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Following on from the College’s successful award of a third round of Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF), funding is available for a number of awards.
ISSF3 is founded on a Career Stages Framework, focusing activity in four areas:
- Training - PhD level
- Consolidation - postdoctoral stage
- Independence - building a research group
- Collaboration - working in partnership
Available awards
| Award | Career stage | Max duration of award | Maximum amount (£) of each award | Deadline for applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Primer Award | Training | Up to six months | 30,000 | Closed |
| Consolidator Award | Consolidation | 12 months | 50,000 | Closed |
| Mobility and Skills Award | Consolidation | Variable length | 10,000 | Closed |
| Reconnect with Science Award | Independence | Variable length | 55,000 | Closed |
| Fellowship Award | Independence | Variable length | 75,000 | Closed |
| Seeds for Seed Award | Independence | Variable length | 20,000 | Closed |
| Population Award | Collaboration | Variable length | 50,000 | Closed |
| Cross-Disciplinary Award | Collaboration | Variable length | 50,000 | Closed |
| Translational Kickstart Award | Collaboration | Variable length | 50,000 | Closed |
| Interlinking Award | Collaboration | Variable length | 145,000 | Closed |
| Public Engagement Proof-of-Concept Award | Public Engagement | Variable length | 7,500 | Closed |
| Public Engagement Co-production Award | Public Engagement | Variable length | 15,000 | Closed |
Processes and applications
Funding for all ISSF activities is awarded via competitive application, using brief application forms outlining the planned activity, means of delivery, and likely scientific, engagement and sustainable funding outcomes.
Panels will be held by career stage allowing us to use funding within, but not between, career stages, while flexibly responding to our research community priorities.
We monitor and evaluate outcomes of the award, looking to build sustainable research groups and programmes.
Submission checklist
- Application form
- CAP form
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion form
- Any additional letters of support documents (optional)
Panelists
We routinely recruit and rotate members of ISSF3 panels to balance expertise and provide the broadest involvement in ISSF3, and are actively looking for new members for our panels.
'For several years I applied to multiple funding bodies to serve on their funding panels. I participated in the ISSF3Wellcome Trust funding panels at Cardiff and gained valuable experience in the peer review process that mirrors the majorfunding bodies. Since then, I have served on the BBSRC panel for 3 funding rounds and continue to apply the valuable assessmentexperience gained from working with the Cardiff University ISSF3 program.'
If you work within the College and are interested in applying to become a member of an ISSF panel, please contact ISSFAdmin@cardiff.ac.uk and we will advise you of the process.
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Observers
ECRs are invited to observe our panel discussions to learn about the review, scoring and decision-making process. A typical review panel will involve a set of 4-6 ECR observers for a morning or afternoon session. This experience has been viewed very positively by attending ECRs, and while we still have a few individuals on a waiting list for this experience, please email us if you are interested in this opportunity.
'Being on the ISSF3 panel was probably one of the most useful training exercises I have completed at Cardiff. I am reallygrateful this experience was on offer especially when I am writing a lot of grants and uncertain on whether I am making common mistakes.'
Please email your name, school, position and a brief overview of your science interests (highlighting if you are due to apply for an external award shortly) to the ISSFAdmin@cardiff.ac.uk email address. This will allow us to put you on the list, and prioritise attendance accordingly depending upon funding deadlines.
Further information
For more information about funding calls, application forms or panels please contact:
Hasnae Khamlichi
Research Support Officer
Catalysing research, public engagement and culture change via ISSF3.