Sources of funding for research

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Tables showing organisations and the type of research and grants available.

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The Leverhulme Trust
1 Pemberton Row, London EC4A 3BG, UK.
Tel: +44 20 7822 5220
Fax: +44 20 7822 5084
Email: gdupin@leverhulme.ac.uk
Web: www.leverhulme.org.uk
Contact: Ms Anne Dean, Assistant Director: adean@leverhulme.ac.uk; Outline Applications: jandrews@leverhulme.ac.uk; Full Applications: nthorp@leverhulme.ac.uk; Research Fellowships: bkerr@leverhulme.ac.uk
Scope: Makes awards for the support of research and education. To support original research in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Types of awards available: The Trust's financial support is organised into grants and awards which vary in size, purpose and application procedure. The total sum awarded in a typical year under all our awards is around £25m. No grants are ever given outside the remit of these schemes:
Academic Collaboration: International Networks: To foster and develop fields of research where the participants can benefit from an international exchange of ideas and of experience between two or more institutions. It is expected that the outcome of a grant will be the creation or development of an effective research network. Early Career Fellowships: To provide career development opportunities for those with a proven record of research who do not hold, or have not held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable institution in the UK. Emeritus Fellowships: To help established researchers, who have recently retired, complete and prepare for publication the results of research already begun. Major Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences: These Fellowships are designed to enable well-established researchers to devote themselves to a project capable of completion within the duration and appropriate for such a period of concentrated research. Research Fellowships: Their aim is to support experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Awards are not limited to those holding appointments in higher education. Research Programmes:In recent years, the Trustees have allocated sums of up to £1.75m for programmes of research extending for periods of up to five years, which can explore significant issues in the social sciences, in the humanities and, to a lesser extent, in the sciences. Following a review of possible themes for a competition in 2007, the Trustees now wish to invite proposals for programme awards on: (1) CEREMONY AND RITUAL and (2) THE USES OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Research Project Grants:There are different levels of Research Project Grant depending on cost; details of these are given in the Table below. These awards are principally for the salary costs of a researcher or researchers, to work on a specific and discrete research project proposed by the applicant. The principal purpose of the application is to pursue a research project rather than to fund a particular individual or a particular post or posts. Visiting Fellowships: To enable one or two post-doctoral academic researchers (normally with no more than eight years post-doctoral experience) to visit the UK university for the purpose of research and collaboration. Visiting Fellows are encouraged to give lectures and seminars and to participate in the intellectual life of the institution. Visiting Professorships: To enable distinguished academics from overseas to spend between three and ten months at a UK university primarily in order to enhance the skills of the host researchers and/or teachers.
Restrictions: Academic Collaboration lead applicant's should be employed at a University or Institute of Higher Education. Eligible applicants for Early Career Fellowships should normally hold a degree from a UK higher education institution by the time of taking up the Fellowship and should normally be under age 35 and hold an awarded doctorate or have equivalent research experience at the time of taking up the award. Applicants for the Emiritus Fellowships must be resident in the UK; must hold or have held a teaching and/or research post in a university or comparable institution in the UK at the time of retirement; must have retired by the time of taking up the Fellowship and be aged 59 or above at the time of retirement. Applicants for Major Research Fellowships must be resident in the UK and should, at closing date for applications, have held an established post at a UK university for at least the past five years. Applicants for Research Fellowships must be resident in the UK; must normally be age 30 or over and must be able to demonstrate experience and academic background sufficient to confirm their ability to complete the proposed programme of research. Eligible institutions for Research Project Grants are: Universities and other institutions of higher and further education in the UK. Joint applications from more than one institution and applicant are welcomed; however, one institution and applicant must be designated as the lead, having undertaken to be responsible for administering the grant if awarded; Registered charities in the UK; or Institutions or organisations of similar status in developing countries where, in the opinion of the Trustees, the provision for research funding is seriously limited. The Principal Investigator for a Research Project Grant will either be someone already employed at the eligible institution or a retired academic who has maintained close links with that institution. Only universities on the rota selected by the Trustees may nominate Fellows for the Visiting Fellowships funding. Individuals from overseas wishing to undertake a Visiting Fellowship should approach the relevant university to determine internal selection procedures. Individuals should NOT contact the Leverhulme Trust directly. Visiting Professorships are only open to those staff employed in UK universities.
Method of research fund allocation: Please note that in common with usual Trust practice, all applications are subject to peer review as the basis on which the final decisions of the Trustees are made.
Submission of applications: Applicants for Academic Collaboration funding should complete an International Networks Outline Application Form which can be downloaded or obtained by contacting the Trust. The completed application form should be sent to the Assistant Director of the Trust. There are no closing dates for applications. Applications for Early Career Fellowships can only be made on the Trust's electronic on-line system, and should be submitted within 5 working days of the closing deadline. Applications cannot be submitted on paper. Applicants for Emeritus Fellowships should complete an application form. Brief outline submissions for Research Programmes funding should reach the Director by the closing deadline. Applicants for Research Project Grants should complete an Outline Application Form and submit this to the Trust. Details of the procedure for preparing a Full Application will be sent out to those whose Outline Proposal has been approved together with the letter of invitation to submit. For Visiting Professorships an application form and a detailed description of the proposed programme should be submitted by the responsible academic staff member in the UK host institution. Applications should not be submitted by the visitor.
Last updated: 29/01/2007

Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
PO Box 46156, 3rd Floor, 4 St Dunstan's Hill, London EC3R 8UL
Tel: 0870 411 1223
Fax: 0870 411 1224
Email: guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Web: www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/index.html
Contact: Your nearest Regional Office.
Scope: The Foundation's mission is to support and work in partnership with recognised
charitable organisations which help disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in communities throughout England and Wales.
Types of awards available: Community Open Programme: Core and project funding for both existing and innovative new work in order to keep abreast of emerging trends. Community Priority Programme: Core and project funding limited by regional topic areas. Collaborative Programme: The current Collaborative programme is in its final year and will close at the end of December 2007. It provides support for charities working together to add value and create better outcomes for their beneficiary groups. The Collaborative Programme aims to fund three types of work: Co-ordinating services; Working more effectively through cross sector working and Mergers.
Restrictions: Organisations which are not recognised charities are normally considered to be outside the funding guidelines.
Method of research fund allocation: Initial assessment is made by the relevant grants team, who will then arrange a visit or telephone interview. Recommendations are then made to the Trustees who make the final decision.
Submission of applications: Applicants must call their nearest regional team to discuss the potential for applying. If successful an application form can be downloaded and submitted to the relevant team as advised in the previous call.
Last updated: 02/02/2007