Research &
Innovation
Services.
Innovation, Impact and Knowledge Exchange (IIKE)
Application for Research Sabbatical Award
Project title:
Incoming or outgoing sabbatical?
Award request:
£
Proposed start date:
Proposed end date:
Business Development Manager:
1. Applicant details
Primary investigator:
Department:
Phone number:
Email:
Academic new to IIKE activity
Yes/No
2. Partner details
Organisation name:
Organisation type: e.g. Commercial
organisation, charity, government
Address:
Contact name and position:
Telephone (inc STD code):
Email:
UK based partner? If no, please provide details of how the project/collaboration will
Yes/No
provide net benefit (e.g. economic, environmental or societal) to UK in the application
statement
New external partner Y/N
New external partner to
to TUOS:
Department:
(Please
select
Y/N
New external partner to Y/N
Academic:
as
appropriate)
Letter of support attached:
The letter of support must include the following final statement: “I have received, read and agree with
Yes/No
the terms of the collaboration agreement with the University of Sheffield”
Can this project be classed as research?
Yes/No
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Is this the application of existing knowledge/the creation of new knowledge? For a definition
of research please refer to www.shef.ac.uk/ris/application/frascati
3. Non confidential summary
Please provide a short non-confidential summary of the project – this will be placed on the R&IS website if
the application is successful.
4. Link to previous research
List the Research Council grant(s) for the original research and give a brief summary of how this /these
enable the project.
5. IP position
Please provide full details of any background IP required for the project and the status of this (e.g.
submitted COD, filed patent, granted patent). Also include details of any IP protection. Please note:
ownership of all IP connected to the project must be clearly defined.
6. Plans for follow on activity
Follow on plans for the development of the project or relationship is a key requirement of BBSRC IAA
funding.
Please detail any anticipated plans for follow on activity (e.g. Innovate UK, RCUK, H2020, KTP application,
student placement).
7. Project costs
Projects must be costed via URMS using The University of Sheffield as the Sponsor, IIKE as the scheme and
IIKE IRS as the programme. When completing the URMS record please include C Hill (KE Officer) at 0% in
the investigator tab.
Please provide details of the resources required for the project including:
i)
Staff time – PDRA or PhD time
ii)
Access to equipment, consumables, travel, expenses and other costs
URMS project code (for information only)
Use
Details
Amount
Staff costs
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Travel & subsistence
Consumables
Equipment
Other costs
Indirect & estates
costs
Total cost (100% FEC)
Funding requested (Maximum 50% of project budget)
Funding provided by external partner (at least 50% of project
budget)
Additional or in-kind contribution from external partner
8. Signatures
I confirm that I wish to apply for funding for a Research Sabbatical Award.
I confirm that the information presented in the application is accurate to the best of my knowledge and I
agree to participate in the ongoing monitoring and capture of outcomes.
Signature of Principal
Investigator:
Date:
I support the application, agree to provide the funding detailed above and to participate in ongoing
monitoring and capture of outcomes.
Signature of External Partner
Representative:
Date:
I support this application.
Signature of Head of
Department:
Print name:
Date:
I support this application and confirm it meets the scheme eligibility criteria.
Signature of BDM:
Date:
8. Return
One
signed
electronic
copy
and
one
Microsoft Word version of the application [email protected]
(without
signatures
purposes) to:
for
administration
Chris Hill, New Spring House, S10 2GW
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Or, hard copy to:
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Application statement
Application statement (max 2 A4 sides of 11pt)
Please provide details of your project, which will be assessed against the following criteria:

Research value of the project

Fit of the collaboration with the objectives of the IIKE strategy:
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.229137!/file/IIKE_Strategy_Statement_October_2012.pdf

Demonstration of partner commitment to engagement with the project

Clear project plan (including objectives/deliverables/project management, if this is an existing
partnership then the project must be a demonstrate a step change in the relationship

Potential impact and plans to deliver this

Appropriate and justified resource

Any added value (e.g. financial, in-kind, leveraged support)
FULL DETAILS OF THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND THEIR WEIGHTINGS CAN BE FOUND IN SECTION
5.1 OF THE SCHEME GUIDELINES
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