Research Impact Series

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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?

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• 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