EU Funding Support
Joe Galloway, Research Support Manager
European Team, Research Support Office
Friday 1st April 2016
EU Funding Post Transforming
Research Management (TRM)
• EU funding support centrally based
• Separate team to provide dedicated support
• Cradle to grave service with pre & post award in one
location, on campus
• SMG very supportive of continuing to improving EU
funding performance
• Name changed to Overseas Team
EU Team Activity (Promotion)
• Promotional events
• Identifying funding opportunities
• Disseminating funding opportunities & information
• Matching and shaping ideas to funding calls
• Networking & lobbying
• Engagement with funding agencies and National
Contact Points
Talk to us if you are looking for funding opportunities or
you would like us to engage with researchers
EU Team Activity (Pre-award)
• EU Funding rules and regulations
• Budgets, staffing costs, overheads
• Guidance through application process
• Assistance with partner searches
• Information on funded projects & successful applications
• Bid writing / reviewing
• Online application system support
• Participation in application planning meetings
Get in touch early in application development for our help and
to avoid common pitfalls
EU Team Activity (Post-award)
• Contract negotiation & consortium agreements
• Grant preparation process
• Project management
• Financial reporting and audits
• Amendments
• EU project problem solving
Work with us from the start of your project to ensure
reporting and financial management happens as
smoothly as possible
Bid Writing Support
• Model text
• Detailed review, draft by draft
• Input particularly into project implementation and
impact sections
• Checking of adherence to funder rules, regulation,
format and template
Project Management
• Funded from EU project budget, based on actual
cost
• Dedicated team, providing support from before day
one until project closure
• Hands on support with all aspects of leading a multipartner project
• Support with developing project management
structure in application
Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship
support
• Promotional Events
• Application development workshop, with expert speakers
(Marie Curie reviewers and successful applicants)
• Detailed guidance documents
• Standard text and key suggestions
• Bid writing / reviewing
• Potential access to funded projects
Deadline 14th Sep 16 – looking to maintain the momentum of
the last couple of years
European Research Council (ERC)
Support
• Engage with Research Deans and Research
Committees
• Early feedback to potential applicants.
• Interactive workshops for applicants, with feedback
on idea and on CV from ERC reviewers, EU Team
and other applicants.
• Bid writing support
• Costing and administrative support
• Mock interviews with VPs
• Pre-interview training / workshop
Centralised EU
Project Management
• Centralised project management on multi-partner
EU research projects led by GU
• Project budget used to provide support
• Experienced project management in place from day
one until project close
• Allows PI to focus on leading research.
• Ensures management of financial risk
Key Points of Contact
Adriana Brincat / Ainars Blaudums (EU Advisors – job share)
Adriana.Brincat@glasgow.ac.uk tel. 4646
Ainars.Blaudums@glasgow.ac.uk
Heather Baird - EU Administrator
Heather.Baird@glasgow.ac.uk tel. 3255
Ross Hanley (Bid Writer)
Ross.Hanley@glasgow.ac.uk tel. 6491
rso-eufunding@glasgow.ac.uk
How to best use the EU Team
• Engage with the team – understand the call, the evaluation
criteria and the standard required to win funding
• Involve early in the application process
• Seek their opinion and help getting feedback of others
• Ask about pipeline – 2 year cycle of new opportunities
• EU Team work in partnership with college BD, so engage
with either
• Be organised! The early you engage, the more support can
be given
• Ask team to explain requirement for last minute invitations
EU funding external support available
Scotland Europa
http://www.scotlandeuropa.com/
• Support with funding applications
• Policy Developments & Commission Contacts
• Free meeting facilities – Brussels
UK Research Office (UKRO)
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber_services/index.htm
• Latest funding opportunities – tailored emails alerts
• H2020 training and promotional events
• Free meeting facilities – Brussels
Contact us:
Research Support Office (RSO) EU Team
Joe.Galloway@glasgow.ac.uk
0141 330 3884