1. Complete Funding Series: Personal Research Strategy and Planning Dr Karen Woodhall Research Support Office (RSO) rso@aston.ac.uk

2. WHY plan ahead?  EXTERNAL DRIVERS (e.g. RCUK) - Success rates - Quality applications - Peer review  INTERNAL AWARDS TARGETS (applications targets) - ASTON > Schools > Research Groups > Individual - PIPELINE  PERSONAL RESEARCH ASPIRATIONS - success requires quality - quality requires time….so be PROACTIVE!

3. Why do you want funding?

4.  To go to conferences  Travel to form collaborations; networks; learn new techniques (UK/EU/Int)  Studentships  Summer scholarships  Equipment  Pilot studies  Research grants  Programme grants / collaborative Grants / centre grants  Fellowships (personal or for someone to work in your lab)  Sabbatical  Salary supplements (University awards / Prof level)

5. Where can you get funding from?

6. European: H2020; Marie Curie; ERC; COST Research Councils: ESRC; EPSRC; BBSRC; MRC; AHRC Industry (contracts; CASE (BBSRC & MRC); KTP; TSB) Charities: medical & other Professional bodies & Societies NIHR British Academy Royal Society Leverhulme

7. How can you find out about funding? Funding newsletters from RDMs: DEADLINEFUNDERSCHEMEDESCRIPTIONLINK TO FUNDER (via Research Professional) 10-Oct-14 British Council for Prevention of Blindness Research grants These aim to support research that has direct clinical or epidemiological relevance to prevention of blindness in low-income countries. Up to £60,000 is available for research and studentship grants for projects expected to last three years. http://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/1180964 10-Oct-14 World Cancer Research Fund International Regular grant programme This provides funding for research on the link between diet, nutrition, body fatness, physical activity, and cancer incidence and survival. Two types of grants are available:investigator initiated grants, worth a maximum of £250,000 for up to four years, and regional seed grants, worth up to £60,000 for up to two years. http://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/245333 14-Oct-14BrightFocus Foundation Standard awards in Alzheimer's disease research These support researchers who have already generated preliminary data, but still require significant progress before they can apply to governmental or industrial funding agencies. Each award is worth US$250,000 over a maximum period of three years. http://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/245890 15-Oct-14BBSRC Flexible interchange programme Supports the movement of people between different environments to further the exchange of knowledge, technology and skills in the bioscience sector and to develop research in the field. Awards are typically tenable for up to two years and are worth a maximum of £150,000 in total at 80 per cent full economic cost. http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/people-information/flexible- interchange-programme.aspx 17-Oct-14MRC Proximity to discovery: industry engagement fund Aims to support a small number of research organisations to use creative approaches to building relationships with industry partners. The total budget is £15 million, with individual applications not expected to be in excess of £250,000. Funding is available for up to 18 months. http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/proximity-to-discovery-industry- engagement-fund/ 17-Oct-14MRC Confidence in concept scheme Aims to accelerate the transition from discovery research to translational development projects by supporting preliminary work or feasibility studies to establish the viability of an approach. Funding is worth between £250,000 and £1.2 million for up to 18 months. http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/confidence-in-concept-scheme/ 21-Oct-14MRC Joint global research programme – women’s and children’s health Programme aims to address major health needs of women and children in low resource settings, with a focus on issues relating to topics such as maternal, new born and child health, nutrition, and infectious diseases. Unless the proposal is a clinical trial, the total cost projects will not usually exceed £1 million over a maximum period of three years. The total budget is £10m. http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/joint-global-research-programme- women-s-and-children-s-health/ 22-Oct-14British Academy Newton mobility grants These enable UK universities and research institutes to host international researchers in order to build lasting networks or strengthen emerging collaborations in any discipline within humanities and social sciences. Grants are offered up to a maximum of £10,000 for one year to cover travel and maintenance costs, although costs related to other eligible activities will be considered. http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/newton.cfm 24-Oct-14Alzheimer's Research UK Pilot project grants These fund small, innovative research projects and pilot studies. The scheme supports novel research ideas that, if successful, would lead to a major project or programme application. Grants are worth up to £30,000 per year for a maximum duration of two years. ARUK will consider requests for up to £50,000 per year for projects involving inherently costly research. http://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/opportunity/256866 24-Oct-14Wellcome Trust Translation Fund This aims to develop innovative and ground breaking new technologies in the biomedical area. Projects must address an unmet need in healthcare with a demonstrated proof of principle supported by experimental data. The fund covers direct costs of the project, including modest equipment purchase and maintenance costs. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Technology- transfer/Awards/Translation-Fund/index.htm

8. How can you find out about funding? www.researchprofessional.com/funding

9. How can you find out about funding? RSS feeds:

10. How can you find out about funding?  Talk to your Research Development Manager

11. Planning ahead  Where do you want your research to be in (5) years time?  Stepping stones to achieve target

12. Planning ahead Current Projects TARGET STRATEGY 5 years

13. Planning your strategy “WHAT?” Manpower (PhDs / postdocs) Dissemination/track record (conferences; seminar series) Pilot funds Research grants Equipment

14. Planning your Strategy “WHERE FROM?” European: H2020; Marie Curie; ERC; COST Research Councils: ESRC; EPSRC; BBSRC; MRC; AHRC NIHR Industry (contracts; CASE (BBSRC & MRC); KTP; TSB) Professional bodies & Societies Charities: medical & other Leverhulme Royal Society British Academy

15. Charity studentship Planning your Strategy “APPLICATIONS” 5 years Postdoc fellowship NIHR grant Charity project grant RCUK research grant fellowship H2020 Charity pilot

16. Planning your Strategy – an alternative Research Strands/ Projects 1 2 3 What is required to move project forward ? Sources of funding and deadlines? Option 1Option 2

17. 11/0905/1011/1005/1111/1105/1211/12 CRUKCRUK MRC New investigator Royal Society CRUK Breast Cancer Campaign AICRAICR BBSRCBBSRC Royal society Grant writing retreatStart in LHS Royal Society CRUKCRUK CRUKCRUK British- German Council Breast Cancer Campaign S100A4 and cell migration eEF1A in cell migration eEF1A and disease

18. FINALLY…  Review your plan regularly (with your RDM)  Look out for new / changing opportunities  ANY QUESTIONS?