School of Engineering and Informatics
Please attach this form to your submission as listed below. Every grant proposal should be submitted to the Research and Enterprise Coordinator
(Luke Scott, L .Sco tt@su sse x.a c.u k ) at least 3 working days before the submission deadline
Principal applicant (and institution if not at Sussex)
Project title
Grant funding body and initiative/call
Document Checklist
Grant Application Proforma
University Declaration Form
The Costing Summary (provided by the RDO)
Funding Body Application Form and/or Case for Support
Pre-Submission Review
Fill either section A or B if the proposal has been exempted from internal pre-review.
A
I confirm that this proposal was reviewed by met in person provided comments
B
This grant proposal has been awarded exemption from the pre-submission review process.
Reason for exemption
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Research Governance
Further guidance on Research Governance Procedures can be found by visiting: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/research/spg/researchgovernance
If your grant proposal required ethical approval from the appropriate Research
Governance Committee please state details:
Approval Procedure and Timeline
The expected timescale for grant construction and approval is as follows:
Action
Notify
“critical friends”, meet and discuss the outline of the proposal with one of them
Submit the grant application proforma
If required before submission, initiate review with the Research Governance Committee.
If required, ask the HoD/ HoS for a letter of support.
Initiate pre-submission review of the near-final draft with at least one “critical friend”
Submit the completed grant application with its supporting documents to the Research and
Enterprise Coordinator.
Submit the proposal to the funder.
Timescale Guideline
6 weeks before deadline.
6 weeks before deadline.
(Applications may be refused if insufficient notice is given).
3 weeks before deadline.
3 weeks before deadline.
2 weeks before deadline.
3 working days before deadline.
For proposals where RDO needs to confirm submission, 1 day before deadline unless otherwise agreed.
Post-Decision Follow up
Please inform the Research and Enterprise Coordinator (REC) and Research
Development Officer (RDO) as soon as you receive notification that your grant has been approved or has been unsuccessful.
Contacts and Further Information
School Research Grant Pages: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ei/internal/research/resgrants
RDO (Research Development Officer) is Richard Taylor – Richard.Taylor@sussex.ac.uk
REC (Research and Enterprise Coordinator) is Luke Scott – L.Scott@sussex.ac.uk
DoRKE (Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange) is Thomas Nowotny – t.nowotny@sussex.ac.uk
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