Chartered Accountants’ Trustees Ltd
APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH FUNDING
Please read the accompanying guidance notes before completing this form. Information given in
the application will be treated in confidence by the ICAEW. It will also be sent in confidence to
independent referees.
When completing the form, the boxes should expand automatically as you type. You can use
Control/Tab to line up text within the boxes. Boxes 3-6 should be completed in summary form only.
Full details should be included in an accompanying project proposal paper.
Any queries when completing this form should be addressed to Gillian Knight, ICAEW, telephone
+44 (0)20 7920 8478 or email gillian.knight@icaew.com.
1.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Title of project (maximum of 12 words)
Summary of project (200 word abstract summarising your proposed research)
Project duration
Start and completion dates (NB the review and approval process may take up to 4 months)
Proposed starting date:
Expected completion date:
2.
APPLICANT(S)
(a)
Name(s)
(b)
Position(s) held
(c)
Institution (including faculty or department) or organisation and address
(d)
Telephone and email
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A CV for each applicant should also be submitted with this application form.
3.
BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH
4.
OUTLINE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH
5.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (if a questionnaire is to be used as part of the research it is
helpful if a draft, including broad headings and a preview of the kind of issues which will be
covered, can be included with the detailed proposal)
6.
EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION OF THE RESEARCH AND MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF ITS
RESULTS (particularly with regard to its relevance to the work of ICAEW members)
7.
LINK TO ICAEW THOUGHT LEADERSHIP (which thought leadership initiative does this
relate to and how)
8.
ICAEW CONTACT (give details of any input from or discussions with ICAEW technical or
faculty staff)
9.
DETAILS OF FUNDING REQUIRED
Staffing
(a)
Annual salary
rate £
Duration
Total £
Research assistant(s)
Sub-total
(b)
Other staff
Sub-total
Total Staff Costs
£
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Travel Costs (please specify)
£
Total Travel Costs
£
Research Instruments and Access to Data Sources (please specify)
£
Total
£
Other Costs (please specify)
£
Total
£
Summary of Costs (all those costs set out above)
£
Staffing
Travel
Research Instruments
Other Costs
Total of funding requested from ICAEW (CAT Ltd) for research project
£
Timing of Costs (those costs detailed above)
£
Year ending 31 December 2014
Year ending 31 December 2015
£
Year ending 31 December 2016
Total
10.
ASSOCIATES (give details of any other staff, including those for whom no funding is
requested, and their involvement in the project)
11.
NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT (give details of any non-financial assistance requested
from the ICAEW and the reasons for seeking this assistance)
12.
OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT (give details and value of financial support for this project to
be provided by the applicant’s own organisation)
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13.
RESEARCH CO-FUNDING (give details and value of additional co-funding, if any, sought for
this project)
14.
OTHER CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS (give details of all other research projects that
may be undertaken concurrently with this project for each researcher, including details of
sponsor and duration)
15.
PREVIOUS WORK FOR OR SUPPORTED BY ICAEW (CAT Ltd) (including both research
and other key contact with the ICAEW, eg the faculties)
16.
RESEARCH GRANTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS (give details, including source and
amount of funding, of all grants received in the last 5 years)
17.
SUGGESTED AVENUES FOR THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE
RESULTS OF THE RSEARCH (give an indication of likely and planned outputs from the
project in both academic, peer reviewed, journals/books and in professionally targeted
outlets)
18.
REFEREES
Research proposals are generally refereed by at least one academic and one non-academic. Please
suggest up to two academic and two non-academic referees whom you believe are suitably qualified
to referee this proposal. Please ensure they are aware they may be approached to act as referees
and are willing to do so. The ICAEW may select its own referees.
Academic referees
Name/Position
Address, telephone and email
1)
2)
Non-academic referees
Name/Position
Address, telephone and email
1)
2)
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Signature of lead researcher:
Date:
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