How to make an application

Start and end dates

• Start and end dates are required for every project. If the project is entirely for equipment, please give expected start/end of delivery/installation (the same date for start and end may be given if appropriate).
• Please note that the start date should be at least 3 months after the application closing date.
• The project end date must be before the expiry date of your post (if appropriate).

Early career researcher

Applicant who is in the early stages in their research and within their first five years in post as an independent researcher. For more details see FAQs.  Please ensure that a one-page CV is attached (see below for details).

Support related to current bids for external funding

Normally matching funds, usually in the form of a contribution towards a proposal that is about to be submitted to an external sponsor in order to enhance the chances of success: in such cases any award will be contingent on the success of the external bid.

Ethical Review

If your project requires ethical review you must obtain a CUREC number before your project can start.  If you have a CUREC number approved for this project already, please provide it on the relevant section of the application form.  For further information please see http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/curec/

1. Any bid which includes an element for refurbishment, and/or which includes a request for more than £100k for equipment, must be accompanied by a business case making clear how running costs, including equipment replacement and maintenance, will be met over at least the next ten years.  Please use the PEA form on the Estates website, and provide a statement from Estates Services about the feasibility of the project (including provision for housing equipment and decommissioning any items being replaced).  

Business case: Appendix

2. For applications made by early career researchers, or where there is a named researcher to be employed on the project, a one-page CV, which includes current position (and contract expiry date, if relevant), highest qualification and key publications, must be attached.

One-page CV.

3. List of external research grants currently held.

Maximum one-page appendix.

4. If your project has previously been submitted to an external funding body, please attach any feedback reports supplied by that body, and include a brief summary of the feedback in your application form.

Feedback reports.

5. As well as the breakdown of the costs requested from the John Fell Fund required in the application form, applicants should arrange for their departmental or faculty administrator to submit Resolve3 costings by email to the relevant divisional administrator, unless no staff costs are included or the application is for a small award.  Please refer to section on eligible costs.

Resolve3 by email to  the appropriate Divisional Officer.