The PI should make up the majority of time applied for. Aside from the PI, there may be others in the research team; these should be named where possible, but we recognise that research assistants may not yet be recruited.
Costs may be used for any primary or secondary research activity, including researcher time and direct costs. Any research methods and activities are valid: for example, costs may be used to review literature, collect data, or conduct analysis. Eligible direct costs may include, for example, running a survey, transcription, travel, equipment or specialised software. All costs should be clearly explained and justified.
The grant must be used for original research activity (primary or secondary research). Although we expect practical outputs (see below), pure ‘knowledge exchange’ or ‘translational research’ activity aimed at disseminating existing research is not sufficient to be eligible.
The grant must cover activity which is not already funded, but we encourage it to be used in conjunction with other sources of funding – for example, joint or matched funding from a university employer. This may help cover researcher time or any other resources. We encourage applicants to acknowledge any such support they will receive from their university or other funders and to identify the financial or equivalent value.