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This is a fantastic opportunity to support academics and postgrads accessing funding to support their research. The registration and application process are very simple and we have made the process as seamless as possible!
Santander is providing the opportunity to win one of 50 research awards worth £1,000 each to staff conducting any form of research and postgraduate students at any UK university. The grant can be used to pay for any research-based expenses, for example, equipment, resources, travel and workshop or conference attendance but the choice is yours on how it could be best spent to support your research.
Applications are open until the 11th of July 2024. More information and the link to apply for the awards can be accessed here 2024_Research_Brookes
Pivot RP: Online Database for Funding Opportunities
Pivot RP: Online Database for Funding Opportunities
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Pivot RP is a database which all OBU staff can access to find funding opportunities for research and some knowledge exchange activities. It has a wide range of opportunities, which are updated regularly. You can set up your own alerts and searches to match your particular interests.
For more details visit the Pivot RP website
The quick 3 page Start guide below explains how to access the site via SSO.
How to use Pivot RP
Quick, 3 page start guide.
10 page start guide – covers more advanced searches.
27 page guide – may be more suitable to those in Faculties with Administrator roles.
Pivot’s training videos. Hover or tap the boxes, then “show all topics” for links to the most up-to-date video tutorials + links to related documentation.
Pivot's YouTube channel. The newest videos are in the playlist at the bottom called Pivot-RP essentials.
New funding opportunities from Innovate UK
New funding opportunities from Innovate UK
We are pleased to invite applications for further Impact Development funding. This rolling call for applications for impact activity invites bids for amounts up to £5000.
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New innovators in communication networks 2024
UK registered micro and small businesses can apply for a share of up to £500,000 to develop adoptable and investable innovations within communication networks.
Smart shipping acceleration fund
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovative smart shipping technologies for maritime decarbonisation.
International Green Corridors Fund: UK-Ireland feasibility studies
UK registered organisations and Irish organisations can apply for a share of up to £860,000 for joint research and development projects focused on UK and Irish green shipping corridor routes.
Innovate UK investor partnerships: investor selection
Investors can apply to partner with Innovate UK to invest in innovative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises aligned with grant funding.
Follow Innovate UK Website to find a list of new funding opportunities available. Please check individual competition dates as they may have been extended.
Impact Development Funding - Fast Response
Impact Development Funding - Fast Response
We are pleased to invite applications for further Impact Development funding. This rolling call for applications for impact activity invites bids for amounts up to £5000.
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Applications to the rolling fund should be submitted by the second Monday of each month:
Monday 13th May 2024 extended to Monday 20th May!
This month, we are particularly keen to receive applications for policy-related impact activities for which funding could be spent by 31st July 2024.
Monday 10th June 2024
Applications must be submitted using the submission portal here. Please note: Applications can NOT be used for teaching buy out and activities should fit within existing WLP allocations.
What can be funded?
What can be funded?
Examples could include:
Undertaking impact-focused activities (for a future impact REF study case)
Developing Impact ‘tools’/ outputs (e.g. prototype, film, materials)
Funding for piloting impact activity/ evidence collection tools
Funding for materials needed for impact activities (e.g. to enable evidence collection)
Funding application in collaboration with an external partner to facilitate impact
Funding for collaborative impact events (e.g. stakeholder meeting/ community event)
Special equipment and/or software and/or consumables to deliver impact activity
Impact evidence collection activity
Research activity with direct link to impact development
Travelling and subsistence for impact development (e.g. working with stakeholder groups/ potential ‘beneficiaries’/ attending meetings/ accepting impact relevant invitations)
Funding to attend external impact development events (where Faculty or School funding is not available).
If impact funding is awarded you will be required to upload information about the impact activity undertaken to the University Impact Tracker.
How much can be requested and for how long?
How much can be requested and for how long?
This rolling call for applications for impact activity invites bids for amounts up to £5000.
Who can apply?
Who can apply?
Academic staff working in the area of impact.
Who decides on the application and when will I hear the outcome?
Who decides on the application and when will I hear the outcome?
Applications to the rolling fund should be submitted by the second Monday of each month. Applications will be reviewed and decided by the University Impact Champion, Research Impact Manager, and Faculty Impact Champions. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of the submitting month.
Professor Tina Miller, University Impact Champion
Lauren McIntyre, Research Impact Manager
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