Dfid Presentation for Liverpool University Seminar Nov 13 Final

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DFIDs approach to research

funding, whats new and how

to get your proposal funded

Sue Kinn and Malcolm McNeil

Research and Eidence Diision !RED"

LSTM

Wednesday 20thNovember 2013


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#ow DFID programmes wor$

Working through governments (bilateral) Country-led approach

With other donors and aid agenies Poverty reduction strategies

Harmonisation and alignment

Longer term and more predictable aid

!ountability and takling orru"tion

#nourage "rivate setor$ inluding N%&s and ivil soiety"roviders

'ostonlit and *ragile states (+00 million "eo"le) Long term im"rovements to basi servies


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%urrent issues in DFID

,alue or money

-m"at o aid s"ending on the "oor

Trans"areny!ountability

Working .ith ne. donors*oundations

#merging eonomies

Working .ith the "rivate setor

!voiding du"liation


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DFID priority areas

/limate and environment

Malaria and negleted tro"ial diseases

e"rodutive$ maternal and ne.born health Nutrition and ood seurity

Water and sanitation

Wealth reation and "rivate setor

Su""ort to ivil soiety

umanitarian and emergeny res"onse


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&hy do we need research' !("

Many urrent advanes in develo"ment rest on evidene

rom "reviously onduted researh$ some uite old

The best researhed areas (.here there has beeninvestment in ne. "roduts and greatest evidene on .hih

to base deisions) are those .here the greatest "rogress has

been made$ eg vainations$ hild mortality

#videne o .hat .orks$ ne. "roduts and innovations are

oten thin$ "oor uality or laking in many areas o

develo"ment


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&hy do we need research' !)"

Without researh$ develo"ment .ill go bak.ards .e must

ontinue to innovate to meet the evolving needs o the "oor

'athogens develo" resistane to "revention and ontrol mehanismsNe. diseases emerge and others an beome more virulent and

ause disease

Natural disasters and shoks an have a devastating im"at on

"eo"le4s lives and livelihoods

We need to understand ho. best to deliver eetive serviesat sale

We need to understand key develo"ment uestions to

su""ort best "oliy hoies


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Research and Eidence Diision

es"onsible or delivering the Seretary o State4s ma5or

"riority$ to make 6*-6 more systemati in using evidene

and thereby have more develo"ment im"at

REDs mission is to identify and generate the best evidence,

no!ledge, technology and ideas to improve the

effectiveness of development and convey these to informand influence policy, programmes and practice for poverty

reduction"


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Research and Evidence Division

Director and Chief

Scientific Adviser

Deputy CSA

Chief Economist

Research

Commissioning:

!griulture

/limate 7 #nv

uman 6ev

%ro.th

%overnane$

/onlit 7 Soial

6evelo"ment

Evidence &

Evaluation

#valuation

#videne into !tion

%lobal statistis

South !sia ub

#ast !ria ub

Professional Cadres

ealth$ eduation$

limate$ environment$

inrastruture$ livelihoods$"rivate setor$

eonomis$ statistis$

governane$ onlit$

humanitarian$ soial

develo"ment

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DFIDs Research *rogramme

Three broad aims: 6evelo"ment o ne. tehnologies .hih .ill have an im"at on "overty

;etter and more osteetive .ays o delivering aid and develo"ment assistane

9nderstanding the onte


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DFID commissioned research !("

First consideration ALA!S is high "uality

#$% 6*-6unded researh has signiiant dierenes rom

that ommissioned by researh ounils and harities:

*ous on:'overty redution

'roblems being aed in develo"ing ountries$ by %overnments$servie "roviders and iti>ens

%etting researh indings into "oliy and "ratie (%-'') uikly


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DFID commissioned research !)"

First consideration ALA!S is high "uality

Strong ous on the develo"ment "art o 76

!tively enourage "artnershi"s bet.een institutions in the

north and those based in lo.inome ountries$ to enable

a"aity building and genuine ollaboration

-nreasingly enouraging "artnershi"s bet.een the "ubliand "rivate setors


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#ow has research in DFID changed oer past (+years'

/entral esearh 6e"artment e


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%hanges in DFIDs iews on eidence

#


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&hat does DFID want to achiee with its research'

-nnovation and risk as .ell as more established researh

Mi< o researh methods

Working .ith the "rivate setor /a"aity building in various .ays

%-''

#etive "artnershi"s and inluening


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Research challenges

o. to be more eetive in getting researh into "oliy and

"ratie (%-'')

o. to use "rogrammes tobuild the evidene base .here noevidene e


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ey challenge for RED To demonstrate that the investment in evidene is hanging

.orking a""roahes in 6*-6$ and leads to better

develo"mental im"at and ,*M

ey ris' for RED

#videne investment by 6*-6 does not deliver$ or ails to

ahieve longterm su""ort rom other divisions


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Funding for research

#64s entral researh budget re"resents () o 6*-64s total budget in

*A 2013201B (a""ro< C330m)

#64s unding last inanial year .as balaned aross:

