UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants 2013-2014

UCL Grand Challenges

UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants 2013-2014
2013 UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants awards
UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops 2012–2013

Small Grant awards (2012)

Relevant websites and email newsletters

UCL Research

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Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops >> Details

Closing the Gap: Aligning strategies towards sustainable resource use – Report from the October 2012, multi-stakeholder discussion to debate the challenges facing more sustainable resource use, convened by UCL Grand Challenges and the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, and supported by BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities

In the run-up to Chinese New Year 2013, the UCL China Centre for Health & Humanity will be showing four recent Chinese films related to the UCL Grand Challenges, presented by three film specialists. >>Details

Watch a video introducing UCL Grand Challenges and UCL Public Policy

Download the 2010-2012 progress report

Download the 2008–2010 progress report

HIGHLIGHTS

UCL Grand Challenges Student Fund: Support for students with bright ideas to tackle some of the world’s big issues

UCL Grand Challenges: Small Grants Application Form

£3,000 awards for cross-disciplinary activities.

Prior to completing this application form, please ensure that you have read the guidance notes, and that your proposed project complies with this competition's criteria.

The Deadline for Applications is midnight, Monday 10 June 2013

Grand Challenges Small Grants Form

Please fill in the details in the form below to apply for funding under the Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme.

The application form should be completed in full, and describe how the project is relevant to a UCL Grand Challenge.

Please note that the scheme can not support studies in basic science, or research that is predominantly biomedical laboratory-based in nature.

Applicant details
Lead Applicant
The 'Lead Applicant' must be a UCL academic member of staff.

Title:
First Name:
Last Name:
Position or Post:
Department:
Faculty:
email:
Telephone:
Collaborators
Main Collaborator
The Main Collaborator can be either a UCL academic member of staff or a UCL non-academic (e.g. administrative) member of staff.

Title:
First Name:
Last Name:
Position or Post:
Department:
Faculty:
email:
Telephone:

Additional Collaborators
Use this space to add details of any additional collaborators.

Have the lead applicant and the main collaborator worked together previously?
If yes, in what capacity?

Proposed collaboration

Title:
N.B. A Grand Challenges Small Grant can only pay for activities in the 12 month period, 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014. After 31 July 2014 access to awarded funds will expire.

Start Date:
End Date:

Which Grand Challenge are you applying to?

Outline of the small grant activity (maximum 500 words)
Please provide an outline of your proposed activity.

Lead and main collaborator roles (maximum 250 words)
Outline the lead and collaborator roles, and provide a summary of any relevant experience.

How will the activity promote cross-disciplinarity? (maximum 250 words)
Please describe how this new collaboration will support, or develop, cross-disciplinary research, wider public engagement or policy development in your chosen grand challenge.

Describe the intended outputs and likely impacts (maximum 250 words)
Proposals should aim to achieve impact, which can be achieved through: - scholarly outputs (in peer journals) - pilot studies that catalyze large grant applications - outputs from peer and public engagement events/workshops (e.g. reports in broadcast or print media, UCL and other websites) - influence upon policy and practice (e.g. manifest through published reports) - enterprise activity or translational research

Funding and activities

A maximum of £3,000 is available per project. The Small Grant must be spent in full by 31 July 2014.
Amount required:

Finance contact (for Lead Applicant's department)
Name:
email:
Account:

Additional funding
Provide details of any additional funding that has been secured, or is required from elsewhere.

Please list your planned activities and how much they will cost.
Provide a schedule of activity and a breakdown of estimated costs.

Any other comments

Eligibility

I have read the Small Grants applications guidance notes www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/small-grants/notes-opens in new tab/window.

I qualify for funding under the eligibility criteria.

I agree to credit the the relevant grand challenge, and use its logo where possible, in any outputs.

I agree to provide a final report and yearly progress reports. Progress reports will be due at the end of each July while the project is running.

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UCL GRAND CHALLENGES

UCL Grand Challenges

Small Grant awards (2012)

Relevant websites and email newsletters

UCL Research

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UCL Grand Challenges

Global Health

Sustainable Cities

Intercultural Interaction

Human Wellbeing

Watch a video introducing UCL Grand Challenges and UCL Public Policy

Download the 2010-2012 progress report

Download the 2008–2010 progress report

HIGHLIGHTS

UCL Grand Challenges Student Fund: Support for students with bright ideas to tackle some of the world’s big issues

UCL Grand Challenges: Small Grants Application Form

£3,000 awards for cross-disciplinary activities.

Prior to completing this application form, please ensure that you have read the guidance notes, and that your proposed project complies with this competition's criteria.

The Deadline for Applications is midnight, Monday 10 June 2013