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Industrial CASE awards

The call for proposals is closed

Next proposal deadline: 2010 TBC

Proposals can be submitted by either an industrial company or an individual academic supervisor.

This allows flexibility for either:

1. Company-led proposal (citing an academic partner)
• Research project of value to the company
• Collaborating with academic research groups
• Contribute to development of key research skills needed by UK bio-industry
2. Academic-led proposal (citing an industrial partner)
• Establishes high quality collaborative training project
• Students experience different research environments
• Supports knowledge exchange with a commercial collaborator

Number of awards

Funding for 88 4-year studentships is available. They will be awarded in the form of flexible Doctoral Training Grants (DTGs).

Rather than funding individual studentships, DTGs provide funding in the form of a single training grant to the academic partner. This gives the department considerable flexibility in how it chooses to use the funding, in discussion with the industrial partner, for example:

• Flexible start dates for students
• Ability to part-fund studentships with other sponsors
• Joint funding of studentships with another Research Council
• Offering 3-year studentships where appropriate with the flexibility to use funding across different headings

Financial and other contributions to be made by the company

All Industrial CASE research students are based at a university (or other eligible research organisation), but must spend part of their time with the company. It is expected that the company will provide a placement for a period of between 6 and 18 months. The company is required to ensure sufficient time is allocated during the placement to fulfil all aspects of the training being provided. This should include wider business-related training for the student in, for example:

• Project-management
• Business strategy
• Finance

The company must make financial contributions to the training of the student:

• An annual contribution to the academic institution towards the cost of the project. Minimum of £1,400 per annum on commencement of studentship and anniversary of start date
• All additional expenses, such as the cost of travel and accommodation, incurred by the student as a direct result of attendance at the premises of the company
• A mandatory cash payment, direct to the student, of at least £2,500 per annum. The company may increase the stipend above this minimum level

How to apply

Proposals may be submitted by companies registered for business and trading in the UK with a UK research and/or manufacturing base. Foreign-owned companies not registered in the UK may also be eligible to apply but will be approved on a case by case basis. Proposals are particularly welcomed from SMEs.

Note: where a company is less than 5 years old and is not currently in receipt of BBSRC funding you must contact us for advice before completing a proposal.

Proposals can be submitted by academic supervisors (citing an industrial partner) at eligible UK universities or research institutes.

The assessment criteria for the competition are given in annex 1 of the information pack, available in the downloads section.

Proposals should be made through the Joint electronic Submission (Je-S) system.

Applicants should refer to the detailed Je-S help text for each section of the proposal form, available in annex 2 of the information pack.

Proposals also require a number of document attachments:

• Postgraduate performance indicators (exactly 1)
• Company details (exactly 1)
• A covering letter may also be submitted if desired

Attachment templates are available in the downloads section.

Queries

If you experience difficulties using Je-S or have questions regarding its use, the helpdesk can be contacted Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm UK time (excluding bank holidays and other holidays):

E-mail: JeSHelp@rcuk.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1793 444164 [out of hours please leave a voicemail message]

Please provide:

• Your name, organisation and user ID
• Date and time
• Which part of the form or system you were working on
• The nature of the problem

For queries about industrial company eligibility, please contact Mary McDonagh.

For queries about competition requirements, please contact Skills and Careers Unit - Studentships.

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