Research Administration Capacity Grant
Support for research offices to manage the research life-cycle — pre-award, post-award, compliance and reporting.
About this call
Effective research administration allows researchers to focus on research and gives funders confidence. This grant concept supports research offices to strengthen processes for funding searches, proposal support, award management, compliance and reporting.
What this call aims to achieve
Expected outcomes
- Documented pre- and post-award processes in use
Impact framework
- Inputs
- Research management expertise; process templates; training.
- Activities
- Research office assessment; process design; staff training; systems guidance.
- Outputs
- Research offices supported; staff trained; processes documented.
- Outcomes
- More efficient, compliant research administration.
- Long-term impact
- Institutions better able to attract and manage research funding.
How we will measure it
- Research offices supported
- Staff trained
- Documented research-management processes adopted
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