October 2014 Dr Sonia Monteiro Research Officer Ext th Floor, Food Science Building Research Support for Postgraduate Students Induction Programme Postgraduate Research Students

Support and develop UCC research activities by providing information, assistance, guidance and advice on all aspects of the planning, executing, sustaining and application of research Office of the VP for Research & Innovation (OVPRI) Main Aim Research Support Services Office of Technology Transfer Functions First point of contact for all research-related issues

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Support for Applications  Funding Opportunities Intelligence & Communication  Proposal Development & Budgetary Support Review and Sign-off Proposal Submission  Training/Mentoring  Research Support System [IRIS] Research Support Services Support for Grant Management  Contract Administration  Contract Management  Supporting the achievement of funders expectation  Financial governance  Research Outputs Research Strategy & Policies  Development and Implementation  University Research Performance (Metrics/Reporting)  Facilitating Research Collaborations  Site Visit Support

Research Support for Postgraduate Students Information Sessions on funding calls (i.e. IRC, Fulbright, Marie Curie Fellowships, etc.) Proposal review (i.e. IRC Postgraduate Scholarships & Postdoc Fellowships, Marie Curie postdoc fellowships, etc.) Help finding funding opportunities ( One on one meetings Training Sessions on writing grant applications (for instance as part of the STEPS training modules)

Vice President for Research & Innovation Prof Anita Maguire Research Support Director of Research Support Services – Dr David O’Connell Research Officers Dr Sonia Monteiro Dr Siobhan Cusack Dr Jill Haynes Research Support Officer Dr Louise Burgoyne CACSSS Research Officer – Dr Allen White Research Administration Front Office/VP PA – Mairead Mooney Research Administrator (EU funding) – Fiona O’Shea Research Administrator (SFI, EI and Industry funding) – Terri Deane Research Administrator (All other funding bodies) – Lucy Wallis IRIS Coordinator/Helpdesk – Deirdre Kearney OVPRI - Research Support Services - who can help

Thank You Questions?

Identify potential funding source(s) Contact Research Support Services and liaise with office regarding all aspects of the application Prepare application Complete internal Proposal Review Form online (IRIS Proposals) Details budget Requires sign-off by Head of Department and RSS Where there are IP issues, discuss with Technology Transfer Office Submit application in plenty of time Applying for Funding All funding applications must be signed off by RSS Submit draft to RSS a minimum 5 working days in advance of call deadline