NETSCC Application Support Form for Expression of Interest applications only EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Research details form Programme Name Defaults to the programme you are applying for Funding Opportunity Defaults to the call you are applying for Funding Cycle Defaults to the stream of funding you are applying for

Contracting Organisation The contracting organisation must be selected from our current list – you will need to contact the funding team if your organisation is not listed. Full title of project Guidance: Your full project title (limit 300 characters You do not have to complete this. It is sufficient allowed) to put “HS&DR evidence synthesis centre/team”

Research Type Primary/Secondary/Evidence Synthesis Proposed start date, duration (in months) (end date is calculated from start & duration for you) Start date must be in the future and on the first of the month. Research Duration (months) Guidance: Enter the number of months. The end date will This is a research contract. The maximum be automatically calculated. duration is 36 months in which time a maximum of 15 evidence syntheses will have to be delivered. The number will vary depending on the evidence syntheses required by the programme. The resource and length of time for individual evidence synthesis will be negotiated on a case by case basis with the programme. The contract will state that a maximum of five evidence syntheses have to be delivered in each year of the contract. How did you hear about this call? Selected from dropdown list or ‘other’ with description (Limit 100 characters) Total costs requested Contracts will be awarded for a maximum value Requested research funding of £500,000. Costs must be clearly set out and justified (Please see guidance at “research duration” section) Total NHS support & treatment costs This is unlikely to be applicable. Proposed treatment costs could be savings

Carbon reduction guidelines Have you read the NIHR Carbon reduction guidelines? These can be found at Radio Check NETSCC Research Application Support. This is not a valid Application form Page 1 of 5 NETSCC Application Support Form for Expression of Interest applications only Carbon reduction guidelines http://www.nihr.ac.uk/files/NIHR_Carbon_Reduction_Guidelines.pdf and this link is also shown on the MIS page. This is mandatory to confirm you have read the box carbon reduction guidelines.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Information form

Details of Chief Investigator Title First Name Middle Name Last Name Suffix Specialty Organisation (Affiliated Organisation form) You can select or add Affiliated Organisations as required. One must be your Primary organisation Address You can add Primary Publishable Type Country Post Code Job Position Department/School Organisation Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Address Line 4 Town/City County Phone and Fax Fax is not mandatory You can add Primary Type Phone Number Extension Email You can add Primary Type Email address Web Address NETSCC Research Application Support. This is not a valid Application form Page 2 of 5 NETSCC Application Support Form for Expression of Interest applications only You can add Primary Type Web Site Address

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SUMMARY

Expression of Interest Summary Add your Summary here (maximum of 5000 characters) Guidance: Potential applicants need to demonstrate the following: Experience in this type of work A track record in producing evidence syntheses on a wide range of topics using methodologies spanning the qualitative and quantitative spectrum of research Relevant methodological expertise (the HS&DR programme accepts that content expertise may need to be brought in depending on the topic of a particular evidence synthesis) A track record in delivery of research to contract (time and on budget) The team has an appropriate mix of staff and processes to manage/supervise/flex resources An understanding of how to produce outputs which are of immediate use to the researcher-using community with particular reference to the use of evidence by NHS managers and decions-makers The criteria are set out in the call specification with further information in the supporting document

UPLOADS

Upload Checklist See funding opportunity guidance. You will find a list of uploads that should accompany your application at this stage. Select the type and select upload on the form. Further instructions on how to complete the upload are provided on screen as well as type of document and size. The screen will indicate if an upload is required (an upload is not always mandatory). Uploads Type Guidance: You can add Please upload one A4 side of references and recent Type “Additional Documentation” and Upload relevant publications Extension

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REVIEW AND SUBMIT

Below is the outcome from the review and submit page. You will see the validation for each form and what is missing from the application that you need to complete. Red crosses indicate mandatory responses and information. Exclamation marks in a yellow circle indicate this is advisory to review but not mandatory.

Review and Submit Information

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Research Details X Incomplete Project Title is required. X Contracting Organisation is required. X Total Costs Requested is required. X Proposed Start Date is required X Research Duration (months) is required. X How did you hear about this call response is required. X Research Type is required X You have not entered a Total NHS Support & Treatment Costs/ (savings). Please review as needed You must confirm that you have read the NIHR Carbon X Reduction Guidelines.

Contact Information Attention

You have not provided a primary Web address. Please update as needed.

Expression of Interest Summary X Incomplete A Summary is required X

Uploads X Incomplete You must provide the require uploads X

View PDF You can view your Entire completed Expression of Interest as a pdf document Submission When you click on the Submission button, this is when you are actually submitting your Expression of Interest form. You will be asked to confirm if you wish to submit NETSCC Research Application Support. This is not a valid Application form Page 4 of 5 NETSCC Application Support Form for Expression of Interest applications only this task.

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