Birmingham- Nottingham Strategic Collaboration Fund

SCF Funding Application

Applications to the Strategic Collaboration Fund must be made using this form.

Please email the completed application form to [email protected] .

Applicant Information

Main project lead & contact details

Principal Investigator’s School/Department/College Name (UoN) (UoN)

E-mail address: Principal Investigator’s School/Department/College Name(s) (UoB) (UoB)

E-mail address:

Project

Type of collaborative project: ☐ Research ☐ Teaching ☐ Professional Services

Funding stream: ☐ Creativity or ☐ Accelerator

Total Amount Requested £

Title

Details of the proposed project, programme or activity, its aims and objectives. Describe the novelty. Justify what the money will be spent on (max 300 words) Summary of the collaborative components of your project. Who will be involved? (max 200 words) List the deliverables, potential outptus and outputs of the project (max 200 words) Why should we fund this? Why should your project be funded through the BNSCF specifically and not another source Describe the benefits and additionality to the universities (max 200 words)

Accelerator proposals only Details of the current synergies and work already undertaken between the institutions that make your project suitable for Accelerator funding (max 250 words)

Describe how the project has the potential to lead to genuine and sustained impact for both institutions (max 250 words)

If requesting funding for additional staff resource, describe why the work cannot be undertaken by an existing team member and why this is not “bridging” between projects (max 100 words)

Indicative project timeline including project deliverables Funding Breakdown of expenditure (Please indicate which costs will be managed by the PI at Birmingham and which by the PI at Nottingham)

Birmingham costs:

Nottingham costs:

Signatures I have read the guidance for the Birmingham-Nottingham Strategic Collaboration Fund and agree to abide by its terms and conditions.

I understand that if awarded funding I shall be required to write a brief report on the outcomes of the project, to provide a brief account of expenditure and to adhere to the expectations as set out in the Call for Applications.

Applicant Signature(s) (UoN): Date: Applicant Signature(s) (UoB): Date:

Please email the completed application form to [email protected] .