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When to send your application to ROO

Remember:

  • first consider the time your department first needs to check and approve your application
  • for collaborations where you're not the lead, send your application to ROO at least 7 or 5 working days before your partner's deadline
  • for open calls where your application is to be submitted for a panel meeting, send your application to ROO at least 7 or 5 working days before this date
  • New funder
  • Overseas funder
  • Subcontracting / collaborations
  • Ethical issues or special insurance
  • UK government funding or tender
  • Restricted call
  • Funder requires specific checks from ROO

Grant applications less than 250k fEC and no exceptions

You need to check the application and send to ROO at least 1 working day before the funder submission deadline. ROO will submit but not check the application.

If you’re a new PI or DA, you may want ROO to check your application. If so you need to submit your application at least 7 or 5 working days before the funder submission deadline.

2-stage checks for grant applications over 250k or less than 250k fEC with exceptions

Send the financial parts (X5 costing, JoR and budget tables) of your application to us to review at least 7 working days before the funder submission deadline. We will carry out 2-stage checks.

What happens next:

  1. You’ll continue to work on the academic case, while we check the X5 costing and the justification of resources (JoR) and budget tables.

  2. We’ll send any changes to you.

  3. Send your finalised application to ROO at least 1 working day before the funder deadline to guarantee that it will be submitted.

2-stage checks for grant applications over 250k fEC or less than 250k fEC with exceptions

Send the financial parts (X5 costing, JoR and budget tables) of your application to us to review at least 7 working days before the funder submission deadline. We will carry out 2-stage checks.

What happens next:

  1. You’ll continue to work on the academic case, while we check the X5 costing and the justification of resources (JoR) and budget tables.

  2. We’ll send any changes to you.

  3. Send your finalised application to ROO at least 1 working day before the funder deadline to guarantee that it will be submitted.

1-stage checks for grant applications over 250k fEC or less than 250k fEC with exceptions

You need to send the full and finalised application to us at least 5 working days before the funder submission deadline. We will then carry out checks on the full application.

1-stage checks for grant applications over 250k fEC or less than 250k fEC with exceptions

You need to send the full and finalised application to us at least 5 working days before the funder submission deadline. We will then carry out checks on the full application.

HoD submission request for late applications

We’ll only submit applications with less than 5 working days before the funder submission deadline when:

  • the HoD agrees that the department will accept liability and risks, including any shortfall in funding if the application is awarded

  • ROO will not carry out any checks

HoD submission request for late applications

We’ll only submit applications with less than 5 working days before the funder submission deadline when:

  • the HoD agrees that the department will accept liability and risks, including any shortfall in funding if the application is awarded

  • ROO will not carry out any checks

Your application will be not be submitted to the funder.

Your application will be not be submitted to the funder.​

You need to send the application and the HoD request to us. We can't guarantee your application will be submitted to the funder.

You need to send the application and the HoD request to us. We can't guarantee your application will be submitted to the funder.

Contact the Research Operations Office

Research Operations Office
Greenwich House

Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0TX
Tel: 01223 333543
Fax: 01223 332988
E-mail: croenquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

 

Contact the Research Operations Office

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Clifford Allbutt Building, Bay 13

Hills Road

Cambridge, CB2 OAH

Tel: 01223 333543

Fax: 01223 765410

E-mail: croenquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

 

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