Apply for Funding
Apply for Funding
The Methods Network invites members of the arts and humanities Higher Education community in the UK to submit proposals for Methods Network activities. Activities may include Workshops, Seminars, focused Workgroups, postgraduate training events and publications.
The Methods Network is keen to support both single and cross-disciplinary proposals and those that encourage new collaborative frameworks between technical specialists and arts and humanities scholars. The primary emphasis is on the use and reuse of digital resources.
Proposals for hybrid activities such as Workshop/Seminar/Workgroup combinations are also welcomed, as are proposals for any other activity that falls within the Methods Network remit to support and promote the uses of advanced ICT methods in academic research.
Details of activities funded so far and links to outputs such as reports and workbooks may be found on the workshops and seminars pages.
The deadline for applications is 30 June 2007. Please note that all funded activities must take place prior to 31 December 2007.
Please be aware that all applicants are expected to provide fully-formed proposals with full programme, budget and projected outcome details and with particular emphasis on the research significance of the proposed activity. Applications that fail to provide all required details will not be considered for funding. Applications are expected to be of high quality; to be good value for money; and to demonstrate that they are thoughtfully conceived and carefully planned. Activity outputs must be clearly defined. For further information and advice, please contact Hazel Gardiner (hazel.gardiner@kcl.ac.uk)
Workshops
Funding of up to £5000 is available for workshops. Workshops provide training in advanced ICT methods for community members within academic institutions. They engage with issues such as: formal methods in analysis of source data and the creation of technical models; working with multiple technologies; and other matters of vital practical interest to the community.
The Methods Network will support and facilitate the publication and dissemination of training materials and resource guides that are produced for Workshops. The materials produced may also be repurposed by the Methods Network for future events, thus building capacity across the community. Recommendations for future Workshops are also expected as part of the outcome of these events.
Seminars
Funding of up to £2000 is available for seminars. These may concentrate on highly-defined topics of interest and/or problem areas within the community or may have a more general focus.
The Methods Network is keen to support both single- and cross-disciplinary proposals and those which encourage new collaborative frameworks between technical specialists and arts and humanities scholars. The primary emphasis is on the use and reuse of digital resources. Potential themes could include, for example, ways in which collaborative practice might advance scholarly achievement or issues around employing multiple technologies.
The Methods Network will support and facilitate the publication of reports based on Seminar discussions on the Methods Network website. Recommendations for strategic topics for future activities are an expected outcome of these events.
Other Activities and Hybrid Activities
Funding of up to £5000 is available for other activities and hybrid activities. Proposals for hybrid activities such as workshop/seminar/workgroup combinations are welcomed, as are proposals for any other activity which falls within the Methods Network remit to support and promote the uses of advanced ICT methods in academic research. The Methods Network would also be able to support proposals for publications.
If you have a suggestion for a hybrid activity, other activity, or publication that you feel could be supported as a Methods Network Activity, we would be pleased to consider this. Please contact Hazel Gardiner(hazel.gardiner@kcl.ac.uk) to discuss this in the first instance.
Notes and Guidelines
Financial Basis of Awards
Funds up to £2000 (Seminars) and £5000 (Workshops and hybrid activities) may be awarded. If a proposal is successful, the host institution will be responsible for ensuring that any part of the costs of the activity not funded by the Methods Network is committed to the activity.
Use of Funds
Any funds awarded may only be used as agreed with the Methods Network. All successful applicants are expected to complete and return a report and statement of expenditure within two months of the funded activity.
Eligible Costs
Individual costs must not exceed the stated guidelines.
- Consultancy: usually expected to be in the region of £200 - £300 per day
- Travel: reduced fares should be sought where possible (speakers only)
- Accommodation: usually expected to be in the region of £70 - £80 per night (speakers only)
- Subsistence: reasonable costs to be reimbursed (speakers only)
- Catering costs: usually expected to be in the region of £10 - 20 per person per day
- Administration: usually expected to be in the region of £10 per hour
- Printing/photocopying costs: by prior arrangement
- No equipment purchases may be included.
