Guidance and tools to help you find funding, prepare an application and manage a grant.
Grant application deadlines
The 2-stage check needs 7 working days before the funder submission deadline.
The 1-stage check needs 5 working days.
Research grant numbering
The numbering for research grants has changed. As of 8th Jan 2019 we have run out of the 5 digit number system, instead we will use a 6 digit number system.
Contracts Status Portal
The Contract Status Portal was retired on 31st January 2019. Content has now been integrated into the Research Dashboard.
New USS pension rate in X5
The new USS Pension rate of 24.2% will be uploaded into X5 on Tuesday 7th May.
Major funders
Find funding from Research Councils, charities, government and the EU.
Large bid preparation
Help and support for preparing your funding bid.
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.
New deadlines to send your applications to ROO
You now have a minimum of 5 working days to send your research grant applications to the Research Operations Office.
ROO checks on applications
2-stage checks – previously 'pre-checks', take ROO 7 working days to complete.
1-stage checks take ROO 5 working days to complete.
Submitting your Horizon 2020 (EU) application
Preparing and submitting your proposal.
When to send your application to ROO
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 RCUK 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.
