Demand managed funding calls

• Demand managed calls and prizes

  Research funding demand managed by Research and Innovation Services:

  • EPSRC Open Fellowships EPSRC expect organisations to select through an inclusive process, the most suitable candidates for these fellowships. Peer review systems within each school will operate, to ensure that only the highest quality application/s are selected and supported though to submission.
  • ESRC new investigator grants , ESRC expect to see only a limited number of applications from any single research organisation. Peer review systems within each school will operate, to ensure that only the highest quality application/s are selected and supported though to submission.
  • Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships , Nominations can only be put forward by the Vice Chancellor or Institute Director (VPRCI at St Andrews) from the proposed host institution. The University asks schools to submit their nomination to Research and Innovation Services (RIS) by 2 October 2023 for round 1  2024 call (3 rounds per year), normally one nomination is selected per round.
  • AXA Chairs 2024, One nomination can be put forward by the host institutional contact (VPRCI at St Andrews). The University asks schools to submit their nomination to Research and Innovation Services (RIS) by 28 September 2023 for selection. Submission to the expression of interest stage (external deadline 5 October) is via the institutional contact only.
  • Chao Prize, Peer review systems within the school will operate to ensure the highest quality applications are selected. The University asks schools to select and submit their nomination directly to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, no later than 30 November 2023.

  Eligible candidates wishing to apply must contact the Director of Research within their chosen host school in the first instance and in good time, to find out more information about the internal selection process and documents required for internal selection/nomination.

  Directors of Research can check 'DoR RIS Shared' Microsoft Teams or contact ris@st-andrews.ac.uk for further information.

  The Demand management calendar 2023-24 (PDF) provides an overview of the estimated timings for each known call to enable applicants and Directors of Research to plan their funding application and internal review process accordingly.

  It should be noted that this schedule is based on historical information so is only a guide. Sponsors may change these times and new schemes may be added at short notice.  Please refer to the sponsors' own web pages for up-to-date information on individual calls.

• Internal demand management process

  1. Research and Innovation Services (RIS) identifies the demand managed funding call.
  2. RIS electronically disseminates the call information and deadlines to the relevant Schools and departments (via the Director of Research and the Head of School), Research Business Development and Contracts (RBDC) and Financial Advice and Support (FAS).
  3. If required, RIS will coordinate an internal review panel, consisting of members from the Peer Review College.
  4. Internal selection application forms are submitted to RIS for the internal review by the given internal selection deadline.
  5. RIS ensures that all requested information is provided and undertakes preliminary eligibility checks.
  6. Where an internal process is required, RIS distributes the bids to the internal review panel for their consideration.
  7. The internal review panel meeting is held, chaired by the Vice-Principal (Research, Collections and Innovation) to discuss the applications.
  8. All applicants, RBDC and FAS are informed of the outcome of the internal review process.

• Externally funded calls regularly demand managed

  Many externally funded calls are repeated on a regular basis, with varying frequencies; some calls are open multiple times each year, some are open once per year and some are open every two or three years. A list of calls which are routinely demand managed due to institutional caps or significant institutional commitment are listed below. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and some ad hoc calls will require demand management. 

  Annual Calls

  • Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships
  • UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
  • Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
  • Stephen Hawking Research fellowships
  • The Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships
  • AXA post-doctoral Fellowships
  • AXA Chair 
  • BBSRC Mid-range Equipment Calls
  • BBSRC sLoLa

   Less frequent calls

  • Leverhulme Centre Calls
  • Leverhulme International Professorships 
  • NERC Capital Calls
  • ESRC Centres

  Rolling calls

  • ESRC New Investigator

   

• Internally facilitated calls which are demand managed

  RIS facilitate a number of schemes to enable St Andrews researchers to deliver high-quality research, impact and innovation. Current calls are listed on the research support webpages and on the impact funding webpages.

• Prizes and awards

  There are some prizes and awards where the number of nominations is restricted. Nominations for these prizes and awards require pre-approval from the Vice-Principal (Research, Collections and Innovation) and usually require to be submitted centrally. Relevant Schools will be advised when the nomination process is open for these and invited to put forward candidates. 

  The following prizes and awards are restricted in the number of applications or by invitation only and therefore require pre-approval/submission via the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)

  • Philip Leverhulme Prize
  • Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom
  • Simons Investigator Awards
  • Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship (3 rounds per year)

  Eligible candidates wishing to apply must contact the Director of Research within their chosen host school in good time, to find out more information about the internal nomination process.

  Directors of Research can check 'DoR RIS Shared' Microsoft Teams for current information or contact ris@st-andrews.ac.uk.