BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) (Grant)

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Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context the challenge the project addresses aims and objectives potential applications and benefits Core team List the key members of your team and assign them roles from the following: project lead (PL) project co-lead (UK) (PcL) specialist technician researcher co-lead (RcL) Only list one individual as project lead. The project lead should be the named individual on an existing BBSRC research grant. This individual does not need to be the one travelling. UKRI has introduced a new addition to the ‘Specialist’ role type. Public contributors such as people with lived experience can now be added to an application. Find out more about UKRI’s core team roles in funding applications . Please note only UK-based applicants should be added to this section. Brazilian applicants should be listed and assigned roles in the next section ‘Brazil team’. Brazil team Please provide the following details of the Brazilian applicants: name institute job title role in project, for example, project lead or project co-lead (see definitions in previous UK ‘Core team’ section) email address Please make sure to indicate who the lead Brazilian applicant is. FAPESP will use this information to confirm applicant eligibility. Please do not include details of Brazilian applicants in the previous UK ‘Core team’ section. Application questions Purpose Word limit: 2,500 Why is the travel and joint research needed? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain why the proposed travel and joint research is necessary, including reference to: the added value to existing BBSRC and FAPESP research and innovation the promotion of collaboration between researchers in the UK and Brazil the future joint research likely to accrue from the collaboration the acquisition and development of skills for the individuals involved opportunities for early career scientist exchanges why the people involved are the best people to carry out this collaboration why the places you are travelling to are the best places to go to, in terms of access to people, expertise, skills and resources why travel and collaboration need to happen at this time Resources and cost justification Word limit: 500 What will you need to deliver your proposed work and how much will it cost? What the assessors are looking for in your response Justify the application’s resources, in particular: travel costs subsistence costs collaborative activities research costs, including consumables and access to specialist equipment, which will support the development of preliminary data and new applications under the UKRI-FAPESP agreement. This award cannot be used to fund Salary and Overhead costs Please note: direct research costs may not account for more than 50% of the total value requested from BBSRC. FEC at 100% is applied to any direct research component of these awards including travel, subsistence and other collaborative activities. Please include a breakdown of these requested costs that are to be made at 100% FEC under ‘exceptions’, in the justification of resources on the Funding Service. To note that the proposal must primarily have a non-research focus. Please note: this award cannot be used to fund (salary and overheads) equipment costs are not permitted under this funding opportunity You can request costs associated with reasonable adjustments where they increase as a direct result of working on the project. For further information see Disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders . Where a funding limit is imposed on the opportunity, requested costs for reasonable adjustments may exceed the maximum funding amount. Assessors are not looking for detailed costs or a line-by-line breakdown of all project resources. Overall, they want you to demonstrate how the resources you anticipate needing for your proposed work: are comprehensive, appropriate, and justified represent the optimal use of resources to achieve the intended outcomes maximise potential outcomes and impacts The SAGe online form, which includes the budget request from FAPESP for the São Paulo based researchers, should be downloaded and uploaded as an attachment by the UK project lead. Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI) What are the ethical and RRI considerations, implications and issues relating to the proposed work? If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why. What the assessors are looking for in your response Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated: the relevant ethical and RRI considerations, including both the research or topic area itself and the design and delivery of the project the wider implications of the proposed work, and how you will maximise the positive societal, environmental, and economic benefits arising from the project, whilst minimising unintended negative impacts, such as research misuse or accidental harm how you will manage these considerations throughout the lifecycle of the project If you are collecting or using data you should identify: any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing and storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further reuse of data) formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with Additional sub-questions (to be answered only if appropriate) relating to research involving: animals human participants genetically modified organisms You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Please refer to the UKRI position statement on funding ethical research and Responsible innovation for more information around our expectations on ethical and responsible research and innovation. Animal Involvement and “3Rs” You must complete this section about how your proposed project will involve or impact animals. If your project does not involve or impact animals, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: what animals you are involving the severity of the procedures you are using where the procedures will take place welfare standards you aim to meet the relevance of your project to the development, validation or dissemination of the 3Rs You may also need to download, complete, and upload at least one set of additional questions. You will be told how to do this towards the end of this section. To complete this section and check whether your project is in the scope of the questions, refer to the UKRI policy for research and innovation involving animals . What counts as an animal UKRI policy relates to all animals in the Kingdom Animalia, including vertebrates and invertebrates. Genetically modified organisms and biological risk You must complete this section if your project will include genetically modified organisms or genetic technologies. If you project does not involve genetically modified organisms or genetic technologies, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: the type of organism your project will involve and the procedures your project will include the intended use of the organism or genetic technology the genetic, biological and environmental risks of your project For more information, see UKRI’s guidance on genetic technologies . Human Participation in Health-related Research You must complete this section about whether your project will include human participation. If your project does not involve human participation, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: what type of human participation your project includes the project design for human participation the phase of the clinical trial whether the project will be in an NHS setting, if so, how the project will be registered whether diversity and inclusion will be considered For more information, see UKRI’s guidance for human participants in research . Additional documentation: FAPESP SAGe online form This question is included in the Funding Service. Word limit:10 The SAGe online form , which includes the budget request from FAPESP for the São Paulo based researchers, should be downloaded and uploaded as an attachment by the UK project lead. Please upload a PDF attachment of the FAPESP management support system (SAGe) online form, as it will be submitted to FAPESP. For the file name, use the unique Funding Service number the system gives you when you create an application on the Funding Service, followed by the words ‘FAPPA SAGe online form’. Save this document as a single PDF file, no bigger than 8MB. If the attachment does not meet these requirements, the application will be rejected. The Funding Service will provide document upload details when you apply. Your organisation’s support Word limit: 500 Provide details of support from your research organisation. What the assessors are looking for in your response Provide a Statement of Support from your research organisation detailing how they will support you, as the applicant, and your proposed activities. This should include details of any additional support that might add value to the work. Assessors will be looking for a strong statement of support from your research organisation. This information should have been approved for submission by an appropriate institutional authority. You must also include the following details: a significant person’s name, their position and office or department, or all office address or