MRC Proximity to Discovery Application Form
Guidance Notes
All applications must be completed using this form. Prior to submission applicants
should consider the following:
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Has a plan been agreed with your chosen industry partner/s as to how the P2D
funding will benefit and develop your relationship and promote knowledge
exchange?
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Is the proposal creative/innovative and well-planned, aligned with MRC’s
criteria and support a future path towards collaboration, income generation
and impact?
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The industrial relationship does not need to be completely new. However
where there is a pre-existing relationship is it clear why the proposal is creative
and necessary beyond existing strategies currently being pursued and why will
this new strategy advance the existing relationship and the opportunity for
generating income and impact?
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Does my proposal have defined objectives and deliverables?
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Projects which generate matching funding in cash or in kind from industry
partners or other appropriate sources will be considered favourably.
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Successful applicants will be required to provide a short final report detailing
the outcomes of their project and how they intend to use these outputs to
support the further development of their relationship to encourage
research collaboration by 31 August 2016.
Application submission to: MVLS-RBD@glasgow.ac.uk
MVLS Proximity to Discovery Application Form
Applicant Details
Investigator:
Institute:
Industry Partner:
Address:
Main Company Contact:
Project Title (~10 words).
Overall Project Summary Provide a brief summary (~150 words).
Need & Rationale Case for Support What is your: a) need/gap; b) your proposed solution to
address this need/gap; and c) how would this support/add value over existing mechanisms and
activities (200 words).
Deliverability
1. What is the project’s current status? What dialogue has there been with the industry partner;
is there an agreed plan in place and what are the primary objectives (~200 words)?
2. How will the project achieve/deliver its objectives? Summarise the proposed plan, duration
and expected outcomes at the end of the project (200 words).
Funding requested Provide breakdown and justification for the funding requested; include
potential cash/in-kind contributions (~150 words).
Contractual Requirements
Confidentiality Agreement: Yes/No
Collaboration Agreement: Yes/No
Other: Yes/No