• 09.30 - 10.00 Research Grants & Contracts Team • 10.00 - 10.20 Peer Review with Prof Stephen Wilkinson• 10.20 - 10.35 Break• 10.35 - 12.30 Grant Crafting with Dr Martin Pickard
Telephone: 01782 733443 I Email: [email protected] I Website:www.keele.ac.uk/businessenterprise
Research Grants & Contracts Officers - Donna Sumner Tel: 33443 - Ann Diskin Tel: 34463
Research Grants & Contracts Administrator - Caroline Pugh Tel: 34493
Introduction – Who we are
What we do / why we have research administration
Fully support and advise the Academic community in applying for Research Grants, Contracts and Tenders
Final checks & sign off - central point for Institution authorisation
Contract negotiation and sign off
Work closely with Research Institute Managers
Data requests
Support the academic community in thedevelopment and delivery of research grants
Provide accurate and timely data regarding research applications & awards
Facts and Figures513 Applications 2010/11Value £44.9m 2010/11Success Rate ~1:4Research Grant Income 2010/11 £11.9mQR Income £6.7m
Research Grant Income 10/11£11.9m by Sponsor Type
Making an Application
Must be a full member of a Research Institute.Initial contact point - your Research Institute
Manager.ALL applications to be authorised by your Research
Institute Director.ALL projects must be costed under fEC.
Research Institute Contacts ISTM
- Mark Smith Tel: 555234
IPCHS - Claire Ashmore Tel: 34722
SSRI & IHUMS - Clare Wydell Tel: 34580 - Nat Golden Tel: 33888 - Sheena Bateman Tel: 34589
IEPSAM - Pauline Weston Tel: 34339
Funding Opportunities“Research Professional” online licence all Keele users
can register for an account.Research-L mail list - Internal mail list.Research & Enterprise Services website.EU Framework 7 - Dedicated page with full support
packs (Dr Martin Pickard).UKRO (United Kingdom Research Organisation).
On Line Submission All Research Councils, now use the online submission
system Je-S.You must have a registered user account to use this
system.Other sponsors now use their own online systems e.g.
Royal Society, Wellcome Trust, Leverhulme Trust and EU.
- Always be aware that submissions are multi-stage and you pressing “submit” does NOT complete the process.
Find the Right FunderPrint off guidance notes.Do both you and your proposed project meet the eligibility?Is the sponsor likely to offer funding at a sufficient level, and for
long enough?If not, can you find the balance from elsewhere?Can you meet the application deadlines and are you certain of
the application procedures?What is the likelihood of success - is it worth the effort of
making the application?
Find the Right Funder (Continued)Will you have the freedom to publish, or are there
likely to be confidentiality restrictions?Who will have the ownership of the results?How far are you prepared to tailor your research to a
sponsors requirements?Is the sponsor compatible with your own conscience
and the mission of your institution?Are the sponsor’s interests likely to conflict with any
other work that you or your immediate colleagues are undertaking?
Peer Review
Research Institutes - various types of peer review.Always ask someone else to review your application.
Costing a ProjectTRAC demonstrated that Research was under-funded.fEC (Full Economic Costing) launched March 2004 to
address this under funding.Aim to make Research sustainable.All projects have to be costed under fEC regardless of
what the sponsor pays.Diary Exercise - participation crucial to this process.
Directly Incurred costsStaff Costs - Research Assistants, Technicians, Fellows,
Visiting Researchers
Travel and Subsistence EquipmentConsumablesBooksSurvey Fees
Directly Incurred costs (continued)
Publication costsLicencesRecruitment and Advertising
These are all costs only incurred as a direct result of undertaking the project.
Directly Allocated costsPrincipal Investigator’s timeCo-Investigators’ timePooled staff (e.g. lab technicians)Estates Costs
These are costs incurred irrespective of a research project.
Indirect costs
General office and laboratory consumablesSecretarialCentral and distributed servicesCost of Capital employed
These are costs that cannot be attributed to a particular project.
Exceptional Costs
Project studentships.
Current TRAC rates for KeeleEstates - Non-Lab based Research £4,490 - Lab based Research £11,453Indirect £38,588Rates are applied per 1.0 fTE (Full Time Equivalent)Based on 44 working weeks, 220 days, 1,650 hours per
year
How the fTE is calculatedTotal number of hours to be worked over the lifetime of
the project for the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, Research Assistant, Studentships (not for RCs) divided by 1,650 hours in a year.
For example: - RA (1 year fulltime) = 1,650 hrs - PI (20% for 1 year) = 330 hrs - Total = 1,980 hrs - 1,980 / 1,650 = 1.20 FTE to apply the rate
How the fTE is calculated1.20 x Non Lab Estates £4,490 = £5,3881.20 x Lab Based Estates £11,453 = £13,7431.20 x Indirects £38,588 = £46,306
So…
- lab based project total associated costs = £60,049
- non-lab based project total associated costs = £51,649
pFACT Costing Tool
pFACT is a software package most UK Universities have subscribed to.
Currently used by the Research Institute Managers to prepare costings.
System support provided by fEC Accountant Tim Statham and Research & Enterprise Services.
Sign off
All these procedures are in place to maximise your chances of success and reduce the potential for risk.• All projects to be seen by your RI Manager for costing.
• Signed off by your RI Director.
• Institutionally approved by RES.
Useful Links
• http://www.researchprofessional.com
• https://je-s.rcuk.ac.uk
• http://www.keele.ac.uk/researchsupport
• Martin Pickard email: [email protected]
• http://www.ukro.ac.uk
• http://maillists.keele.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/research-l
Useful Linkshttp://www.ahrc.ac.ukhttp://www.bbsrc.ac.ukhttp://www.epsrc.ac.ukhttp://www.esrc.ac.ukhttp://www.mrc.ac.ukhttp://www.nerc.ac.ukhttp://royalsociety.orghttp://www.leverhulme.ac.ukhttp://www.wellcome.ac.uk