Leverhulme Research Leadership Award 2016
Information session and selection process
| A Research Services research event | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 January 2016 |
| Time | 12:00 to 13:00 |
| Place | Building:One Bateman Lecture Theatre Video links to Daphne du Maurier, Seminar M, Penryn Campus, Baring Court 114, St Luke's Campus and F083 Knowledge Spa, Truro Campus. |
| Provider | Research Services |
| Organizer | Research and Knowledge Transfer Events |
Event details
Event aims:
This information session will be led by , Research Development Manager from Research Support, with (Chair of the Leverhulme Strategy group) in Streatham, and (member of the Leverhulme Strategy group) will support in Penryn. who is a current RLA holder will also join the session.
The event will provide information about the and the institution’s internal selection process for this scheme.
Information:
The Leverhulme Research Leadership awards aim to support talented scholars who have successfully launched a university career but who need to build a research team of sufficient scale to tackle a distinctive research problem. The following criteria also apply:
- Each institution is limited to one bid only.
- Awards are each for a sum of between £800,000 and £1million over a period of between 4-5 years.
- Awards are for the provision of research assistants, research students and associated costs.
- Applicants will have held a university post for at least two years but will not yet have developed their academic career such that the trajectory of their research contribution has become firmly established.
Internal selection process:
| Action | Deadline / date |
| 1. DoRs to make one nomination per unit to Dr Bridget Sealey, supplying a CV plus two page outline describing the proposed programme for their nominated candidate. | 22.02.2016 at 4pm. |
| 2. Strategy Group, plus to review nominations and make selection. | w/c 22.02.2016 |
| 3. Selection announced. | 26.02.2016 |
| 4. Strategy Group and Research Support to support nominated candidate. | |
| 5. Final submission deadline to Leverhulme Trust. | 10.05.2016 |
For further information about the Leverhulme Research Leadership Scheme please contact Dr Bridget Sealey.
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in Leverhulme Research Leadership Award funding, including prospective candidates and Directors of Research.
Registration:
To register or if you have any questions about this event please contact research-events@exeter.ac.uk.
Please note: we are unable to provide refreshments at this session, however attendees are welcome to bring their own.
This information session is open to anyone interested in Leverhulme Research Leadership Award funding.
Location:
Building:One Bateman Lecture Theatre