Seed funding for proposal development
Innovative Media for the Digital Economy Research Cluster
Call for seed funding proposals
30th October 2008
The Innovative Media for a Digital Economy invites proposals for seed funding to develop potential project proposals for the Digital Economy call expected in the first quarter of 2009.
The Digital Economy Programme. This is an EPSRC/ ESRC/AHRC/MRC research programme for the development of information technology for social and economic benefits. The Innovative Media for a Digital Economy Research Cluster is one of 9 clusters to have been funded in the first round of funding, and focuses on Social Technology Systems and user-generated content, in the three areas of creative industries, transport and health industries.
The initiative to invite proposals for seed funding to develop projects follows on the three Context Setting Workshops in Creative Industries, Transport and Health Industries, and the Project Incubation Workshop, which have been held over the period from April to September 2008. For more information on the Research Cluster and the workshops held so far, please go to: http://www.oerc.ox.ac.uk/research/digital-economy.
Several project ideas began to develop from the Project Incubation Workshop, and several participants formed informal groups to continue discussions. While we are keen to have these ideas developed further, this call is not limited only to workshop participants.
Seed funding can be used to:
1. hold further meetings with project participants (upper limit £500),
2. hold events geared towards particular industry partners (upper limit £1000)
3. conduct surveys, literature reviews, scoping studies or brief ethnographic studies (upper limit £1000)
4. organise a further large-scale workshop of interest to the IMDE participant group and broader community; priority will be given to proposals with a strong commitment to the non-academic sector (no upper limit)
It is a condition of funding that the outcomes of the activities be reported for inclusion in the IMDE research agenda, and be presented at IMDE / DE showcase events.
If you are interested in applying for seed funding please send us a project proposal consisting of the following information:
For seed-funding for 1-3 above:
Name of applicant and co-applicant/s
Names of potential collaborators and participants
Description / name of target group or industry / governance / other non-academic partner
Briefly describe for what aims and objectives the seed money would be used
Briefly describe methods to be used (if applicable)
Indicate what staffing and other resources will be necessary (if applicable)
Indicate the duration of studies, surveys, reviews (if applicable)
Tell us how the project fits in with the aims and objectives of the IMDE Research Cluster
Tell us how the outcomes of your project will be disseminated
If applying for seed-funding for 4:
Name of applicant and co-applicant/s
Names of potential collaborators and participants
Description / name of target group or industry / governance / other non-academic partner
What is the topic of the workshop and why has this topic been chosen?
What specific arrangements have been made to engage participants in the academic and non-academic sectors?
Where will the workshop be held?
Who are the anticipated speakers of the workshop? What will be the agenda of the workshop?
What are the costs of the workshop?
How will the outcomes of the workshop be used to further the aims and objectives of the IMDE Research Cluster?
What arrangements will be made to ensure that the outcomes of the workshop will be disseminated to the broader IMDE Research Cluster and the DE Research Cluster?
Applications should be sent to annamaria.carusi@oerc.ox.ac.uk
Applications can be made at any time between now and end of December 2008. All activities funded must be completed by end March 2009, and all claims must have been submitted by mid-February 2009.