Support for Research Grants

Support from Faculty teams

A review of all financial aspects of research grant and contract submissions before sent to funding bodies
Advice to academic and administrative staff on research grant applications including sponsors' terms and conditions, J-eS and other electronic submission systems, use of Worktribe costing tool.
EU funding opportunities and proposal preparation advice
Final J-eS submission
Contract review, drafting and negotiation, collaboration agreements (Research Innovation Office, IP Manager)
Enterprise and innovation staff provide support for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Knowledge Exchange and other industrial partnerships.

The administration of all research grants and contracts awarded to the university (including initial cost-code set up, set up of budget and DA monthly charges, funding authorisation for staff appointments, sponsor invoices and claims, compliance of expenditure with sponsor rules, final audit and close-down of grants)
Contractual and statutory compliance
Grant transfers to/from other higher education institutions.

Help with submitting applications and submission to funders that do not use electronic submission systems
Initial costing of all research proposals using Worktribe

Project deliverables and scientific/management reporting, excluding financial statements
Managing the budget
Completing staff appointment forms and submitting to Faculty Post award teams for funding authorisation.

Completing a 'submission of non-research project form' for non-research proposals
Project deliverables and all reporting
Managing the budget
Invoices and claims.

Funding, grants and contracts

Applying for funding

Intellectual property

Glossary of abbreviations

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