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Jean Cater, Assistant Director. …. scholarships for the purpose of education and research…. Annual expenditure in 2011 = c. £55M across some 15 funding schemes, largely funding research in the UK higher education sector, funding people and their direct research costs, not overheads/FEC. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jean Cater, Assistant Director
…. scholarships for the purpose of education and research…..
Annual expenditure in 2011 = c. £55M across some 15 funding schemes, largely funding research in the UK higher education sector, funding people and their direct research costs, not overheads/FEC
William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925)
The Leverhulme Trust Board
Clearly defined by the WillNine members of Unilever senior management from diverse, international backgroundsDecisive discussion: meeting four times a yearExperience of spotting potential and quality
Fashion resistantReliance on expert peer review
Research Grants:
Research Programmes: up to £1.75M, 2 or 3 themes chosen: Patronage, Conspiracies, Value – for periods up to 5 years for research teams
Research Project Grants: normally up to £250k over 2 or 3 years, with the possibility to bid for up to £500k for up to 5 years
= At least 75% for research staff salaries (research assistants, postgraduate students) and up to 25% on associated costs
Types of awards
Types of awards
Fellowships: Study Abroad Studentships: 1 or 2 years for
postgraduate study/research abroad Early Career: 3 years ONLY, recent (up to 5 years)
postdocs, matching funding with host institution Research: up to 2 years for established researchers,
£45,000, replacement costs/research expenses Study Abroad: up to 1 year for academic staff,
£22,000, replacement costs/research expenses Major Research: 2 or 3 years, for distinguished
researchers in humanities/social sciences, funding a replacement post during the award
Emeritus: up to 2 years for retired academics, £22,000, research expenses
Types of awardsAcademic Collaboration:
International Networks: normally up to £125k and up to 3 years. Explicit justification for why a network is the best mechanism for addressing the chosen research theme
Visiting Professorships: 3-10 months for distinguished overseas academics to enhance the skills of the UK host institution
Other schemes: Philip Leverhulme Prizes: six subject areas, up to
£70k for outstanding early-mid career scholars Arts Portfolio: Bursaries, Innovative Teaching, Arts
and Technology, Artists in Residence (contrasting disciplines)
Occasional exceptional awards: Research Leadership to be launched again!
Distribution of funds 2010
18%
56%
6%
7%
4%
2%
4%
3%
RAAC Awards
Research P roject Awards
P rogrammes
Major Research Fellowships
Arts Bursaries
Academy fellowships
Visiting P rofessorships andFellowships
P hilip Leverhulme P rizes
Two-stage process for Research Project Grants, International Networks, Arts Portfolio awards - c. 1000 Outline Applications received p.a. → peer review decision = c. 12 weeks (c. 50% success rate)
Positive recommendation → invitation to submit a Detailed Application (3 deadlines p.a. – September, December, March)
Peer review (nominated and independent referees) → decisions by Trust Board (c. 50% success rate)
All other schemes have a one-stage application process, normally annually, with decisions delegated to expert panels
See www.leverhulme.ac.uk for exact timings
Application processes
Other success rates
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Visiting
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Disciplinary spread of awards
Evolution of portfolio of responsive mode grants
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The originality of the proposed work beyond incremental development and beyond the immediate subject
The removal of barriers between disciplinesProviding support for the gifted individual: outstanding
talent, vision, intellectual curiosity, and the willingness to take appropriate risks
A refreshing departure from existing working patterns of the applicant or discipline: fresh direction
The responsive mode: the choice of topic lying with the applicant in the vast majority of cases
Special attention is given to…
Excellence of the project and vision of the applicant Clarity of expression and methodology, clear
strategy for outcomes/dissemination Why the Leverhulme Trust? Could this work be
funded elsewhere? Importance, excitement, quality of the research Original, creative research transcending traditional
boundaries Respect and reliance on peer review: choose
referees wisely! All disciplines are eligible, but the Trust avoids
assuming the tasks of other specialist agencies, e.g. medicine and Government
Responsive mode – 90% plus
To sum up…
The claim to status or significance measured purely in metrics/”impact”/H-indices
The supposition of a hidden agenda/quota system – all eligible subjects are considered equally valid
A disinclination to address the research topic/question in transparent terminology – where you are requested to do use language for the lay person – avoid jargon!
Clear definition of the precise research idea, why it is of interest, why and how the applicant is qualified
Applicant pathologies
Recent grants
Anoxia tolerance in turtle hearts Electronic energy quenching via non-adiabatic pathways Does diesel pollution compromise an insect’s ability to
smell a flower’s scent? Slugs of the British Isles: a guide to species and a
screening of the fauna Sustainable development in African sport: interventions
in Ghana and Tanzania Fine phonetic variation and sound change: a real-time
study of Glaswegian Hollywood and the baby boom: a social history Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: composer in
residence
1 Pemberton Row
London
EC4A 3BG
Tel: 020 7042 9888
www.leverhulme.ac.uk
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