School of Engineering and Informatics Grant Submission Cover Sheet
Please attach this form to your submission as listed below. Every grant
proposal should be submitted to the Research and Enterprise Coordinator
(Luke Scott, [email protected]) at least 3 working days before the
submission deadline.
Principal applicant (and institution if not at Sussex)
Project title
Grant funding body and initiative/call
Document Checklist
Grant Application Proforma
University Declaration Form
The Costing Summary (provided by the RDO)
Funding Body Application Form and/or Case for Support
Pre-Submission Review
Fill either section A or B if the proposal has been exempted from internal pre-review.
A
I confirm that this proposal was reviewed by
met in
person
provided
comments
B
This grant proposal has been awarded exemption from
the pre-submission review process.
Reason for exemption
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Research Governance
Further guidance on Research Governance Procedures can be found by visiting:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/research/spg/researchgovernance
If your grant proposal required ethical approval from the appropriate Research
Governance Committee please state details:
Approval Procedure and Timeline
The expected timescale for grant construction and approval is as follows:
Action
Timescale Guideline
Notify “critical friends”, meet and discuss the
outline of the proposal with one of them
6 weeks before deadline.
Submit the grant application proforma
6 weeks before deadline.
(Applications may be refused if insufficient
notice is given).
If required before submission, initiate review
with the Research Governance Committee.
3 weeks before deadline.
If required, ask the HoD/ HoS for a letter of
support.
3 weeks before deadline.
Initiate pre-submission review of the near-final
draft with at least one “critical friend”
2 weeks before deadline.
Submit the completed grant application with its
supporting documents to the Research and
Enterprise Coordinator.
3 working days before deadline.
Submit the proposal to the funder.
For proposals where RDO needs to
confirm submission, 1 day before
deadline unless otherwise agreed.
Post-Decision Follow up
Please inform the Research and Enterprise Coordinator (REC) and Research Development
Officer (RDO) as soon as you receive notification that your grant has been approved or has
been unsuccessful.
Contacts and Further Information
School Research Grant Pages: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ei/internal/research/resgrants
RDO (Research Development Officer) is Richard Taylor - [email protected]
REC (Research and Enterprise Coordinator) is Luke Scott – [email protected]
DoRKE (Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange) is Thomas Nowotny –
[email protected]
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