Research Facilitation

Research Facilitation in the Mathematical Institute are available for consultation on the identification of suitable calls for proposals, the preparation and submission of grant applications, and the processing of applications through departmental and institutional approvals.

Who's who

Dr CJ Voyce, Research Facilitator
APV Gordón, Deputy Research Facilitator
B Hinks, Assistant Research Facilitator

Initial inquiries or notices of intent to apply, should be sent to the Research Facilitator in the first instance.

Overview of funding opportunities

There is a wide range of extramural funding available for which members of the Mathematical Institute would be eligible to apply; these include Standard Grant funding grants, subject-specific grants, personal fellowships, prizes, travel funding, studentships, and funding for outside visitors. Please click here for further details on these types of grants, as well as lists of current calls for proposals in these categories.

Internal application procedures

Research Facilitation are available for help and advice in determining suitable sources of funding and in preparing grant proposals. All applications, be they preliminary or full, are subject to departmental (in effect, the Research Facilitator and the Chairman) and institutional (Research Services Office) approvals prior to submission, regardless of whether a signature is required. Internal deadlines for most calls are set three weeks prior to their respective external deadlines (unless indicated otherwise, four weeks in advance for fellowships) to accommodate the time needed to review and obtain departmental and institutional approvals. See EPSRC Standard Grants and personal fellowships for details.

Research Committee funding

Further funding is available from the department's Research Committee, including the Research Incentive Scheme, faculty travel expenses and seminar expenses. Further details can be found here.

Applications to other funding bodies and application-preparation resources

Novice applicants may find Jacob Kraicer's 'The art of grantsmanship' helpful as well.

Please contact the Research Facilitator if you wish to have support for applications to other funding bodies.