NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network (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 grant manager professional enabling staff Only list one individual as project lead. 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 . Application questions Vision and Approach Create a document that includes your responses to all criteria. The document should not be more than eight sides of A4, single spaced in paper in 11-point Arial (or equivalent sans serif font) with margins of at least 2cm. You may include images, graphs, tables. You can have an additional page for a diagrammatic workplan. For the file name, use the unique Funding Service number the system gives you when you create an application, followed by the words ‘Vision and Approach’. Save this document as a single PDF file, no bigger than 8MB. Unless specifically requested, please do not include any sensitive personal data within the attachment. If the attachment does not meet these requirements, the application will be rejected. The Funding Service will provide document upload details when you apply. What are you hoping to achieve with and how will you deliver your proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response For the Vision, explain how your proposed work: is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the field(s) or area(s) has the potential to advance current understanding, generates new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area is timely given current trends, context and needs impacts world-leading research, society, the economy or the environment constitutes a network model, as opposed to other award types will make significant progress towards achieving the aims of NQS Mission 2 as outlined in the ‘Scope’ section of the funding opportunity Within the Vision section we also expect you to: describe the concept, context and coordination function of your project articulate the long-term outcomes and benefits the network will deliver for Mission 2 and the wider UK quantum ecosystem For the Approach, explain how you have designed your work so that it: is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed uses a clear and transparent methodology (if applicable) summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed (if applicable) maximises translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts will undertake community and stakeholder engagement, ensuring wide participation, co-creation and meaningful end user involvement throughout the network activities demonstrates your plans for managing and sustaining the partnership beyond the lifetime of the award, your plan should include how stakeholders will work together, network, build capability and develop a long-term vision for the network, along with opportunities for follow-on funding and future collaborative research leverages the research environment, facilities, infrastructure, equipment and professional support available to deliver the network’s objectives will build EDI considerations into the formation, operation and governance of the network, including how these will be operationalised Within the Approach section we also expect you to demonstrate how you have designed your work so that it aligns strategically with the aims and scope of the funding opportunity by: creating a coordinated community that addresses fragmented activity across sectors relevant to the quantum networking landscape bringing together expertise spanning (but not limited to) quantum hardware, photonics, communications infrastructure, networking protocols, software, standards, cybersecurity, systems integration and end-user applications engaging widely across academia, industry, government, international partners and the wider UK quantum ecosystem, including relevant UKRI-funded projects and National Quantum Technologies Programme partners, to foster an inclusive, multidisciplinary and cross-sector community that accelerates knowledge exchange, collaboration, innovation and coordination across Mission 2 activities strengthening coordination between research, industry and public sector stakeholders to identify opportunities for technology translation, supply chain development, standards leadership and the development of sustainable UK capabilities in quantum networking and communications technologies You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. References may be included within this section. National importance Word limit: 300 What is the national importance of your proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response Demonstrate the national importance of your project, including how it: builds a clear, evidence-based understanding of UK strengths, gaps and opportunities in quantum networking and communications technologies, including where the UK could or should be leading, collaborating or building capability aligns with UK strategic priorities for quantum technologies, supports innovation, economic growth and emerging industries, enables future quantum-enabled services and applications, addresses societal challenges, and strengthens the wider UK quantum ecosystem addresses UK resilience, sustainability and national security within the quantum networking and communications landscape References may be included within this section. Governance Word limit: 500 How will you manage the award to successfully deliver its objectives? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain how the proposed award will be managed, demonstrating that it: will be effectively governed, including details about advisory structures will be effectively and inclusively managed, demonstrated by a clear management plan has clear leadership team roles and responsibilities will manage and encourage partnerships with non-HEI organisations across government, industry and civil society has plans for monitoring your progress as well as self-evaluation throughout the lifetime of your award will put in place appropriate governance and administration to deliver the range of devolved activities has equality, diversity and inclusion embedded in plans for convening and engaging with their community and the allocation of the awarded funds You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Applicant and team capability to deliver Word limit: 1,650 Why are you the right individual or team to successfully deliver the proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have: the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community The word limit for this section is 1,650 words, 1,150 words to be used for Resume for Research and Innovation (R4RI) modules and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions. Use the R4RI format to showcase the range of relevant skills you, and if relevant your team (project and project co-leads, researchers, technicians, specialists, partners and so on) have and how this will help to deliver the proposed work. You can include individuals’ specific achievements but only choose past contributions that best evidence their ability to deliver this work. Complete this section using the R4RI module headings listed below. Use each heading once and include a response for the whole team, see the UKRI guidance on R4RI . You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings: contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships contributions to the wider research and innovation community contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit Additions Provide any further details relevant to your application. This section is optional and can be up to 500 words. You should not use it to describe additional skills, experiences or outputs, but you can use it to describe any factors that provide context for the rest of your R4RI (for example, details of career breaks if you wish to disclose them). You should complete this section as a narrative. Do not format it like a CV. The roles in funding applications policy has descriptions of the different project roles. Project partners Add details about any project partners’ contributions. If there are no project partners, you can indicate this on the Funding Service. A project partner is a collaborating organisation who will have an integral role in the proposed research. This may include direct contributions for example cash, donated equipment and resources, or staff seconded to the project, or indirect and in-kind cont