First Call for Proposals for Research Awards and
Replacement Teaching
November 2007
Guidelines for applicants
1. To apply for a Research Award please fill out sections only 1 to 4 and sections 7 and 8 of
the application form.
2. To apply for Replacement Teaching, please fill out only sections 1 and 2 and sections 5 to
8 of the application form
3. A full application form is required if you are applying for both a research award and a
replacement teaching
4. Salary costs should be obtained from the Research and Projects Division or your departmental
administrator. You may also wish to consult them on other financial details.
5. IT equipment and software costs should be discussed with the School IT Services. The Paul
Woolley Centre will normally not cover the cost of items that can be obtained using the IT
departmental allocation.
6. The purchase of data should be discussed with the School Data Librarian
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/datlib/Default.htm, or the Finance Department Data representative,
Michela Verardo (m.verardo@lse.ac.uk ).
7. The Paul Woolley Centre will normally supplement the grant, if necessary, to meet additional
costs arising from pay awards implemented by the School.
8. Grants must be used solely for the purposes set out in the award letter.
9.
A Final Project Report will be due within 3 months of the end of the project period
10. Investigators are expected to acknowledge The Paul Woolley Centre’s assistance in any
publications resulting from this award.
11. Please note that all proposed expenditure is subject to the School Financial Regulations.
You can download the 2007 version from the Finance Division webpage:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/FinanceDivision/
12. In considering proposals, the following key criteria are taken account of:
 the importance and relevance of the topic to the PWC priorities
 the appropriateness of the methods proposed to the aims of the project (for research
projects, this includes research design, data collection and analysis);
 demonstration of good knowledge of the area, including both research literature and the
policy and practice context;
 priority within available funds and value for money.
13. Further information is
m/komninou@lse.ac.uk
available
from
Maria
Komninou,
ext
7891
or
e-mail:
14. Completed grant application forms together with any attachments should be returned
to: Polly Canning, p.canning@lse.ac.uk by Monday 17 December 2007
Application Form
1. Applicants(s)
Applicant 1
Applicant 2
Applicant 3
Title
Forename(s)
Surname
Department
Post
Post start date
2.The project
Title of Project:
Proposed Starting Date:
Duration:
Total Amount Requested:
3.
Summary
Please include a summary of your proposed project explaining the relevance of your
research to the Paul Woolley Centre research agenda (500 words maximum)
4. Resources
1
Staff
Research Staff
Period of
appointment
Name (if known) or post
% of time
effort in
project
Salary scale
Cost £
Other Staff
Staff Total : £
Other costs
Equipment & Software
Description
Cost per item
No of items
VAT
Cost £
Cost per item
No of items
VAT
Cost £
Data
Description
Travel and Subsistence
Description and purpose
No of trips
Days
Fare
Acc &
Subs
Cost £
Other Expenditure
Description
Cost per item
No of items
VAT
Other costs Total: £
1
Please include a detailed justification of the budget in the research proposal.
Cost £
5. Replacement teaching
Name of teaching staff :
Period and % of time:
Salary scale:
Cost £ :
Has teaching release been
approved by the Head of the
relevant department? 2
Description of work :
Please give a detailed description of the
duties and the work to be carried out
during the period of which replacement
teaching is sought. Please give details
of any expected papers.
6. Proposal
Please attach a statement of up to 4 pages of the proposed project including details under
the following headings:
Research objectives
Methodology
Relation with other research in the area
Expected contribution of the project
Deliverables
Details of the main expenditures
7. CVs
Please attach a curriculum vitae of all applicants and of any named research staff
8. Signature________________________ Date:_________
2
Replacement teaching needs to be approved by the head of the academic department of
the applicant, for funding to be released.