Application and Assessment Procedure
- The deadline for funding applications is 30 June 2007.
- All applications will be assessed by the Methods Network Administrative Centre and the Methods Network Executive Committee.
- Awards will be announced within three months of the application deadline.
- Only one activity may be applied for at any one time, and an application will not be accepted if the expected outcome of a previous award has not been achieved.
- The Methods Network will accept one re-application for an activity that has previously been unsuccessful. Applicants should clearly demonstrate how the proposal has been modified.
- Applicants must provide full details about the research significance of the proposed activity accompanied by a fully resolved programme and budget, as well as full details about projected outputs.
- Applications for Methods Network funding that that do not provide all requested details will not be considered for funding.
Responsibilities of the Award Holder - Outcomes and Deliverables
Workshops
If your application is successful you will be expected to provide the following deliverables:
- • A report of up to 2000 words comprising a comprehensive account of the activity and documenting all discussions, questions and findings.
- • Reusable training materials (eg: reusable in further workshops and/or postgraduate training)
- • Evaluation (forms provided by the Methods Network)
The award holder will also be expected to comply with the following points:
- • to provide the named activity on the date/s specified
- • to ensure that the activity is carried out to the highest standards
- • to submit all workshop deliverables within three months of the date of the activity, including a statement of expenditure
- • to provide copies of all workshop deliverables in an agreed format
- • to acknowledge the support of the Methods Network in any deliverables
The Methods Network will undertake to maintain and preserve a copy of deliverables online, where appropriate. Deliverables may also be repurposed for future Methods Network activities.
All deliverables produced with the support of Methods Network funds should be made available to the UK HE community free of charge under the terms of an appropriate licence. Any reuse of materials produced as a result of a funded Methods Network activity should acknowledge the support of the Methods Network or its successor organization. (If you have any queries on this point please contact the Methods Network Administrative Centre).
Seminars
If your application is successful you will be expected to provide the following deliverables:
- • A report of up to 2000 words comprising a comprehensive account of the activity and documenting all discussions, questions and findings.
- • Publication of papers online (where appropriate)
- • Evaluation (forms provided by the Methods Network) The award holder will also be expected to comply with the following points:
- • to provide the named activity on the date/s specified
- • to ensure that the activity is carried out to the highest standards
- • to submit all workshop deliverables within three months of the date of the activity, including a statement of expenditure
- • to provide a report in an agreed format
- • to acknowledge the support of the Methods Network in any deliverables
The Methods Network will undertake to maintain and preserve a copy of deliverables online, where appropriate, and Seminar papers may also be considered for inclusion in other Methods Network publications. All deliverables produced with the support of Methods Network funds should be made available to the UK HE community free of charge under the terms of an appropriate licence. Any reuse of materials produced as a result of a funded Methods Network activity should acknowledge the support of the Methods Network or its successor organization. (If you have any queries on this point please contact the Methods Network Administrative Centre).
Other Activities
Deliverables and details to be agreed with the Methods Network on an individual basis, but following in principle the same requirements as those listed above.
Data Protection
The Methods Network conforms to AHRC policies on data protection. Confidentiality and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Applications for Methods Network funding are treated as confidential. However, general information about funded activities will be made available on the Methods Network website.
Disclaimer
The Methods Network accepts no liability, financial or otherwise, for expenditure or liability arising from the funded activity.
Support Materials and Other Documentation
Support materials will be provided as required by the Methods Network. Service Level Agreements will be negotiated between the Methods Network and successful applicants and will incorporate agreed deadlines, deliverables and budgets. Evaluation plans or peer review guidelines for the activity will be agreed as required between the applicant and the Methods Network.
Any activity undertaken on behalf of the Methods Network will be subject to the conditions outlined in these documents. For further information please contact Hazel Gardiner.