Important Reminder:

Under current requirements, all proposals including outline applications and expressions of interest, should be provided in complete form at least ten working days before the funder's submission deadline. This is to allow adequate time for review and completion, and for appropriate authorisations by the School(s) and Research & Innovation Services prior to submission. 

The University Senate agreed a policy on internal review of proposals, in order to ensure all are of a suitable quality before they are submitted. Each School has flexibility in how it implements the policy. In the context of reducing success rates, it is important that we use every opportunity to increase the chances of success.

Please see bid application process. 

Applications must be ready to be sent for internal approvals in Worktribe, 10 working days before the funder deadline or your intended submission date. If your application has not had full approval, the University cannot guarantee to support a full application or award that stems from an unauthorised submission as there may be severe cost and contractual implications. Please see below for a list of authorised signatories.

Authorised Signatories for Research and Innovation activities (approvers in Worktribe)

1. Internal authorisations in the Faculty / School:

• see the list of Authorised Approvers [PDF 146.22KB]

2. People who can sign as the University's representative: This is delegated by Council to specific staff in Research and Innovation Services (dependent on the nature of the contract).

Staff and Student Forms

• Studentship Form [DOC 43.50KB] [PDF 23.87KB]  (access restricted on-campus). Please print (on pink paper if at all possible); complete and return to the appropriate Finance Assistant in Post-Award Administration (Research and Innovation Services).
• Fill or extend a post funded through Research and Innovation Services (A3):  Word
• Advertisement request form for posts funded through Research and Innovation Services only (A3A): Word