of a total here?...

Where are you going to get the money? Your own? University funding (internal) Where do they get the money:- fees, overheads, REF? Government BBSRC EPSRC AHRC Charities Leverhulme Trust Wellcome Trust etc Industry

Overheads? What are they and why? Often calculated on total staff costs 100%? BBSRC? Wellcome Trust?

Funding for collaborations Funding to make consortia Travel Meetings Sending samples etc

How do I apply? Often sorted by departmental staff Fellowships PhDs Post-docs Fellowships Often individuals cannot apply Professional bodies:- for travel Most announce schemes With guidelines University approval schemes:- PASS

Let’s go back to PhD? Questions you may have? Degree? Masters? How do I fund it? Where do I do it? When do I do it? How long does it take? FT or PT

Funding for Research Any Questions?