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Research Funding Opportunities

Research Funding Opportunities. CAHRD briefing session 26 June 2013. Applied health research & delivery. Research “pipeline” Internal funding and support External funding General guidance and specific support. Internal funding – what is it for?.

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Research Funding Opportunities

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  1. Research Funding Opportunities CAHRD briefing session26 June 2013

  2. Applied health research & delivery • Research “pipeline” • Internal funding and support • External funding • General guidance and specific support

  3. Internal funding – what is it for? Encouraging the growth of sustainable projects which fit our strategic aims of: • Generating more external funding • Increasing postgraduate student numbers • Building , strengthening and deepening international partnerships • Creating more interdisciplinary links • Raise Warwick’s international profile

  4. Where can I apply for funding? • Research Support Services: supporting projects that will lead to external funding bids • Global Research Priorities: supporting multi-disciplinary research around a series of ‘grand challenges’ • International Office: supporting projects that will enhance the University’s international strategy to develop partnerships with leading overseas institutions • Institute of Advanced Study: supporting collaborative research and testing new ideas All schemes listed at: www.go.warwick.ac.uk/internalfunding

  5. Contact Research Support Services schemes: Liese Perrin L.Perrin@warwick.ac.uk ; Extn 73935 Institute of Advanced Study schemes: Rachel Corke r.corke@warwick.ac.uk  ; Extn 50564 International Office schemes: Sarah Patrick sarah.patrick@warwick.ac.uk ; Extn 22647

  6. Research Support Services Supporting researchers to secure external funding for research projects in line with the University’s strategy

  7. RDF Strategic Awards Up to £25k Ideally inter- or multi-disciplinary projects Should relate to University Strategy Must lead on to future bid(s) for external funding Open to academic staff from all faculties Annual end of May deadline for activity from 1 August - 31 July http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/funding/opportunities/rdf

  8. RDF Development Awards More modest funds available to support research activities Should relate to University Strategy Ring-fenced funds available for the development of European funding bids Rolling deadline from 1 August 2013 Open to researchers from Social Science, Science and Medicine Faculties only http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/funding/opportunities/rdf

  9. HEIF 5: International Business Activities • Supports engagement with overseas business/industry • May be used for: • Speculative visits to potential collaborators • Visits to develop existing collaborations • Visits by collaborators to Warwick • Covers: • Travel and subsistence • Other justifiable expenses eg overseas trade fair attendance • No deadlines • Contact: Dr Andrew Roadnight (Andrew.Roadnight@warwick.ac.uk)

  10. Global Research Priorities • Present Warwick’s major areas of research strength around globally recognised, interdisciplinary 'grand challenges’ • Increase our research income by better addressing the needs of funding bodies • Showcase research excellence and demonstrate its impacts • Provide support for and enhance our multidisciplinary and cross-departmental research • Current GRPs: Behavioural Sciences, Connecting Cultures, Energy, Food, Global Governance, International Development, Materials, Science and Technology for Health, Sustainable Cities • http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities

  11. Science & Technology for Health GRP • Promotes and supports Warwick research relevant to lifelong health and wellbeing from all Departments and Centres • Focus on analytical sciences, healthcare technologies, trials and translational research, evaluation and public involvement • Relevant to healthy ageing, early diagnosis and treatment, health in resource-poor settings • Bid coordination, internal and external meetings, seedcorn funding • Sudhesh Kumar, Elizabeth Cromwell and Janet Higham • http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities/scienceandtechforhealth

  12. International Office Promoting Collaborative Research and Teaching Projects with Overseas Partner Universities

  13. International Office Funds Joint Funds: - Monash University - Boston University Internal Funds: - International Partnership Fund - China Partnership Fund - Brazil Partnership Fund External Funding Opportunities http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international/staff/relations/resources/

  14. Internal Funds: Common criteria Awards up to £5k, per year for up to two years New and early stage collaborations with international universities and research institutes Overall the project must be; innovative, have a strategic focus, and have long-term potential Emphasis on partnership building activities; - inter- and multi-disciplinary research - developing PhD student exchange schemes - building links with industry Application deadline: early June each year

  15. Partnership Funds 2013 - 14 International Partnership Fund Current priorities: - Japan, South Korea, Singapore USA, Canada India - Sub-Saharan Africa “Rest of the world” China Partnership Fund Brazil Partnership Fund (funded by Santander)

  16. External Funding Opportunities • Examples of schemes promoted in 2011-12 • India: UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). Current phase will run until 2016. Funds research collaborations, development of joint programmes, staff exchanges. 3 successful bids in 2011 • Brazil: Science without Borders (CiênciasemFronteiras). Current phase will run until 2015. Funds Brazilian students study abroad (UG, PhD), Full-time PhD. Also opportunities for UK Visiting Researchers. 1 Visiting Researcher award in 2012 • Turkey: UK-HE Partnerships. Funds collaborative partnerships between the UK and Turkey (and industry), initially in key areas of: Agriculture, Energy, Food security, Health, and ICT. 1 successful bid in 2012 • http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international/staff/relations/resources/

  17. Monash Warwick Alliance Principles of Alliance Funding • Strategic value • Transformational potential • Innovative approaches • Shared commitment and benefits • Potential for external investment/collaboration go.warwick.ac.uk/mwalliance

  18. Alliance Funding Streams Alliance Seed Fund • Incubation of new initiatives with high potential via supported workshops/visits • Funding up to 15,000GBP plus 22,500AUD available Alliance Development Fund • Mid range research and/or education proposals • Indicative funding range: 40-100k AUD Alliance Major Initiative Fund • Proposals that seek to elevate the institutions to international leadership within a field, likely to involve joint appointments

  19. Warwick Institute of Advanced Study

  20. Goals • Enhancing opportunities for international scholars to engage with Warwick • Fostering new collaborative research groups  • Promoting interdisciplinary research across all faculties  • Enriching the research environment for postgraduate students and early career researchers • Increasing public engagement with Warwick research nationally and internationally • Promoting Warwick-based impact activities across all University faculties, departments and research centres • Assisting in recruitment of world-leading scholars

  21. What do we fund? • IAS supports a cluster of funding initiatives which are directed towards achieving Strategy 2015 • Designed to support research that might not have clearly defined research outcomes yet (so would not be eligible to apply for external funding) but are likely to be in the future (given the right support…) • IAS offer a number of schemes designed to encourage: • testing out new ideas • Interdisciplinary approaches or interdisciplinarity • building embryonic external grant bids

  22. Summary of deadlines

  23. External funding opportunities

  24. Research Professional • Research Fortnight • Set up electronic personal funding alerts • Immediate access on campus; personal log in available off campus http://www.researchresearch.com/ (on campus support: Carole Harris in RSS)

  25. EU Horizon 2020 • Cooperation projects: draft WPs July 2013, first calls early 2014 • European Research Council Starting, Consolidator and Investigator grants • Marie-Curie “fellowship” schemes: 14 August 2013 http://www.ukro.ac.uk/Pages/UKRO.aspx http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/funding/fundingopportunities/external/eurofunding

  26. RCUK and WT international schemes • MRC http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Internationalopportunities/index.htm • BBSRC http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/internationalfunding/international-funding-index.aspx • EPSRC, ESRC, etc • Wellcome Trust http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/International/index.htm

  27. Upcoming opportunities • EPSRC Healthcare Impact Partnerships 24 July • MRC Joint Global Health Trials 4th call (non-communicable diseases) 1 Oct • NIHR Preventing the Development and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (themed call) tbc • MRC Confidence in Concept 2nd call tbc • EDCTP Phase II and III trials in Africa (infectious disease treatments) tbc

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