HOME ABOUT US COLLABORATION FUND PROJECTS PhD TRAINING NEWS CONTACT COLLABORATION FUND – HOW TO APPLY BACKGROUND The White Rose University Consortium invites applications for projects to support and encourage emerging research collaborations across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The objective of the Fund is to support research projects which have the potential to develop national and international links with the aim of these leading to larger more strategic initiatives. The White Rose Executive Board regularly reviews the Fund’s progress and has recognised the value of these collaborations in supporting emerging activities. Applications are encouraged from staff in areas where there are no existing collaborations between the White Rose Universities. However, this does not exclude existing areas of collaboration between the universities where support might lead to enhanced activity and significant funding opportunities. A summary of previously funded projects can be found here. The closing date for applications is 1200 on Wednesday 14 July 2021 Download the: White Rose Collaboration Fund Application Form White Rose Collaboration Fund Guidance and FAQs APPLICATION CRITERIA The eligibility criteria are set out below: Applications must include participants from all three Universities. Each application must include a minimum of two members of staff (post doctoral researchers are eligible) per institution, with a lead member of academic staff identified at each University. The partners need to identify an agreed lead academic/University as having overall responsibility for the project. Each project should have a value of between £8-11k but applications up to a maximum of £15k will be accepted where the project activity demands this higher level of expenditure. Reasons for this higher budget must be set out clearly in the application: some examples could include equipment costs; technical testing; high level of consumables. COVID-19 We continue to accept applications and understand that Covid-19 will have an impact on project activities. Please plan your project within the current context of active Covid restrictions. We want to support researchers winning our grants in this challenging time and we are happy to discuss your application with you before submission. We anticipate that projects will start between September to December 2021 although the start date is flexible and could be extended into 2022. We advise that you plan for face to face meetings and activities from October 2021 and we will work with you as the situation changes. This includes treating the 12 month project timeline with flexibility to ensure that project activities and outputs can be delivered. APPLICATION PROCESS Applicants should complete the White Rose Collaboration Fund Application Form, and submit electronically to Claire Pickerden by 1200 on Wednesday 14 July 2021. SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING WHITE ROSE COLLABORATIONS The White Rose Team are here to support new collaborations across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, across all Faculties and subject areas. We are happy to discuss any of the following: draft applications before submission; this includes discussion on how to incorporate the potential impact of Covid-19; new ideas and emerging projects that are in development eg finding contacts to create the project team, scoping out your project idea etc; potential for collaboration beyond the scope of this Fund eg developing large scale collaborative funding bids; other collaborative ideas that may not have a specific research focus but involve collaboration in other areas such as teaching and learning, outreach, public engagement, knowledge exchange etc. If you have any enquiries regarding this scheme please contact Claire Pickerden (who runs the Collaboration Fund scheme) Tel: 07780 905748 or Karen Tsui Tel: 07880 182777. NEWS White Rose Universities partnering to improve opportunities for under-represented Postgraduate students The White Rose Universities, together with Sheffield Hallam University, and the University of Bradford, have come together to form the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) which has […] COLLABORATION FUND PhD TRAINING TWITTER Tweets by WhiteRoseUC Follow @WhiteRoseUC HOME OUR GOVERNANCE ACCESSIBILITY LINKS SITE MAP © 2019 – WHITE ROSE CONSORTIUM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | WEBSITE BY DESIGN SOLUTIONS | COOKIES POLICY | YOUR PRIVACY We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you give consent.OK