Institute for Sustainability: Co-Created Research Directed Call Application
The full call text is available on the Institute for Sustainability website. This document should be no longer than 3
pages using minimum size 10 font, not including the scoring matrix, additional information or blank pages.
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
Please select the Institute for Sustainability Challenge(s) that your submission contributes to:
☐ Integrated Infrastructure
☐ Production and Resources
☐ Consumption and Waste
Key Words:
Please list a maximum of 5 key words for the research project
Any comments on the relevance to Institute for Sustainability Strategy:
Particularly in relation to the three challenges and the cross-cutting Justice and Governance strand.
Details of Proposed Activity
Title: Your title should match your MyProjects Proposal submission. Remember to prefix your title with
“IfS:”
Summary:
Include nature of research, and design, implementation and evaluation activities.
Funding Requested
Total Institute contribution requested: £ N.B., contribution limit of £50k
Is additional/match funding required (this includes internal/school contribution)? Yes ☐ No ☐
If yes, has additional funding already been secured? Yes ☐ No ☐
Please give some information beyond the headings in MyProjects Proposals – i.e., how much time of which
staff, how many items of equipment, etc. This application should include the planned spend profile for the
project. (N.B. When the project duration overlaps more than 1 financial year (1st August-31 July), Interim
Claims and Reports should be submitted by 30th June of each year of the project, to coincide with the end
of the University Financial Year. It is expected that any Interim Claim for reimbursement is at least 50% of
the total award value).
You must give a Justification of the Resources requested, as Effective Use of Resources is an important
criterion. An explanation of why the Institute is the best place to fund this project will also form an
important element of the assessment process.
Expected Outcomes and Deliverables
Give details of what the activity will achieve and how this supports the Institute for Sustainability’s Strategy.
Please list and number your deliverables for reporting purposes. 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. Please include design,
implementation and evaluation activities and indicate the team member responsible for and contributing
to each stated deliverable.
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Milestones and Reporting
List and number your project milestones and schedule for reporting (which will include at least a final
report within 1 month of completion). A reporting template will be supplied.
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Additional Information
How did you hear about this funding call?
Please tell us how you heard about this funding call e.g., Institute for Sustainability website, email bulletin,
Institute for Sustainability event, word of mouth – colleague or Institute team etc.
Commercially Sensitive Information
Details of successful applications will be used in the Institute for Sustainability promotional material. If your
application contains commercially sensitive information which may NOT be used by the Institute for
Sustainability for promotional purposes then please tick this box
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Is the PI of this project eligible to be considered in one of the Institute’s categories for allocated funds?
Please indicate below:
☐ Early Career Researcher
☐ 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.
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
☐ Title: Prefix with “IfS: ”
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☐ Proposal type: “Standard” NOT “Outline”
☐ Total Cost: MPP “Price Total” within
threshold, matches “Total contribution
requested”
☐ Start date is after 30 June 2015
☐ Project end date is within 24 months of
start date or by 30 June 2017, whichever is
sooner
☐ Additional information completed