Rexel Foundation

Grants Application Form

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.Application (Outline) – Research details

II.Lead Applicant’s Information

III.Research Team and supporting roles

IV.Previous application History

V.Research Project

VI.Justification of costs

VII.Wider context

VIII.Suggested referees

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Rexel Foundation – Grants Application Form

I.Application(Outline) –Research details

Program Name
Department and Institution where the work will be carried out
Full project title
Proposed start date & duration
How did you hear about this grant proposal?
Total budget of the project
Total financial support requested
Research Type / Primary/Secondary/Evidence Synthesis...
Summary of proposed work (< 200 words)

Contact Information – Lead Applicant

Details of Lead Applicant / Title
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Suffix
Specialty
Organisation Name
Role / Ex : Student, Employee, Board Member...
Specify Role within the research project
% commitment / Proposed percentage of full time commitment to the research
Address for correspondence
Phone (direct line)
E-mail

II.Lead Applicant’s Information

Lead Applicant Information – Qualifications
Degree / professional qualification (with dates) / List of higher education and professional qualifications
Information about your role in the scientific community / (scientific prizes and awards, a member of the editorial board, invitation at international meetings ...)
Lead Applicant Information – Present and Previous Positions Held
Previous positions held / Period of employment (From/To)
Knowledge, skills and experience that are relevant to this application.
Previous experience of carrying out techniques and procedures in proposal. (If no direct
personal experience, describe how you will compensate)
Lead Applicant Information – Recent Relevant Publications
Recent relevant publications (Suggest last 6 relevant)
Required Information:
Periodical Name
Article Title
Authors
Lead Applicant Information – Research Grants Held
Have you applied to any other grant giving body in relation to the work proposed in this
application ? If Yes, give full details including funding body and expected date of decision
Required information:
Title
Role (in this research grant)
Total Grants
(Funding) Source:
Funding Period: (from – to)
Current grant support
(state awarding body, amount, dates of support and title of project)

III.Research Team and supporting roles

Co-applicants : Name, Organisation, Post Held, Department, Role, email address, phone number

IV.Previous application History

Has this application or a similar application previously been submitted to this funding body? / Yes / No
Description of Funding – Please indicate how your current research proposal differs from this previous application
Description of Funding – If unsuccessful, please indicate why

V.Research Project

Title
Summary of Research

Research Project – Themes

Does the research project match with theme of expertise of the foundation
Tools for behavorial change / If Yes, description
Efficient equipment & systems / If Yes, description
Small scale renewable energy & storage solutions / If Yes, description
Others

Research Project – Background and rationale

What is the problem being addressed?
Aims and Objectives
Details of the relevance of the project and its innovative character
Please provide evidence explaining why this research is needed now and how does the existing literature support this proposal?
Why is the research important in terms of improving energy efficiency? Please describe the contribution of the research to energy savings
Details on replicability, cost efficiency improvement & transversality
Please describe the potential contribution of the research to social innovation and progress
Please describe how the research is collaborative & partnership driven
Please describe the contribution of the research to a large scale diffusion of energy efficiency
Research Plan
Methods,
Expected results
Preliminary results
Duration
Collaboration

Research Project – Dissemination and output

Please describe your plans for disseminating the findings of this research
Expected Output of Research and its impacts

Research Project – Relevant Expertise

Strengths of the research team – contribution of each member
Strengths of the institution
Technological environment
Please declare if the research has direct military use or potential dangerous social or environmental impacts ?

VI.Justification of costs

Please explain how the research costs requested have been calculated and justify how they have been allocated
Please explain how the research provides value for money
Year 1 / Year 2 / Total
Staff
(profile, recruitmentlength)
Operations
(consumables, business expenses, etc.)
Equipment
(equipment to acquire)
Total

VII.Wider context

Network Involvement
In your proposed research, do you intend to link to other networks? If yes, please state which networks.
Please describe the benefits identified from working with networks.
Please indicate other organisations that you may have contacted in the course of preparing this application.
Other sources of funding
Will this application be supported by any other funding body? / Yes/No
Other Sources of funding
Required Information
Supporting organisation
Detail any proposed arrangements for shared funding
Funding Amount
Start date
End date

VIII.Suggested referees

Name / Post Held
Specialty / Contact details / Reason for suggesting this person
Title, First name, Surname / Department
Institution
Address1
CountyPostCode
EmailAddress
PhoneNumber
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