Institute for Sustainability Enviresearch Foundation Travel Award
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 Project Team (specify PI School/Research Centre/Institute/Partner Organisation). Clearly
identify the ECR intending to travel
Name, affiliation
Please comment on the relevance of research to the practical applications of research into
environmentally safe use of chemicals in sustainable agriculture:
Also include in this section where research has multiple environmental benefits
Please comment on the benefit of the research to Europe:
This includes benefit to any Member State of the European Economic Area; or global benefit, alongside
EEA. This is an essential criterion so please state clearly with justification expected benefits and impact
Details of Proposed Activity
Title: Your title should match your MyProjects Proposal submission. Remember to prefix your title with
“IfS:”
Summary:
Include nature and purpose of travel; information on host or visiting person/group/institution, timeliness,
duration of travel and dates; excellence in REF terms and why the Institute for Sustainability Enviresearch
Foundation Travel Award is best placed to fund this.
Please select the Institute for Sustainability Challenge/s that your submission contributes to:
☐ Integrated Infrastructure
☐ Production and Resources
☐ Consumption and Waste
Any brief comments on the relevance to Institute for Sustainability Strategy:
Particularly in relation to the three challenges and the cross-cutting Justice and Governance strand.
Funding Requested
Total Enviresearch Foundation Travel Award contribution requested: £ NB., contribution limit of £10,000
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., lab consumables, ,
subsidence, etc. You must also give a Justification of the Resources requested, as Effective Use of Resources
is an important criterion.
Expected Outcomes and Deliverables
Give details of what the activity will achieve and how this supports and adds value to the existing research
being undertaken at Newcastle University. 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
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your activity. Examples of successful realisation of research impact and outcomes in the
past are encouraged.
You should indicate the team member responsible for and contributing to each deliverable.
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.
Please include a brief expenditure profile indicating planned spending by month/year. This can be
expressed as a chart or list of main spend with approximate dates.
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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 or Enviresearch
Foundation 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 or Enviresearch Foundation
promotional material. If your application contains commercially sensitive information which may NOT be
used by the Institute for Sustainability or Enviresearch Foundation for promotional purposes then 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”
☐ 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”
☐ Travel start date is after the 10th March 2015
☐ End date is before 30th September 2015
Office Use only – Award Decision
YES/
NO
SCORE
(%)
NOTES
Potential to add value to practical applications of
research into the environmentally safe use of
chemicals in sustainable agriculture;
Potential to produce benefit to Europe.
Potential Impact (REF definition), proposed
outcomes and deliverables, including a proven
ability to consistently realise research outcomes
Excellence – 3/4 star (or with potential to become
>3 star, based on REF definitions)
Is the Enviresearch Foundation Travel Award the
best place to fund this travel
Timeliness† Effective use of resources
Contribution to the Institute for Sustainability
Research Challenges/Strategy
Average ranking SCORE (%)
Name of scorer:
Comments:
☐ Do not fund
☐ Conditional
☐ Fund
Conditions (if applicable):
Institute for Sustainability Office Use only
Process:
☐ Eligibility Check
By ……………………………………………………………………………………Date ………………….
Necessary skills in panel
☐ Yes ☐ No (Additional expertise required)
Additional reviewer (if required)
……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Decision made, applicant informed Date…………………………………………
Feedback provided
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Date ………………………………………..