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Crafting a Strong Researcher-Led Initiative Fund Application

Learn how to create a successful application for the Researcher-Led Initiative fund. Understand the requirements, address criteria, and submit on time for a higher chance of approval. Get insights into the fund's operation, application process, and potential outcomes to boost your proposal's chances. This guide covers essential steps, including application scope, deadline, selection process, and key criteria to meet. Follow these tips to showcase your initiative's innovation, interdisciplinary nature, and benefits across career stages effectively.

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Crafting a Strong Researcher-Led Initiative Fund Application

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  1. How to put togethera strong application to the Researcher-Led Initiative (RLI) fund Sarah R-HDoctoral School www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/internal/rli

  2. 3-steps to a strong application: • Read and understand the guidance notes • Address all the criteria in your application • Submit your applicationon time

  3. Read and understand the guidance notes • Scope of the fund • Expected award amount • Deadline for applications • Criteria for applications • Application process • Selection process • Terms and conditions of awards

  4. Address all the criteria in your application Clearly show how your initiative meets the criteria • How it will boost the professional development of researchers • How it is cross-or interdisciplinary • How it appeals to researchers across career stages • How it is innovative

  5. Submit your applicationon time Current cycle deadline: Tuesday 30th April 2013 Allow time for: • Getting support statement from your DODS • Proofreading • Getting accurate costings • Input from other parties

  6. How the RLI fund operates • Panel considers all applications after deadline • Allocation of funds: panel considers all applications in that round, and budget available • Applicants informed of outcome within 4 weeks of closing date • Successful? Doctoral School opens a budget code for your project

  7. Possibleoutcomes • Successful - accepted • Partially successful - offered partial funding, with explanation and advice • Revise & resubmit – feedback on application with advice on how to improve it • Unsuccessful - rejected

  8. Winning initiatives… • Broad appeal across disciplines / schools • Benefit researchers at different career stages • Involve collaboration across departments • Request only partial funding • co-sponsors; other resources • Showed outreach • Outside of Sussex or non-academics • Potential to lead onto something else • Have a legacy: website, resources

  9. Lesser applications… • Lack signs of being innovative • Application incomplete / unclear • Unreasonable budgets • catering & speakers fees, ‘wages’ • Aimed at undergraduates or PGTs • School-based / departmental event • Event off-campus (costly) for nodiscernible reason • Requested funds to be transferredto personal bank account

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