Costing Research Projects
Research Grant application workflow [PDF guide to the process]
Application for external research funding - FIR1 []
Research Project Application Procedure - Checklist
1. Have you discussed the outline application with the Research Office Administrator?
2. Have you gained a provisional agreement from the Head of Department for the application to proceed?
3. Have you discussed the application more fully with the Research Office, taking into consideration the funding body guidelines?
4. Have you considered whether you need any of the following resources:
- Research Assistant Staff time
- Replacement Teaching / Research Leave
- Consultancy
- Consumables
- Subject Payments
- Materials
- Transcription Costs
- Travel and Subsistence (within UK and Overseas separately)
- General Equipment (desks - experiment apparatus etc.)
- Computer Equipment
- Software
- Stationery, disks etc (sometimes these come under consumables, depending on the funding body)
- Overheads (the overhead rate will depend on the funding body - please contact Finance to establish the rate to be used)
(This is not a comprehensive list and should only be used as a guide)
5. Have you contacted Finance to prepare a costing and obtained a signed budget?
6. Have you completed the FIR 1 Form and obtained the Head of Department's signature?
7. Have you submitted a copy of the application, along with a completed FIR1 Form (with attached authorised budget), to the Research Office for Pro-Warden Research Approval?
8. Have you received the okay, from the Research Office, for your Academic Department to submit the proposal?
9. Have you submitted the proposal before the announced deadline?
Useful Telephone Numbers:
Research Office Administrator - Lynda Agili - Ext 7772
Management Accountant - Gisele Constant - Ext 7944
Research Grants Officer - Marie Fallon - Ext 5323
Research Grants Assistant (Interim) - Ashley Blake - Ext 2259