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It outlines proactive steps to identify relevant calls, review funder guidance on scientific remit and eligibility, and plan timelines to avoid rushed submissions. Emphasis is placed on using institutional support roles, ensuring a strong outline/preliminary stage, and meeting internal and shadow-panel deadlines where applicable.","Preparing a Research Grant Application\nWriting a research grant or fellowship application is a major undertaking and there is strong competition for research funding. Several major funders impose limits on proposal resubmission, making it important for proposals to be as competitive as possible at first submission. These pages provide guidance on preparing the key parts of a grant application and highlight who to contact for support. A high-quality proposal will maximise the chance of success, so you may wish to consider the following:\nIdentify relevant opportunities\nIt is always best to be prepared well in advance and not be in a ‘reactive’ mode. Therefore, it will help your planning if you are aware of the funding landscape, including the strategic priorities for funding bodies and frequently monitor upcoming Calls and their deadlines. Your Departmental Research Manager can provide advice, support, and guidance on finding research funding. They will also distribute the latest information on internal schemes, or external schemes managed internally by the College. Additionally, you have access to the College’s subscription to \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://search.myresearchconnect.com/\" \u0014IDOX GrantFinder\u0015, which is a useful resource to find out about funding opportunities targeted for your discipline. You can also set up tailored email alerts so that you are aware of new calls as soon as they’re announced. Some strategic calls are announced with a short lead time, so to make the most of all available opportunities try to be proactive and start thinking about shaping an idea as soon as possible, even if an appropriate funding scheme is not yet available.\nCheck the guidance notes\nScience remit\nWhether your proposal receives funding will rely in part on whether your purpose and goals closely match the priorities of the funding body. Even if you are conducting exciting research, if it doesn’t fit the funder’s scientific remit it will not get funded. It is important to check whether your research is within the scope of the call, to avoid losing time working on an unsuitable application. Research Managers can provide advice on this, as can the funding organisations. Most organisations are happy to provide advice by phone or email at an early stage so that your proposal can be directed towards the most appropriate call/scheme, although they may ask for a brief project outline.\nInvestigator eligibility\nCheck that you are eligible to apply for the scheme. Funders offer funding opportunities tailored to specific key career stages, so check whether a particular scheme is best suited to you and your current research plans. It is important to note that for many research grants, it is only possible to lead on the project as a Principal Investigator (PI) if you have a contract of employment with your Research Organisation for the duration of the grant, or beyond, prior to application. The exception to this is usually for Fellowship applications or other grants tailored towards early career researchers, although do check with your Research Manager if you’re unsure. 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