Guidance and tools to help you find funding, prepare an application and manage a grant.
Supporting Research at Cambridge
Guidance, information and support for managing research grants and contracts.
Latest EC News
Details of forthcoming webinars, application guidance and call deadlines.
Worktribe: coming soon
The way you manage grant applications will be changing from 2024 onwards. Worktribe will provide a range of benefits for staff including greater visibility of grant applications.
Timesheet template and guidance
A single timesheet template is available to be used for all funders.
Researchfish Funder Submission 2024
The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 14th March at 4pm.
Major funders
Find funding from Research Councils, charities, government and the EU.
Large grant support
Funding available to
- enable prepations of large collective bids
- contribute to large collaborative grant proposals
Internal funding
Find out how to apply for institutional sponsorship grants.
Restricted calls
View open and repeating restricted calls, find out how to apply and who to contact.
Research Professional Funding Opportunities Database
Writing a proposal
Plan, draft and refine your proposal.
Setting up contracts
Protect your research with intellectual property and copyright contracts.
Researching with integrity and ethics
Carry out trustworthy and ethical research. Find out about misconduct.
Managing data
Plan where to store data and how to manage it.
Managing risk
Identify financial and strategic risks before submitting a proposal.
Building a team
Recruiting and managing your team, including paying salaries.
Full economic costing (fEC) and price
Understand the difference between the cost and price of your project.
What funders will pay
Find out what costs the common funders will pay.
Creating a costing in X5
Set up a costing and add your direct and indirect costs.
Approving in X5
Find out how costings are approved in X5.
Standard Application Process
You have a minimum of 5 working days to send your research grant applications to the Research Operations Office.
Small Application Process
Applications under £250k fEC
Letter of support for your application
Request VC / PVC Research support letters at least 20 working days before the funder's deadline.
Worktribe: coming soon from 2024
Managing project finances
Keeping track of your grant spending, including invoicing, purchasing and claiming expenses.
When you get a grant
Activating your grant, including spending allocation and controls.
Financial audit
Preparing for and taking part in internal and external audits.
Recording and reporting your research
Documenting your research to meet funder terms, plus audit and Research Excellence Framework (REF) requirements.
Researchfish and Gateway to Research
Stores and shares the research outcomes of UKRI and several charitable and public funding bodies.
Sharing your data, thesis and article
Publishing your research data, articles and other papers for open access.
Ensuring your research has impact
Planning, running and evaluating activities to bring your research to new audiences.
Cambridge Enterprise
Commercialise your ideas and share knowledge gained from research.
