Newcastle University

 

Information and Guidance

The Wellcome Trust, through its Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) to Newcastle University has provided some funding to enable the acquisition of preliminary research data to support grant applications.  The total amount of ISSF funding, which is available for allocation to FMS Principal Investigators from now up to the end of this coming September, is in the order of £100k.

This funding stream is targeted at those Principal Investigators with comparatively little or no resource available and is aimed at improving research grant application success.

The funding is available for allocation across the Faculty.  Costs must be defined and justified.  The scope of research data gathering across the Faculty is wide and this funding stream is available to support non-lab-based activity as well as lab-based activity.  Although researchers are encouraged to use the Faculty’s Scientific Facilities where possible, facilities outwith Newcastle may be used should the need arise and the justification be provided.

The Faculty’s Scientific Facilities, which are available for use by researchers across all Institutes, are extensive.  Details are available on the web at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biomedicine/business/facilities/.

 

It is not intended that this funding steam will support salary costs.

Application for funding should be made using the WT ISSF “Resources to support the acquisition of preliminary research data form”, available on the web (on the PI Help Page) at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/internal/medicine/research/PIhelp.phtml or from the Research & Innovation Office (from marjorie.holbrough@ncl.ac.uk ).  Applicants should normally expect to have a response returned within two working weeks.

 Funding allocations are likely to be in the region of £5,000 in the first instance, but exceptionally, larger amounts may be made available.

For queries please contact either Marjorie Holbrough on 7073 or marjorie.holbrough@ncl.ac.uk  or Lois Neal on 5380 or lois.neal@ncl.ac.uk. 

Research & Innovation Office

Faculty of Medical Sciences