Granting Process Slide Show

ANU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

‘..have I got an idea for you..’

‘..you’ve got money - I’ve got

an idea..’

‘ ..I need - are you interested..’

Used where an Academic has as idea for a research

project but funds not necessarily available through

normal grant channels OR the Academic may contact a

‘funds provider’ for whom they have previously conducted research

Used where funds are ‘advertised’ as available for

specific research and Academic applies

Used where an Academic or the College are approached to conduct research work of

a specific purpose

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The 3 most commonly used scenarios for bringing research $$ into the ANU are outlined below:

The following presentation outlines some things for you to consider when embarking on this journey…

CASS Research Office

Academic

‘..have I got an idea for you..’

Prepare proposal

Review by Academic

peers

Proposal forwarded to

Dean/Director for approval

Documentation submitted via Funders Submission

Process

Talk to Research Office Development staff

What type of proposal is it?

Submit proposal to

CASS Research

Office

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Search for funding

opportunities

‘..you’ve got money – I’ve got an idea..’

‘..I need – are you interested..’

CASS Research Office

Academic

Talk to Research Office Development staff

Prepare proposal and Contractual

documentation

Review by Academic

peers

Edit proposal based on feedback

from CASS Research

Office

Proposal submitted for consideration

by ‘client’

Proposal forwarded to

Dean/Director for approval

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The College Research Office Development staff (including CASS Research Office and Development Managers) are trained to provide you with the following services.

By talking with these experts you can get the information you need up front. The following a list of the type of things you should have thought about prior to booking a meeting:

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•What is the proposal about

•The project duration

•Staff requirements – who will you need to employ

•Do we need to advertise a HDR Scholarship – Student requirements

•Intellectual property (IP) and ownership – is background IP involved and if so who else may have claim on it

The College Research Office Development staff (including CASS Research Office and Development Managers) are trained to provide you with the following services.

By talking with these experts you can get the information you need up front. The following a list of the type of things you should have thought about prior to booking a meeting:

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•What is the proposal about

•The project duration

•Staff requirements – who will you need to employ

•Do we need to advertise a HDR Scholarship – Student requirements

•Intellectual property (IP) and ownership – is background IP involved and if so who else may have claim on it

A written Proposal gives a funding agency something concrete to consider. Therefore - get it right the first time.

A good research proposal will:

•Target the right audience

•Get a clear message across

•Make the reader hungry for your ideas – without giving them everything

Talk to the Research Office or Research Development Staff. You may also find the following links helpful:

http://www.hfsp.org/how/ArtOfGrants.htm

http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

http://www.civicus.org/new/media/Writing%20a%20funding%20proposal.pdf

http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/info/handbook/researcher/writeprop.php back

What Type of Proposal is it?

Community of Science (COS)- COS Funding Opportunities: a searchable database of grant information- COS Expertise: a database of detailed profiles for more than 480000 R&D professionals- COS Abstract Management System: an online publishing solution for universities and professional societies; and customised access to a range of professional reference databases inculding US Patents, MEDLINE, AGRICOLA, and GeoRef among others. These services are accessed through the COS Workbench

SPIN, SMARTS & GENIUS- SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network): a commercial database used worldwide by organisations to find sources of funding for research- SMARTS (SPIN Matching and Researcher Transmittal System): allows researchers to enter their research interests, categorised by the keywords within SPIN, and develop a profile of personal research interests. Whenever a funding scheme is updated on the SPIN system, the keywords associated with that scheme are cross-checked against the research profiles in SMARTS. If there is a match then the researcher is sent a targeted email notifying them of the funding opportunity.- GENIUS (Global Expertise Network for Industry, Universities and Scholars): builds on the profile data which is entered for SMARTS, and allows researchers to enter a comprehensive set of information about their research expertise. This then informs the basis for an institutional expertise system

Australian Government GrantLINKLooking for a grant from the Australian Government? GrantsLINK will help you find it

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In addition to searching these you should talk to your colleagues as they may have already built up a relationship with an organisation/s that you could benefit from.

Funding Databases

… decisions are often made quickly in a meeting. Take care not to promise something that the ANU CANNOT deliver.

Be sure that you, your supervisor and the Director or Budget Unit Head will agree to:

It is a good idea to have in principle agreement from the delegates. You should be able to lay out the benefits and risks to the local area and the ANU before you meet with a potential Funder back

•Resource requirements

•People

•Facilities

•Deliverables and Outcomes

•Timeframe

•Intellectual Property arrangement

•ANU Funding requirements

•In-principle agreement form delegates

•Likely buyers

When working as a Consultant …

•Is there Budget approval

•Who has the appropriate financial delegation

•Are all documents attached

•Risk assessment

•Recommendation from Project manager/Research Office on progression

•Information up to date within ARIES – ANU data repository

•Links to relevant forms Authority to apply; Authority to accept

•Certification

•Grant Application Checklist completed

Each Agency will have it’s own specific requirement. AVOID having you application ruled ineligible as a result of a technical error.

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Questions to be answered prior to signatory

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•Is there Budget approval

•Who has the appropriate financial delegation

•Are all documents attached

•Risk assessment

•Recommendation from Project manager/Research Office on progression

•Information up to date within ARIES – ANU data repository

•Links to relevant forms Authority to apply; Authority to accept

•Certification

•Grant Application Checklist completed

Each Agency will have it’s own specific requirement. AVOID having you application ruled ineligible as a result of a technical error.

Questions to be answered prior to signatory

‘..have I got an idea for you..’

‘..you’ve got money - I’ve got

an idea..’

‘ ..I need - are you interested..’

Used where an Academic has as idea for a research

project but funds not necessarily available through

normal grant channels OR the Academic may contact a

‘funds provider’ for whom they have previously conducted research

Used where funds are ‘advertised’ as available for

specific research and Academic applies

Used where an Academic or the College are approached to conduct research work of

a specific purpose

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Remember – the 3 most commonly used scenarios for bringing research $$ into the ANU are:

CASS Research Office

Kathrin Kulhanek 54948

or

Development Manager

Maria Davern – CAEPR 52053

Suzanne Knight – RSH 53901

For more information