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SEED Research Stimulation Funds 2024-25
Deadline 31/10/24
SEED Research & Scholarship Fund – Budget limit £4,500
Open to all academic staff on T&R or T&S contracts at any stage of career, except post-doctoral researchers on existing funded projects (see PDRA CPD fund). We especially encourage applications from Early Career Staff[1] and have set aside part of the budget for them.
The scheme aims are to:
- Stimulate new research activities, culminating in an application for external funding;
- Encourage ambitious programmes of work leading to significant research funding, e.g. major fellowships or large grants. Departmental research coordinators can provide further advice on interpreting this element within the different SEED disciplines;
- Allow increased flexibility in the types of activities and support which can be offered, including scholarship-related activities for staff currently on, or aiming to transition to, scholarship-related contracts.
SEED Impact Fund – Budget limit £4,500
This is intended to support activities that enhance the impact of our research. All full and part-time academic staff at any career stage are eligible to apply for small grants. Staff with fixed-term contracts that extend throughout the period of the award are also eligible. Activities could include, but are not limited to:
- Translating research into non-academic outputs;
- Meetings or workshops with policy actors, community groups or other non-academic stakeholders/beneficiaries;
- Public engagement events;
- Reasonable travel to attend meetings or deliver training;
- Further promotion or tracking of research outputs to evidence impact.
SEED Industry Stimulation Fund – Budget Limit £4,500
Open to Teaching & Research (T&R) contract staff only. Applications can be made to support activities that help develop non-academic partnerships to support external research or knowledge transfer proposals.
SEED Internationalisation Stimulation Fund – Budget Limit £4,500
Open to any non-ECR academic, the main aim of SEED IntSF is to provide a mechanism to fund internationalisation activities that are not supported by HUMS and UoM Internationalisation funds associated to strategic partnerships at both levels.
PDRA Continuing Professional Development (PDRA CPD) Fund – no deadline – Budget Limit £500/year
Supports the career development of an independent research agenda and profile for PDRAs on fixed-term research contracts. Staff on individual-funded fellowships, such as British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships, Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships, and Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships are ineligible.
The funding can be used for training and development opportunities that improve their career prospects, and not for new research projects. This may include the following:
- Attending or presenting papers at conferences and workshops;
- Attending training courses;
- Organising or attending research networking events aimed at future collaboration/grant applications.