MRC DA Bid No:
APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FROM THE SUSSEX MRC DISCOVERY AWARD
Please refer to the Programme Specification before completing this application form. If in doubt about the
suitability of your application, please contact the Director of Sussex Neuroscience, Leon Lagnado at
L.Lagnado@sussex.ac.uk
Questions about eligible costs should be directed to Gisela Hafezparast at G.J.Hafezparast@sussex.ac.uk
PART 1 COVER SHEET
NAME AND TITLE OF
PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATOR (PI):
Department, Telephone
and Email of PI:
Name, Title and
Department of
Co-Investigator(s)
Project Title:
Department
Telephone
Email
Project Summary
Maximum 4 lines – if funded, this will be used to describe the project on
the web
Total amount of funding
requested
Start date:
£
Earliest start date =
16/05/2016 if no staff to be
recruited.
Latest start date =
01/07/2016
End date:
Maximum project duration is
18 months
All projects must end by 28
Feb 2018
Has this application
been submitted to other
funders (include internal
funding sources)?
If yes, please specify
submission date, sponsor
and outcome
Yes / No
Funder / Scheme:
Submission date:
Known Outcome:
If rejected,reason given:
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PART 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND METHODOLOGY (maximum 3 pages)
Please refer to the review criteria in the Programme Specification.
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PART 3 ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES (maximum 1 page) including:
 the external funding sponsor(s) and specific scheme(s) to which an application will be made,
 the anticipated value of external bid(s), and
 how the outcomes will contribute to the long-term aim of “Development within the university – e.g.
progressing a new area towards large Programme award(s), developing new technology platforms, or
progress towards a new centre of excellence.”.
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PART 4a BUDGET
Provide a detailed breakdown of the funds requested.
If salary costs are necessary, please contact Gisela Hafezparast G.J.Hafezparast@sussex.ac.uk in Research
& Enterprise Services
Year 1
Year 2
A: FUNDS REQUESTED
TOTAL
£
£
£
Total funds requested:
B: PI AND CO-I TIME COMMITMENT
Itemise the amount of time the PI and all Co-Is
will spend on this project including associated
overheads. This will not be funded through
the award but is needed for audit purposes.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Year 1
Year 2
TOTAL
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
PI
Co-I
Associated indirect costs
Total cost associated with PI and Co-I time on
project
PART 4b JUSTIFICATION OF RESOURCES
This section should be used to justify the resources required to undertake the research activity. It should not
be simply a list of the resources required as this is already given in the table above.
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PART 5a: HOME OFFICE LICENCE(S)
Not required
Please give reason (e.g. does not involve animal
studies):
Application in progress
Please state status:
Licence(s) obtained
Please give relevant project and personal licence
references:
PART 5b: ETHICS
Not required
Please give reason (e.g. does not involve human
material):
Application in progress
Please state status:
Ethics obtained
Please give relevant ethics committee project title
and reference number:
PART 5c: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Brief outline of any existing and expected patents/IP arising from this proposal, if applicable (e.g. any
patents/IP already in place; do you need to access background IP/patents, materials, data or other resources
held by anyone else for this work?; do you anticipate that work proposed here will give rise to any intellectual
property?)
Please submit this form electronically to Ruth Staras R.Staras@sussex.ac.uk
by 5pm on Friday 15th April 2016.
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed.
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