The information you need to provide in your proposal will depend on the funding opportunity but will be standard in most cases, based on agreed question sets to be used across UKRI.
Check Funding finder for the information you need to provide for the opportunity you’re interested in.
Assessment criteria
You should take note of the criteria the research grants panel will use to assess proposals. Providing information and evidence that relates to the assessment criteria helps:
- panel members score your proposal more efficiently and objectively
- panel discussions about funding recommendations
Ensure reviewers can see important information
Do not use links to websites to provide critical information in your case for support. Reviewers do not have to look at websites you link to.
Involving animals in research
Although the research funded by STFC is very unlikely to involve the use of animals there are occasions where this may be the case. We are therefore signed up to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) position statement on the use of animals in research.
As a public funder of research and innovation, UKRI has a responsibility to ensure that our activities and those we fund are aligned with UK legislation and other guiding principles.
For more information on UKRI’s position statement on animal usage please see our webpage on involving animals in research involving animals in research.
Last updated: 17 December 2024