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How to apply

applying in irams

You must submit your application online via the Internal Research Award Management System (IRAMS).

Guidance on using IRAMS for applicants, departmental approvers, and administrators can be found on the Research Support pages.

The below supporting documents must be submitted with your application:

  • X5 Admin Output equalling the ‘Total Project Cost’ entered in IRAMS
  • Short CV (maximum two pages)

Please complete the application form which can be downloaded from IRAMS (under Case For Support) and upload this combined with the other documents requested above to IRAMS as a single PDF.

How to present Matched funding in irams

  • 'Amount requested from the Fund' should be the amount that the Bridging Scheme is asked to fund.
  • 'Contribution From Department/Faculty/Division' should be the remaining percentage that is provided as departmental match funding.
  • Total Project Cost' (automatically calculated) will be the Total Employer Cost for the Bridging Period and should match the X5 Admin Output.

Departmental approval 

Applicants must discuss an application with their line manager and department well before the deadline. The department (e.g. Head of Department/Head of Admin & Finance, or other member of senior management) must commit to providing 50% of the salary for the bridged period (if applicable). The applicant must tick the box on the Case for Support to confirm that the department has been notified and agrees to providing the match funding.

Applications must also have received Departmental Approval through IRAMS before the advertised deadline. Only applications that are supported by the host department will be considered for funding.

Departments may set an internal deadline for review of these applications which is earlier than the advertised call deadline. Please check with your local grants team and prepare your application well in advance of the advertised deadline. 

Resubmissions

Unsuccessful applicants may resubmit applications to later rounds of the fund provided that they are still eligible. The chance of a resubmitted application being funded is no greater than that of a first-time applicant.

Successful applicants may not reapply to the fund for a further period of bridging salary support until at least 2 years has elapsed since the end of their previous bridging period.

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