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Dear All,
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(a)stir.ac.uk
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(a)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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