[Graduate-research-list] Joseph Rowntree Foundation Visits Stirling - Monday 10th November 2003

[Wilma Ellis]

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> Dear All,
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> You may already have been forewarned about the next funding body visit
> that has been organised by the Planning and Research Office. This is a
> reminder that on Monday 10th November 2003, Miss Anne Harrop from the
> Joseph Rowntree Foundation will be running an information session for
> researchers from 12.30pm to 2.30pm in the Iris Murdoch Building Seminar
> Rooms 1&2, and all researchers are very welcome to attend. The session
> will look at funding opportunities with the Foundation, discuss the
> Foundation's research priorities and review processes, and include tips on
> what makes for a successful proposal. A sandwich lunch will be provided so
> it is essential that you book a place if you are interested in coming
> along. Contact Sylvia Barnes in the Planning & Research Office on ext 7041
> or email sb18 at stir.ac.uk
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> BACKGROUND ON JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
> The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest independent social
> policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a wide
> programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and
> social policy, allocating around £7 million a year to its R&D Programme.
> Housing and deprivation are key central research themes for the
> Foundation, funded through the Housing & Neighbourhoods Committee (HANC)
> and the Poverty & Disadvantage Committee (PAD). However the Foundation
> also has a series of time-limited committees that focus on particular
> research programmes for a set length of time, the Drug & Alcohol Research
> Committee being the first of such Single Programme Committees (SPCs).
> Further SPC's are being considered on the following themes: Differences in
> Parenting - the implications for supporting parents and promoting the
> wellbeing of children; Independent Living - approaches to achieve choice
> and control for disabled people, older people and other groups; Governance
> for Public Services; and Refugees (Immigration and Inclusion).  
> For more info on their current research priorities, see
> http://www.jrf.org.uk/funding/overview/overview.htm . Also, it is worth
> taking a look at the current projects funded by the Foundation to get a
> feel for the sorts of research they have recently supported (see
> http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/wip/ and search under all programmes)
> which has included research of relevance primarily to the departments of
> Applied Social Sciences, but also bearing relevance to certain areas of
> Education, Psychology, Management and Organisation, Marketing and
> Economics.
> The following is a guide to what sort of projects they would expect to
> fund:
> -If it is a new area of work they would support research projects which
> would help to define or redefine problems or issues. 
> -If these are already clear, they would expect to fund projects assessing
> `what works'. This could encompass evaluations of existing services or
> demonstration projects testing new ideas; such projects would be expected
> to incorporate a strong monitoring and evaluation component. 
> -If there is evidence, from these projects or elsewhere, of the success of
> particular interventions, the Foundation would wish to support work aimed
> at developing and extending this good practice. 
> The Foundation does not generally support: 
> -projects outside the topics within its current priorities; 
> -development projects which are not innovative; 
> -development projects from which no general lessons can be drawn; 
> -general appeals, for example, from national charities; 
> -core or revenue funding, including grants for buildings or equipment; 
> -conferences and other events, websites or publications unless they are
> linked with work which the Foundation is already supporting; 
> -grants to replace withdrawn or expired statutory funding, or to make up
> deficits already incurred; 
> -educational bursaries or sponsorship for individuals for research or
> further education and training courses; 
> -grants or sponsorship for individuals in need; 
> Stirling University's record with JRF 
> So far, only the Department of Applied Social Sciences has been successful
> in securing funds from the Foundation (£340,208 since 1998) however we
> hope to extend this success to other departments who have been applying to
> the Foundation unsuccessfully over the years, and will be looking for
> plenty of tips from Anne Harrop during her visit.
> Hope to see you there.
> Best Wishes
> Julia
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> Julia Campbell
> Research Funding Officer (jobshare with Claire Jones)
> Planning & Research Office 
> Room 3B1 Cottrell Building
> Ext  6690
> Fax 6688
> Email: jec3 at stir.ac.uk
> Julia's hours of work: Tues all day, Wed am, Friday all day
> Claire's hours of work: Mon all day, Wed pm, Thurs all day
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