your research - finding and developing new opportunities€¦ · research impact series . your...
TRANSCRIPT
Research Impact Series
Your research - finding and developing new opportunities @UWAresearch research.uwa.edu.au/events
Your research - finding and developing new opportunities
Research Development Team
Di Arnott – Science Peter Elford – FABLE
You know your research and the experts in your field, but are you maximising
your opportunities for available funding and collaboration?
• How can we help? – Who are the RD Team and where can you find us? – Developing collaborations and pitching your ideas – Where to look for funding opportunities – Research Development support
• It’s all about who we know…
Agenda
How can we help?
Faculty Research Development Teams
The Research Development Team can
Meet with you one on one
Help you identify collaborators and make new connections
Provide support for research grant applications
Help you pitch your research ideas
Help you find funding schemes
Help you with project costings and budget
Liaise with other services and units at UWA
Where to Find Funding Opportunities
• What do you need funding for?
– Salary (Fellowship) – Research assistance – Project costs – Travel – Equipment
How to find funding
• Sign up for your faculty Research Development newsletter • Research Announcement emails • Talk to colleagues • Funding Opportunities Management System (staff only) • PIVOT • Sign up to GrantConnect
Resources to identify funding schemes
• FABLE, HMS and SCI do regular newsletters to
– Highlight selected funding opportunities
– Advertise workshops and Research Development events
– Contact any of the RDT members in your Faculty to sign up
Research Development Newsletters
• On UWA website • Pheme login required • Search opportunities by
– ECR – Travel – Visiting Academic – Women in Research – International – Month closing – Added in last 30d
• Maintained by RDT and updated weekly • Currently only available to staff
Funding Opportunities Management System (FOMS)
Funding Opportunities Management System (FOMS)
PIVOT
• Pheme login required • Search directly
Important to add filters, e.g. Activity location and Citizenship to only include funding relevant to Australia, but some international opportunities may also be of interest!
• Pheme login required • Search directly • Create a profile and connect
your ORCID, add keywords and other details
• Funding matches suggested
PIVOT
• Search for Australian Government grant opportunities • Sends you updates on funding rules and new schemes
Sign up for GrantConnect
• Go to grants.gov.au and create your profile
How to register for GrantConnect and get updates?
• Search on Forecast Opportunities
How to register for GrantConnect and get updates?
Click the star
• Search on Grant Opportunities
How to register for GrantConnect and get updates?
Click on GO Documents
GrantConnect – New opportunities emails
• RTFG – Does this fit what I want to do, or am I stretching it . . . – Am I at an appropriate career stage – ECR? – Benchmark yourself (h-index, etc.) – who got funded last year?
• What are the assessment criteria? • Who is reviewing the proposals?
• Get examples of previous successful proposals
• Time is precious – don’t waste yours!
– Is there something you could do in the month you’d spend on this proposal that will make a future application stronger?
I’ve found something interesting!
Research Development Support
Support for writing grant applications
• Workshops – Guidelines and eligibility – Strategy – Writing development – Budget support – Assessor panel discussions
• Exemplar successful applications • Practical hands-on support at all stages of
application process
Workshops
https://collaborate.is.uwa.edu.au/display/RDR/Scheduled+Workshops
It’s all about who we know…
• Do I need ethics approval? • Am I eligible for this funding opportunity? • How do I set up a multi-institutional agreement? • I want to commercialise this product at the end of the project! • Who owns the IP? • How can I find an industry partner? • How do I find a collaborator with this expertise? • How do I budget salaries?
When you have questions around your funding application
Research Development
Team
Research Grants and Contracts
Research Finance
Industry Engagement
Development (philanthropy)
Researchers across the University
Library Services Research
Impact Research
Commercialisation
Research Ethics and Integrity
SDC Finance & Staff Resources
SDC Accounting
Risk & Legal services
We can connect you to other research related services at UWA
• Being a researcher (or just doing research as part of your career) is incredibly rewarding – enjoy the ride!
And finally . . . .
Questions and discussion