Grants guide

Grants guide (PDF 515KB)

List of recent changes

The Cross-Council research grant terms and conditions now appear as a separate document under the ‘Post-Award information’ sub-heading on the Apply for funding page of the website together with a new document that appears under the 'Funding processes and rules' subheading which provides an overview of the organisational and individual applicant eligibility criteria.

V11.03 - January 2012

Paragraph 1.2 Amendment of date from '1966' to '1996'.
Paragraph 1.5 Sentence containing 'please see page......' amended to 'can be found at......'
Paragraph 1.6 Sentence amended to direct scientific queries to the research committees inbox.
Paragraph 1.28. Updating of contact details for the External Relations Unit
Paragraph 1.10 Removal of reference to Remit Officer and postal contact details.
Paragraph 1.11 Removal of Alan Harrison's details and inclusion of new eligibility email address.
Paragraph 1.12 Rephrasing of the sentence containing 'Where you are requesting a change to an existing grant......'.
Paragraph 1.19 Amended second sentence to include 'and SSC'.
Paragraph 1.20 Rephrasing of sentence.
Paragraph 1.21 Sentence 'When you apply to BBSRC for a research grant you will help us greatly if you:' amended to 'When you apply to BBSRC for a research grant you must:'.
Paragraph 1.21 Bullet point 'completed the grant application in accordance with' amended to include reference and web link to the JeS handbook.
Paragraph 1.22 Removal of first bullet point.
Paragraph 1.28 Sentence 'If you think we can help you......' amended to 'If you would like advice with......'.
Paragraph 2.19 Sentence amended to replace 'Programme Manager' with 'Amy Tayler.
Paragraph 2.34. Other Collaborations section rewritten. New text inserted covering Project Partners and Collaborators.
Paragraph 2.49 Amend title 'DNA Sequencing' to 'Support for Sequencing'. Amend title 'Support for DNA Sequencing' to 'Large-scale DNA sequencing'. Separation of content into two separate paragraphs. Rephrasing of first sentence. Removal of first bullet point. Rephrasing of bullet point three and replacement of the term 'stakeholder' with 'scientific and user'. Bullet point 5 amended to request immediate release of sequence date. Addition of bullet point 8 'evidence that the chosen facility has the appropriate technical capabilities in the sequencing and the data analysis'.
Paragraph 2.50 Removal of term 'whole'.
Paragraphs 2.51 Paragraph removed and replaced with 'Very large whole genome sequencing projects are unlikely to be supported outside the context of international collaborations. Contact us for advice on this if needed.'
Paragraphs 2.52 Paragraph removed and replaced with 'Where no suitable UK academic partner for sequencing can be found, we will consider funding the acquisition of sequence from industrial and/or overseas source. Your choice of sequencing organisation should be justified in terms of scientific suitability and cost effectiveness by following the guidelines above when completing your application.'
Paragraph 2.53 Insertion of new paragraph providing contact details.
Paragraphs 3.4. Amendment of paragraph regarding level of fellowships acceptable for eligibility purposes.
Paragraphs 3.4 Sentence 'Information on the type and nature if fellowship held together with its end date and the funding it provides, should......' amended to 'Information on the type and nature if fellowship held together with its end date and the funding it provides, must......'.
Paragraphs 3.5 Sentence 'However, they should ensure ......' amended to 'However, they must ensure ......'.
Paragraph 3.6 Sentence 'A letter of support confirming this should......' amended to 'A letter of support confirming this must......'.
Paragraph 3.7 Amendment of eligibility contact details.
Paragraph 3.17 Amendment of eligibility contact details.
Paragraph 3.18 Insertion of new information regarding documents that need to be submitted with an email query.
Paragraph 3.19 Insertion of new information for response times for applicants submitting eligibility queries.
Paragraph 4.6 Sentence '...Stage 1 - Intention to Submit...' amended to '...Stage 1 - Outline Proposal...'.
Paragraph 4.7 Amendment of date from 2011 to 2012 and removal of second sentence.
Paragraph 4.8 and 4.9 Removal of paragraphs.
Paragraph 4.10 Amendment of paragraph to reflect move from an 'Intention to Submit Stage' to an 'Outline Proposal Stage'.
Paragraph 4.13 Removal of reference to BBSRC remit officer and insertion of BBSRC remit email address.
Paragraphs 4.20 and 4.22. Amendment of text to provide additional information for applicants using animals in their research.
Paragraph 4.25 Sentence 'For the non technical summary, applicants should......' amended to 'For the non technical summary, applicants must......'.
Paragraph 4.34 Removal of reference to signing of applications.
Paragraph 4.42. Amplification of the need to ensure that components of application returned for amendment are dealt with expeditiously.
Paragraph 4.49 Amendment of sentence three to give minimum processing times for outlines and full proposals.
Paragraph 5.14 Amendment of text to reflect implementation of revised JeS form.
Paragraph 5.23 Removal of paragraph.
Paragraph 5.25. Sentence 'BBSRC may exceptionally agree a contribution above 50% where the application……' Amended to read 'BBSRC may agree a contribution of up to 100% where the application……'.
Paragraph 5.36 Amendment of tenth bullet from £3k to £10k.
Paragraph 5.5 Removal of the third and fourth sentence from the 'Exceptions' bullet point.
Paragraph 6.7 Removal of paragraphs relating to the assessment of final reports.
Paragraph 7.3 Removal of third sentence.

Contact

Charlotte Cureton
charlotte.cureton@bbsrc.ac.uk
tel: 01793 442852