School of Medicine and Population Health 

Research Stimulation fund

 (replaces the former Research Collaboration and Research Development funds available in parts of the School)

The Research Stimulation Fund is a source of internal funding offered to staff within the School to support research activities which  

• promote research excellence

•  increase dissemination and impact

•  generate research outputs, or income 

•  establish new collaborations and/or strengthen existing collaborations.

What is an eligible activity?

Examples of activities include:

• Meetings with potential collaborators to develop research proposals related to research and KE activity.

• Meetings with existing collaborators to develop new funding bids where no other funding is in place for this activity.

• Research costs where there is a benefit that fill the above criteria and for which there is no alternative funding in place, for example small events 

Conditions 

• The fund runs from 1st August-31st July each year and all expenditure must occur within the financial year in which the application is made. Expenditure must be made in line with the University’s Financial regulations.  If claims are made  via a Purchase Card or Expenses Form, please make sure to allow sufficient additional time for those claims to be processed prior to the 31st July deadline. For some claim types, an earlier deadline will be applied by Finance and that information will be circulated once the financial year-end dates have been set.

• Applicants are limited to one application a year with a limit of £1,500 per application. 

• Awards will be made on a ‘first-come-first-served’ basis.

• Awards are subject to sufficient funds being available.

• The use of the funding will be monitored to ensure the funds are spent for the purpose intended and within the financial year of the allocation.

• All successful applicants will be asked to write a 500 word report  (details TBC) 

To apply please use this form 

Alternative Sources of funding 

Funding requests for open access fees should be sought from the Institutional Open Access Fund

Training support should be requested via the School’s Training and Development fund, and for PS staff the Faculty Staff development fund. 

Funding for book purchases should be directed to the Library in the first instance.

School of Medicine and Population Health 

School Research Travel fund

 The School Research Travel fund is a source of internal funding offered to staff within the School to provide an allowance towards expenses in attending eligible events covers the following activities:

• Attendance at a conference or meeting to give an oral account or a poster of original research work, of which the member of staff is the primary author or joint author (costs will only be met for one contributor when presenting multi-author work). 

• Exceptionally, an allowance may be awarded for attendance at a conference or meeting where there is no provision for presentation of original research if substantial benefit to the wider division can be demonstrated.

Travel for the purposes of educational conferences, visits and meetings is met by the School’s education funds, or in some cases by the University. Please email Natalie Cardwell (School Manager )for these purposes. 

Who is eligible to apply?

Applications to the fund can be accepted from:

• All staff are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to research and professional services staff who are not able to obtain funding from other sources.

Conditions 

• The fund runs from 1st August-31st July each year and all expenditure must occur within the financial year in which the application is made. Expenditure must be made in line with the University’s Financial regulations.  If claims are made  via a Purchase Card or Expenses Form, please make sure to allow sufficient additional time for those claims to be processed prior to the 31st July deadline. For some claim types, an earlier deadline will be applied by Finance and that information will be circulated once the financial year-end dates have been set.

• Applicants are limited to one application a year  with the following limits; Meetings within UK – up to £350/ Meeting in the EU – up to £600/Overseas meetings – up to £900

• Awards will be made on a ‘first-come-first-served’ basis.

• Awards are subject to sufficient funds being available.

• The use of the funding will be monitored to ensure the funds are spent for the purpose intended and within the financial year of the allocation.

• All successful applicants will be asked to submit a 500-word report and a photograph (details TBC)

To apply please use this form