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Public Benefit Test
- The University is a charity. To retain charitable status, research within the University must comply with the University’s educational charitable objects. A part of this requirement is that research must be of public benefit. The University must now include within its annual financial statement confirmation that it has regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and report on how is has delivered its charitable purposes for the public benefit. The following two questions need to be answered:
1) Does the proposed research follow the University’s objectives and values, to advance and enhance knowledge and understanding?
2) Is the research being carried out for the benefit of the public?
- For further information please click here
Applying for grant funding
- Please complete the Costing Request Form if you wish to apply for grant funding, together with the Internal Peer Review Form and e-mail a copy to feng-research@lists.leeds.ac.uk
- If your grant involves human participants or their data, genetic modification of plants or has the potential to a cause a significant environmental impact, please follow the Ethical Review Process - non NHS.
- Please read the Faculty Policy on Industrial Funded PHD Students if you wish to fund a Industrail funded PHD student on your project.
- Best Practice Internal Peer Review for Grant Applications
NEW GUIDANCE NOTES: Pathways to Impact (EPSRC grants)
- Please link here for the Pathways to Impact guidance notes.
EPSRC Demand Management
- For further information on the EPSRC's Demand Management policy please click here
EU Funding
- Please complete the EU Costing Request form if you wish to apply for a EU funded project and e-mail a copy to either R.A.LaBella@leeds.ac.uk.
EPSRC (RCUK) Grants
- NEW
- When purchasing equipment costing over £10K, the following guidelines must be adhered as The RCUK has raised the threshold on equipment purchase from £3K to £10K. For more information please click here
- EPSRC no longer fund Project Studentships.
- In most cases the grant must commence within 6 month of the announced start date. (Please check your offer letter).
- The appointment of the PDRA would in most cases start the grant.
- It is possible to exceed a budget heading by 20% without the need to mention it within the final report, providing it does not exceed the overall budget.
- A explanation must be included in the Final Report if a budget heading is in excess of 20% of its value.
- It is not possible to vire between Directly Incurred Costs and Directly Allocated Costs on FEC grants.
- Student Maintenance on Pre-FEC grants incur 46% overheads.
- Equipment purchases within the final 6 month of the grants must be approved in writing by the EPSRC. Please note this only applies to grants which commence after 1st January 2009..
- Extension requests, grant exceptional slippage requests, e.t.c must now be requested via the Je-S system. Please click here for instructions on how do do this.
- Please click on the following link for the updated EPSRC funding guide. FundingGuide
- An 'Impact Plan' is now required as part of the Research Council proposal process. Please click here for further details. Impact Statement - GuidanceForApplicants are available to download.
- Non EPSRC grants, please contact the Faculty Research Office for more information.
High Performance Computing (HPC)
- Advise for research finance managers and PI's applying for HPC costs
Purchasing Requests
- If possible please raise any purchase requisitions via SIPR by clicking on the following link. purchasing.
- Any purchases under £100.00 do not need to be signed by the Research Finance Office.
- Purchases should not be made on grants that have reached their end date.
Technology Strategy Board Grants
- Audits takes place after the first quarter and at the end of the grant.
- Virements between headings must be approved by the TSB and lead partner.
- The auditors will not include expenditure that has occurred one month after the official end date on the final audit report. Therefore these costs cannot be claimed.
For any other information or assistance, please contact the Faculty Research Office
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