A Guide to Bidding for Funding

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8th December, British Library Conference Centre

From the Inside Out: Bidding for JISC Project FundingBen Showers, Programme Manager Digital Infrastructure

JISC Innovation Programme ManagerInformation and Library

Infrastructure

JISC is the UK’s expert on information and digital technologies for education

and research

Provides JANET – network for UK HE and beyondService infrastructure – email lists, licensing, data

centresInnovative projects – Digital infrastructure, content, e-learning, admin systems

Understanding more about the design and methodology behind JISC

Innovation programmes will help institutions write successful bids

Hypothesis

Aim

Provide an insight into how JISC designs its innovation programmes

and the strategic drivers that underpin that design

The Strategic Context

Easy and widespread access to information and resources, anytime, anywhere; a vision with technology and information management at

the heart of research and education.

Cost effective infrastructure Efficient and effective institutions Enhanced learning experience Research quality, impact &

productivityJISC

Strategy

InnovateService

JISC innovation programmes are funded to make positive

interventions

Develop shared infrastructure and

resources

Innovation in the sector through change

programmes

Horizon scanning and leadership

Experimentation, research and development

Advice and guidance, supporting take up and

embedding

Research

Learning and Teachingv Library Strategy

Link to your Institutional Strategy(s)

Institutional e-Strategy

Mobile Strategy

IT and Infrastructure

JISC Innovation programmes benefit the sector in different ways

Develop shared infrastructure and

resources

Innovation in the sector through change

programmes

Horizon scanning and leadership

Experimentation, research and development

Advice and guidance, supporting take up and

embedding

The sector obtains efficiencies from sharing services

There are economies of scale achieved that can be documented

innovative solutions have been road tested on behalf of the whole sector and adoption models created

JISC’s funding has allowed some institutions to test out solutions and the results shared with others

The sector is well-briefed on new technologies and their potential to help research and education

UK F/HE has a coordinated approach to technology and standards

The sector has better understanding of current and future ICT issues through access to briefings and reports that have been commissioned

There are pilot solutions for new tools and technologies that addresses needs in the sector where the market isn’t providing

Good progress is made to realise the potential of ICT to support the sectors goals and to solve their problems

There is excellent capacity building about ICT via sharing knowledge and networks

Benefits within the institution and with the wider HE community

Programmes are designed in different ways to achieve different

interventions

Shared Academic Knowledge Base (KB+)

Innovation in the sector through change

programmes

Extensive consultation with experts and community

Production of a use cases and functional requirements

International collaboration with Kuali OLE

Develop shared infrastructure and

resources

Phase 1 – KB+ project and JISC Collections as managing agent

UMF funding proposal

Phase 2 – KB+ service for UK HE

JISC LMS Programme – Including ERM and shared library systems

Experimentation, research and development

Designing proposals to ensure successful interventions

Collaboration

Guidance and best practice

New Technologies

Innovative Research

Use-Cases

Clear Scope

Innovative funding mechanisms

Helpful ResourcesJISC Guide to bidding for funding: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/bidguide/grantbidguide.aspx

JISC Digitisation programme Tips: http://digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2011/03/03/some-tips-on-writing-a-successful-bid/

Insider tips on bidding to win grants: http://mashe.hawksey.info/2011/02/insider-tips-on-bidding-to-win-grant-0408/

SCONUL Newsletter guide to bidding: http://www.sconul.ac.uk/publications/newsletter/49/12.pdf

Afterword

This presentation is available at:http://www.slideshare.net/BenShowers

Email:b.showers@jisc.ac.uk

Webpage: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/contactus/staff/benshowers.aspxTwitter:

@benshowers

Many thanks to Andy McGregor for inspiring the design of these slides.