9D institutions = 31@

&verseas and international institutions = 3E@

Southern institutions = 33@

-nludes strengthening o tertiary eduation setor in !ria and !sia


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Funding to'

'rovision o ore unds to international researh

organisations (eg /%-!$ iddr$b)

'rodut 6evelo"ment 'artnershi"s ('6's) esearh 'rogramme /onsortia ('/s)

6iret unding other than to '/s (eg T!/$ lablite)

With 9D esearh /ounils (M/$ #S/)

/ollaboration .ith other donors (SLF;$ /S)


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#ealth research portfolio

/ommuniable diseases'6's$ '/s$ M/$ G%T$ T6$ iddr$b$ T!/$ NT6 ir$ Lablite

e"rodutive$ maternal and hild health'/s$ '6'$ M/$ G%T$ '$ SLF;

ealth systems!lliane$ S$ M/$

Nonommuniable diseases'/$ Htobao


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Funding modalities

'rodut 6evelo"ment "artnershi"s!eras$ 6N6i$ *-N6$ -!,-$ -'M$ -,//$ MM,$ T;!$ '!T

esearh 'rogramme /onsortiaI: health systems (inluding one led by LSTM)$ strengthening delivery$

*'$ -,$ nutrition$ mental health$ systemati revie.s

Goint .ith 9D undersM/$ #S/ and WT

W& based "rogrammes

J!lliane$ '$ T6

&therSaving lives at birth$ researh a"aity strengthening$ iddr$b$ T!/$

Lablite


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Estimated health research spend )+(-(.

'6's (2+Em)

'/s (1Im)

/ (13+m)

W& (KKm)&ther (10m)

'6's 33@

'/s 2+@

/ 1@

W& 10@

other 1B@


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&hat do funders want from research!ers"'

igh uality researh and outomes

!ns.er timely relevant uestions

,alue or money

'otential or im"at

Sae "air o hands Tehnial

-nstitutional?Managerial *inanial?;udget


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/niersities, thin$ tan$s, N01s, /N agencies etc2

*ighest technical "uality and respond to DF+D

re"uirements

Who is best "laed to ans.er the researh uestions =

inluding the valueadded4 as"ets or 6*-6H

What are the aims o the unding = researh alone$ a"aity

building$ "artnershi" .ith develo"ing ountry

researhers?"oliy makersH

What are the transation osts or 6*-6H

Where is the greatest value or moneyH

esearh u"take = not advoay


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3our research should include

-nnovation and risk as .ell as more established researh

Mi< o researh methods

Working .ith the "rivate setor

/a"aity building in various .ays

%-''

#etive "artnershi"s and inluening


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4echnical issues

Make sure the "ro"osal diretly addresses the all or

"riorities o the under

6o not dress u" your "et "ro5et to it the all 9se a""ro"riate researh methods

Math the level o ambition to the budget?time?resoures

being reuested

Make sure all "eo"le named (and budgeted) have a learadded value or the s"eii researh "ro"osal


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Institutional5Managerial issues

6on4t develo" "ro"osals beyond the institutional a"aity to

deliver

Dee" things as sim"le as "ossible avoid e


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Financial56udget issues

Tehnial "ro"osals must be losely linked to the budget

6o not inlude items not "ermitted by the under!void e


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Research upta$e

6o you have a researh u"take

strategyH

#* "ath.ays to im"atelevant researh uestions addressed

esearh indings ommuniated

a""ro"riately

;uilding a"aity to understand$ do and useresearh

&"en aess "ublishing


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%apacity 7uilding

/hek i unding is available or a"aity building

-ntegrate throughout the "ro"osal

%ender balane Mi< bet.een longterm and shortterm ativities

Wider than the researh itsel (eg tehnial$ managerial$

inane$ "lanning$ ommuniation$ researh synthesis)


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Sta$eholders and communities

/hek i unding is available

- engaging$ take it seriously

-ntegrated throughout but .ith engagement as early as"ossible

Stakeholders .ill give you a ull understanding about norms4

and ultural issues

*eedbak to "artii"ants throughout and at the end o the"roess


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Keep in mind8

Write u" researh uikly

6on4t overlaim indings

6on4t bury negative indings Make inormation aessible to nons"eialists

Dee" thinking about %-'' and im"at

9se mi


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&hat puts research funders off'

Late and inom"lete a""liations likely to be re5eted

ushed a""liations are al.ays lo.er uality

!sking lariiation uestions that are already ans.ered in

all doumentation?online hel" or other soures!sking uestions that are only relevant i you get through to

the ne


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4op tips and 7lunders to aoid

ead the terms o reerene or the all areully = hek that you are

res"onding to .hat is .anted

'lease$ "leaseOO 6o not shoehorn your avourite researh "ro"osal into

a all .here it does not it (sur"risingly .e an tell)

6esribe learly .hat you "ro"ose to do and ahieve Sho. ho. the researh is res"onding to needs desribed in the all

;e honest about your o.n e


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%urrent opportunities are adertised at8 https

855www2go2u$5funding-for-deelopment-research

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