Grants of up to £30k in total for up to 3 years duration
There is one call per annum in Michaelmas Term.
Purposes
- new projects, perhaps developing existing work in a new direction
- high quality and visionary projects that have already attracted (or are likely to attract) funding from other sources
- innovative research and scholarship unlikely to be funded from standard sources (for example topics falling between the remit of two Research Councils; interdisciplinary research)
- seed-corn funding, start-up costs.
- Research must be carried out in Cambridge, (or if not in Cambridge, should be ancillary or complementary to research in Cambridge e.g. fieldwork)
Eligible costs
- PDRA salary costs up to pt 44
- Technician or other support costs only if specifically required by the subject of the project
- small contributions to the purchase or hire costs of new equipment if essential, integral and dedicated to this specific research project
- access costs for equipment within the University or Cambridge or elsewhere where usage is charged at the 'internal' rate (where such exists); such costs are excluded from the applicant's grant funding; and the applicant's Head of Department makes a strong case as to why the usage cannot be subsidised in full by the Department
See On Costs section of University Salary Scales
Who can apply
- The named applicant should be a PI or independent researcher; where a researcher seeks a contribution to his/her own salary, the applicant should be the Head of institution.
- Established CTOs may apply for research support for a sabbatical term or terms
- The application is submitted by the applicant’s Head of Department or Faculty.
- In the case of a CTO applying for research support, the application should come jointly from the College and the relevant Faculty.
- Priority will be given to applicants who are early career researchers
- Research-active recent retirees may also apply
What we are looking for
- Quality of the project
- Relevant expertise of the researchers involved
- Likelihood of attaining the results in the time available
- Referees’ opinions