Early Career Researchers: Support from the Research Office Anna Nerukh Funding Information Administrator Cambridge Research Office 3 December 2009

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Support from the Research Office  Grants  finding funding  practical help and guidance with grants and contracts – from submission of applications and contracts negotiation to grants financial management and final reporting  Training  ResearchResearch database  pFACT and resource financial planning  Showcase  Research Horizons magazine

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What is a pFACT? Project Financial Appraisal & Costing Tool Project Financial Appraisal & Costing Tool Developed by Baum Hart/Allocate for Universities within the UK Used by the Cambridge to capture the FULL cost of any given project Applies appropriate and consistent costing assumptions Can you use a pFACT? Must have a CRS ID Must receive authorisation from the Departmental Administrator

aka The Budget If you under-budget, you will overspend - guaranteed!

Time Lag Submission to Sponsor Holiday / Conference Waiting for CV’s etc HOD on Leave Writing Science JOR Case for Support Sign off by Research Office DA on Leave IdeapFACT Training/ Development of pFACT Call Opens 07/09/2009 Deadline 11/11/ Days in total from Opening of call to Submission 3-5 days 56 Days in total from Opening of call to Submission

Remember to Read the sponsor’s terms and conditions Ensure that you have adhered to the documentation requirements! Develop your Resource Financial Plan Generate a pFACT Monitor the time lag Monitor the time lag Ask for help if you need it justified everything Make sure that you have justified everything you have asked for

Help with contracts

Help with financial management

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Support from the Research Office  Grants  finding funding  practical help and guidance with grants and contracts – from submission of applications and contracts negotiation to grants financial management and final reporting  Training  ResearchResearch database  pFACT and resource financial planning  Showcase  Research Horizons magazine

Help Finding Funding The Research Office Funding Calls Calendar The Research Office Funding Calls Calendar  Calls for proposals  Rolling programmes ResearchResearch Database ResearchResearch Database Events Events  Proposals writing courses

Funding Calls Calendar Calls for proposals Calls for proposals - funding opportunities with deadlines Rolling programmes Rolling programmes - general schemes that roll over and have no fixed deadline date

Funding schemes for early career researchers: ESRC ESRC Research Fellowships ESRC Research Fellowships  Social Sciences (may be priority themes)  Research linked to the PhD  Mentor support (not the PhD supervisor)  Not more than 3 years of active research experience; no age limit  Fellow’s salary and additional funding for 1 year (full time) or up to 2 years (part time)  No set deadline; decision within 14 weeks ESRC Small Research Grants ESRC Small Research Grants  Basic, strategic and applied research in any research area within ESRC’s remit  Applicants are eligible for funding whether or not they are established members of a recognised RO; those who are not established members must be accommodated by the RO  From £15, to £100,  No set deadline; decision within 14 weeks

Funding schemes for early career researchers: British Academy  British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships  Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences  Applicants have been awarded PhD within last 3 years; no age limit  Fellow’s salary and some additional funding for up to 3 years  Annual competition; last deadline 26 November  Two-stage application procedure  Small Research Grants  Clearly defined piece of research in Humanities and Social Sciences  From £500 to £7,500 for up to 2 years  Two rounds annually; next deadline 15 March 2010  Special funds

Funding schemes for early career researchers: AHRC AHRC Fellowships AHRC Fellowships  Arts and Humanities  To take forward new avenues of research developed since completion of PhD, or to pursue new research directions that have evolved from PhD research  Applicants must be within 8 years of the award of PhD, or within 6 years of the first academic appointment  Salary and associated costs for up to £120,000 FEC for 3 to 9 months; contribution to the cost of mentoring  No deadlines; assessment in about 30 weeks

Funding schemes for early career researchers: Leverhulme Trust  Early Career Research Fellowship  Any discipline  Under age 35  50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum for 2 or 3 years; Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6000  Deadline 11 March 2010  Isaac Newton Trust offers matching funding; deadline 29 January

European funding Framework 7 programmes Ideas Ideas (funding for fundamental frontier research through European Research Council (ERC)  Starting Investigator Researcher Grant  Advanced Investigator Research Grant People People (support human potential and research mobility through Marie Curie Schemes)  ITNs  Intra-European Fellowships, European Reintegration Grants  International Outgoing/Incoming Fellowships, International Reintegration Grants

ResearchResearch funding opportunities database World’s leading provider of news and funding information for research professionals Online access to the largest selection of funding opportunities, worldwide  FREE for all Cambridge University members  Covers ALL disciplines  Information is pre-checked to ensure UK researchers’ eligibility  Tailors searches and alerts to your specific interests

Start from Campus access  use the database from any computer within the University network  run searches  by sponsors  disciplines  award types  closing dates  keywords  several of these and other criteria Obtain your own account personal! Obtain your own account – make it personal!  use the database from any computer  save  save your searches and re-run them automatically customised alerts  set up customised alerts  share  share information with your colleagues

Other sponsors and sources of information Nuffield Foundation Nuffield Foundation Wellcome Trust Wellcome Trust The Wingate Foundation:; scholarships The Wingate Foundation: scholarships Department for International Development Department for International Development European Science Foundation European Science Foundation Individual institutions’ web sites Individual institutions’ web sites

Useful links Research Office web site Research Office web site  Major University Sponsors Major University Sponsors  ResearchResearch database ResearchResearch database   Research Office Funding Calls Calendar Research Office Funding Calls Calendar  Calls for proposals  Rolling programmes EC Framework 7 web site EC Framework 7 web site 

Contact details Funding from Research Councils, Charities, and governmental bodies; ResearchResearch enquiries Funding from Research Councils, Charities, and governmental bodies; ResearchResearch enquiries  Information Administrator Anna Nerukh, (7)64805, European Funding European Funding  European Funding Manager Natalia Molchanova, (7)65868, pFACTory pFACTory  Training Manager Debbie West-Lewis, (7)64804, Research Office contacts Research Office contacts 