Timetable
- 22 October 2015 – Closing date for Innovation Awards & Research
- December 2015 / January 2016 – Assessment Panel meeting held
- January 2016 – Notification of funding outcomes
- 1st April 2016 – Earliest Start Date for Innovation Awards to start
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria apply to both calls.
- Organisational Eligibility: The application must be submitted by the Principal Investigator’s (PI) Research Organisation. This organisation must be:
- a Higher Education Institution recognised by the ESRC or AHRC for submitting applications
- or an ESRC or AHRC-recognised Independent Research Organisation (IRO)
- Co-Investigators (Co-I) can be from an organisation that meets one of two criteria above
- is from UK business, third sector organisation or government body that meets the
- is an international research organisation that meets the AHRC’s requirements for
- International Co-Investigators as outlined in the Research Funding Guide
- Investigator Academic Standing Eligibility: An investigator (PI or Co-I) must either have a PhD or be of postdoctoral standing* and have the skills and experience to undertake the role outlined for them in the proposal. (*Postdoctoral standing in this case is interpreted as havin an equivalent level of research experience and publications record to someone with a PhD).
- Contractual Eligibility: At the point of application an Investigator (PI or CO-I) must have;
- an existing contractual arrangement with an eligible Research Organisation (see Organisational Eligibility). This contractual arrangement can be paid or unpaid, permanent or fixed-term, full-time or part-time.
- either a contract duration that lasts beyond the end date of the proposed project or an undertaking from the Research Organisation that they will provide a contract duration that lasts beyond the end date of the project.
- Applications from early career researchers will be welcomed under these calls, particularly the Innovation Awards strand.
- PhD Studentships: Project-linked / associated PhD studentships are not eligible for funding as a part of applications submitted under these calls.
Application Process
- The application is a two-stage process in which first initial Outline proposals invited. These will be considered by an interdisciplinary assessment panel which will shortlist a smaller number of proposals for submission of full proposals.
- Applications to both calls must be submitted via the cross-council Joint Electronic Submission – (JE-S) System.
- In completing the Je-S application form you must include the following attachments for each proposal (for each attachment a font size no smaller than 11 should be used):
- Case for Support (6 sides of A4)
- Justification for Resources (2 sides of A4)
- Summary CV for the Principal Investigator and each Co-Investigator (1 side of A4 per CV)
- List of publications for the Principal Investigator and each Co-Investigator (1 side of A4 per list)
- Pathways to Impact attachment (2 sides of A4)
- Letter(s) of Support from each Project Partner (1 side of A4 per letter)
- Technical Plan (dependent on project) (max 4 sides)
For more information, please visit PaCCs Call for Proposals.
