Funding opportunities
Please follow links below for internal and external funding sources.
Peer review/mock interviews
We offer internal support for research Fellowship applicants through peer review and mock interviews. The aim of this system is to improve the chances of submitted applications, and to prepare applicants through constructive feedback.
The reviewers include funding body panel members and recent award holders who have kindly offered to share their insight. Please contact Dr Jane Sugars to identify the most suitable reviewers and interviewers for your application.
Resources
Many funders provide a wealth of information about how to write a successful funding application:
- Research Funding Toolkit has a great selection of useful resources.
- MRC has thorough application guidelines including insider tips.
- EPSRC also has comprehensive instructions for applicants.
- As does the BHF.
- EU provides detailed guidelines for funding applications.
The BHF Cambridge Centre of Cardiovascular Research Excellence (CRE) offers internal support for research Fellowship applicants through peer review and mock interviews. The aim of this system is to improve the chances of submitted applications, and to prepare applicants through constructive feedback. The reviewers include recent award holders and funding body panel members who have kindly offered to share their insight. Please contact us to find the most suitable reviewers and interviewers for your application.
Impact and Knowledge exchange funding
Cambridge University is offering small grants of up to £10K (or £20K for joint projects) to Interdisciplinary Research Centres (such as Cambridge Cardiovascular) and Strategic Research Initiatives.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Funding has been secured from the institutional HEIF (Higher Education Innovation Fund) allocation to set up a pilot for small starting grants for impact and knowledge exchange for Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IRCs) and Strategic Research Initiatives (SRIs). These cross-School initiatives are formally designated and overseen by the University’s Research Policy Committee.
The scheme is intended to provide funding to IRCs and SRIs to support engagement and knowledge exchange with research users – external non-academic partners, such as businesses, government and policy makers, civil society organisations, general public etc as well as to maximise impact from research.
More information about different impact activities and examples of research users who may benefit from the impact of research is available here.
The funds will need to be used by 31 July 2023.
What you can apply for
Grants will be made for specific activities that support the strategic aims of the IRC/SRI in
relation to promoting and facilitating engagement with the research users, impact, and knowledge exchange. Examples may include:
- Meetings / workshops to bring together academics and research users and facilitate knowledge exchange, develop contacts, and discuss collaborative opportunities
- Other ways of engaging with research users – e.g. going into schools / educational institutions and similar
- Secondments of researchers into research user organisations, or secondments of research users into the university
- Exhibitions and public engagement activities
- Skills training on commercialisation, entrepreneurship, and similar professional development
- Pump-priming impact activities
- Other activities which aim to impact on policy, business and third sector practice, resources and/or procedure
These are only examples and suggestions. Funding can be sought for other eligible activities.
Funding cannot be used to support research activities. The activities should typically include an external non- academic partner – user of research.
Who can apply
The scheme is open to all IRCs and SRIs.
How to apply
Each application must be made jointly by the Director(s)/Chair(s) and Coordinator of the IRC and SRI.
• Applications submitted by one IRC/SRI may be made for grants of up to £10,000 (direct costs only).
• Two or more IRC/SRI may collaborate to make a joint application. In this case, applications may be made for grants of up to £20,000 (direct costs only).
Please note that an IRC / SRI may submit only one application for this call, either as a single or a joint application.
If projects include receiving or transferring funds to the external partners that the University has not worked with before, additional due diligence may be required. Further context on the University's due diligence process is available here.
Applications should be made by 14 December 2022.
