BaaL User-Building Interactions Funding Call Application
This document should be no longer than 3 pages using minimum size 10 font, not including the ‘additional
information’ page.
Name(s) of Full Project Team (specify PI, Co-Is and any RA(s)) and their School/Research Centre/Institute.
Also include team members from external organisations:
Name, affiliation
Title: Your title should match your MyProjects Proposal submission. Remember to prefix your title with
“DEUS:”
Abstract:
A short lay description of the project.
How does this project fit with Digitally-Enabled Urban Sustainability and how is it relevant to the BaaL
User-Building Interactions sandpit?
Briefly describe how the overarching DEUS approach is linked to your project.
Details of Proposed Activity
Summary:
Describe in detail what this project will do. Include nature and design of the research, implementation and
evaluation activities.
Your proposal should outline the context and relevance of the research. It should explain why the approach
demonstrates scientific excellence and rigour. It should describe how the team will function, including an
assessment of how the team will overcome disciplinary boundaries. It should outline the impact the work
will generate or enable. It must develop a case that it will unlock significant future work – and describe how
this will be supported or funded going forward, and how it will collaborate with stakeholders beyond the
university.
Funding Requested
Total contribution requested: £ Must be less than £20,000.
Is additional/match funding required (this includes internal/school contribution)? Yes ☐ No ☐
If yes, has additional funding already been secured? Yes ☐ No ☐
Effective Use of Resources is an important criterion: please justify your request for resources. Include
rationale for staff time and equipment requests. Describe why DEUS is best placed to fund this work rather
than a school, faculty, or external funder. Give some information beyond the headings in MyProjects
Proposals. Clearly outline any matched funding provided from both internal and external sources.
Outcomes and Deliverables
Give details of what the activity will achieve. Please list and number all project deliverables and indicate the
team member(s) responsible (see example table below). These deliverables will form part of the offer letter
and you will be expected to report progress against them.
Deliverable #
Deliverable
D1
e.g. Journal publication
D2
e.g. External grant application
D3
e.g. User mobile app
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Completed by
Person responsible
MM/YY
Project team member 1
MM/YY
PI
MM/YY
Project team member 2
Consider how you will measure the success and what opportunity there is for evidencing the impact of your
activity. Examples of successful realisation of research impact and outcomes in the past are encouraged.
Milestones and Reporting
List and number your project milestones and schedule for reporting, which will include at least a final report
submitted on or before 31/7/2017. A reporting template will be supplied.
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Additional Information
Commercially Sensitive Information
Details of successful applications will be used in promotional material. If your application contains
commercially sensitive information which may NOT be used for promotional purposes then please tick this
box
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Allocation of funded
Is the PI of this project eligible to be considered in one of the following categories? Please indicate below:
☐ Early Career Researcher (i.e. those employed as Lecturer with <5 years in post and below)
☐ Returning from a career break
☐ None
If so please provide a short statement of how the proposed project will contribute to the PIs career
development:
Please provide a statement of how this project will develop the career of the PI and the contribution in
working towards an independent research career. Include a brief description of the PIs career and research
vision and the direct impact this project would have on these.
University Research Related Policies
Please confirm that the proposed research adheres to the following University policies:
☐ Ethics
☐ Data Management
☐ Intellectual Property
If you envisage any IP issues arising from the proposed research please tick this box
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Checklist before Submitting Proposal:
☐ Application and MPP record prepared in
consultation with your School Research Admin
☐ Funder: “Newcastle University – Internally
Funded Projects”.
☐ Pricing Template: “Charity excluding
inflation”
☐ Salary type: “Actual” NOT “Banded”
☐ Team: Full team listed on MPP
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☐ Title: Prefix with “DEUS:”
☐ Proposal type: “Standard” NOT “Outline”
☐ Total Cost: MPP “Price Total” within
threshold, matches “Total contribution
requested”
☐ Start date and End Date conform.
☐ Additional information completed