External Funding

In this section:

• Support for researchers
• Before funding checklist
• EU Funding
• Funding sources

Funding Team Support for Researchers

The External Funding Team support activities leading to an increase in the research and innovation outputs by supporting academics in obtaining grants and impactful research opportunities.

We provide:

• Assistance with bid generation and the exploitation of research and innovation
• Guidance on funding criteria and funders requirements
• Advice and guidance to academic staff on the costing of applications for external research funds.
• Assistance with non-technical aspects of grant applications
• Support to build research consortia e.g. identification of potential partners for EU bids
• Facilitation of collaboration opportunities with academic and industrial partners

Before starting a funding application:

• Discuss your funding strategy with your Research & Innovation Manager and/or the Leader European Funding Support
• Discuss your ideas with colleagues
• Plan proposal writing to ensure that you meet deadlines
• Understand what funding bodies are looking for
• Think about the type of support you are looking for, such as a salary for research assistants, equipment, travel overseas, running a workshop, setting up a large research consortium
• Form relationships with people you know who might be potential partners or funders - for example in industry, government, voluntary sector organisations, and charities
• Attend relevant conferences to build your network of contacts for collaborative opportunities

EU Funding

The European Commission provides a range of funding to support research and innovation related activities. For further information on these sources of funding and support available see the EU Funding pages or contact our European funding experts.

Funding Sources

The table below has links to some of the major funding bodies.

To discover other funding opportunities, please create an account on Research Professional. Helpful information on how to use Research Professional can be found here or, contact the RIO Funding Team  who will help you to set up an account.