C2D2 Final Funding Round

Size of total funding pot: A total of approximately £60k is available to bid for

Award end spend date: 31 March 2017

PI eligbility: must be a fully-tenured academic on a research only or research and teaching contract

Eligible types of applications:

- generating new data and/or proof of concept to prime an external application

- accelerating a scientific, social, economic, policy or cultural impact

- purchasing capital equipment

Maximum amount can apply for: £20k - smaller bids are welcomed too although applicants requesting less than £1,000 should include a clear justification of why departmental sources have not been used to fund the project

On what basis will the funds be awarded?

Projects must clearly and directly engage with the area of chronic diseases and disorders (which includes disability and mental health).
Reviewers will consider the likely nature and extent of the future outcomes and benefits from funding a proposal including the likelihood of fruitful new collaborations (internal or external) being generated.
Fit to the strategies of the Wellcome Trust, the University and relevant Department will be taken into account.
Where C2D2 funding has been awarded previously, the reviewers will look at the progress made and outputs generated.
Interdisciplinary proposals are not required but are especially welcomed.

What sorts of Projects or Activities are eligible for support?

Areas for expenditure within a project may include:
• Purchase of equipment or access charges for use of research facilities
• Purchase of consumables where these are solely and necessarily used for the project
• Consultancy costs directly related to the project
• Travel and subsistence costs directly related to the project, including conference attendance where that forms an explicit part of the preparatory work for the proposed project or hosting a visitor
• Employment of casual staff (e.g. summer students, provided the project results do not form part of the student's thesis) where it can be shown that this is the most effective way to undertake the work
• Employment of a post-doctoral research associate
• Teaching buy-out where it can be shown that this is essential to carrying out the research
• In exceptional circumstances, the Committee may agree to provide funds to cover the salary of a member of staff to allow them to undertake new research opportunities associated with the project where their current costs are expected to be 100% reliant on external grants and contracts income
• Exceptionally, the provision of bridging support for salaries of members of research staff between the end of one research contract and the start of another where funds for the latter contract are guaranteed, and provided that the work to be undertaken fits the award/eligibility criteria listed above.

The following will not be supported from the C2D2 research fund:
• Purchase of standard personal computers, including laptops, or standard software
• Travel, subsistence or other costs associated with attendance of conferences principally to present the results of pre-existing research
• Support for students directly via the waiver of fees or the provision of studentships
• 'Open' bridging applications to support a member of fixed-term staff who is between contracts where subsequent funding is not guaranteed
• Buy-out of teaching for academic staff to prepare a grant application of any size

Timetable

Applications must be signed off by the Departmental DRC Chair, plus the Head of Department if requesting bridging funds or staff buy-out, and emailed to c2d2@york.ac.uk by midnight on 30 November (2016).

The applications will be assessed by the C2D2 Steering Committee, which includes representatives from all three faculties, before Christmas so that spending can start immediately in the New Year for completion by 31 March (2017).

N.B. No spend extensions can be granted under any circumstances as 31 March 2017 is the end spend date agreed with the Wellcome Trust for the entire C2D2 budget. If you are requesting equipment as part of your application then it is vital that this is delivered before 31 March 2017 to count as spend within this period.

Queries and Application Form

If you wish to get in touch to discuss your ideas or have any other queries then please email Philip Kerrigan c2d2@york.ac.uk or telephone 01904 328876

C2D2 final funding round application form (MS Word , 1,038kb)