Marie Skłodowska-Curie Visiting Scholar Grants
Application Form
Please complete this application in full after reading the Guidelines for Applicants document.
To fill in the form, click on the grey area and input information. Use tab or your mouse to move to the next field.
Please make sure your Head of Department and Finance / Resource Manager support this application. Return
completed application forms to the Research Services team by email only to observatory@anglia.ac.uk. Paper
copies are not necessary.
Date of application
1. About the Supervisor (you)
Title
First name
Last name
Role
Department
Email
a. Tell us about your experience applying for funding in the past 3 years, or since you joined ARU. Include all bids
in which you participated, even if you were not the main applicant.
How many applications have you submitted to UK funders in the last 3 years:
How many applications have you submitted to the EU or international funders in the last 3 years:
How many successful UK bids have you had in the last 3 years:
How many successful EU or international bids have you had in the last 3 years:
b. Tell us about your experience supervising students, or research projects.
How many Masters students have you supervised, at ARU or elsewhere?
How many Doctoral students have you supervised, at ARU or elsewhere?
Do you have experience supervising within a research project? For example, supervising a research assistant
working on a project with you, or mentoring another researcher?
2. About the Visiting Scholar
Title
First name
Last name
Current role
Institution
Email
Relevant links (to Linked In, Academia.edu, webpage detailing publications, etc.)
a. Tell us about the Visiting Scholar’s experience. You can attach their CV in place of this section.
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Scholarships and Grants received:
Publications:
Research Projects:
Awards, prizes, achievements:
3. About the MSC Fellowship application
a. Have the Supervisor and Visiting Scholar met before? In what capacity? Is there an existing working
relationship? Please give details.
b. Have the Supervisor and Visiting Scholar identified a theme or topic for the MSC Fellowship application?
Please explain briefly.
c. Please confirm that the Visiting Scholar is eligible for the MSC Fellowship application as appropriate below
She / he holds a PhD or will hold one by the submission deadline (Sept. 2016) Yes / No (delete as appropriate)
If you answered ‘No’, does the Visiting Scholar have 4 or more years of full time experience as a
researcher? Please explain:
She / he has not spent more than 12 months living or studying in the UK in the past 3 years. Yes / No (delete as
appropriate)
5. Budget
The grant will make a contribution towards travel, accommodation, and subsistence for the Visiting Scholar. You
will have to provide receipts, invoices, or evidence of each expense. You can apply for up to £750.
Expense
Estimated cost
Travel
£
(Include flights and internal travel costs like local trains, taxis, etc.)
Accommodation
£
(Tell us how many nights you’ll pay for and the rate per night)
Subsistence
£
(Specify number of days and rate per day)
Other (please specify)
£
TOTAL
£
5. Declarations and Approvals
Name of Head of Department:
As Head of Department for [insert department name here], I can confirm that:
The department / faculty supports this application
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AND
The applicant’s contract has more than 18 months left
Name of Finance / Resource Manager or equivalent:
I support this application and agree to make all of the relevant resources available for the Visiting Scholar’s stay.
I confirm that the Department / Faculty will pay all expenses in the first instance, and submit a reimbursement
claim to RDCS after the visit. I also understand that in the rare circumstance of an approved application failing to
comply with RDCS’s terms and conditions (i.e. failure to attend the workshop, failure to submit an MSC
Fellowship application, etc.) that the Department/Faculty will be liable for the full cost of the trip.
What happens now? How long does it take to get the results back?
When you email us your application we will respond as soon as possible to acknowledge it, copying the named
HoD and Resource Manager to confirm their support. We aim to review the application and contact you within 5
working days.
Questions and requests
Please get in touch by email in the first instance. You can also find us on My.Anglia, the ARU Research Blog, and
Twitter:
observatory@anglia.ac.uk
http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/rdcs/uk_funding/observatory.phtml
http://research.blogs.anglia.ac.uk/
https://twitter.com/angliafunding
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