The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for partnership projects to embed technology-enabled good practice in impact analysis in research departments, using the expertise of Business and Community Engagement staff.

Programme/Initiative Description Funds 

Business and Community Engagement

 

Tripartite collaborative partnership projects comprising BCE ‘impact analysts’, research groups, and information management expertise, to embed impact and benefits analysis in the research process.

 

Up to £240,000 for 8 projects of up to £30,000 each and

6 months duration.

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The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is 12:00 noon UK time on 31 October 2011.

Funding is available for projects starting from January 2012 for six months. All projects must be complete by 30 June 2012.

Eligibility

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, depending on the quality of the submissions, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.