RS Macdonald Seedcorn Fund

2017 revised

RS MacDonald Seedcorn Fund

Proposal

Name:
Job Title:
Primary Research Centre
andcontact details:
Ifyou area member of one or more of these centres, please indicate which one(s) / Centre for Dementia Prevention
Euan MacDonald Centre for MND Research
Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre
Patrick Wild Centre (autism and intellectual disabilities)
Title of Proposal:
How much are you requesting (up to £5,000)?
(in exceptional circumstance up to £10,000 may be considered)
If you are able to provide matching funding from another sourceplease indicate how much, and from where?
Estimated start date of proposed activities
Tick here to indicate you have enclosed a short CV

Please provide an overview of your proposal(300 word limit)
How will the money requested be spent?up to £5,000 budget (£10K in exceptional circumstances), pleaseprovidea brief cost breakdown)
Are you able (and have you tried) to secure funds from elsewhere? Are you able to part-fund this application from another source? (50 word limit)
How will this proposal support new/increasedcollaboration across life course areas (i.e. linking our different philanthropic centres) or further research addressing shared mechanisms across the lifecourse? (100 word limit)
Please indicate the expected outcome, particularly what grant/investment applications are planned as a result of this funding (150word limit)
If you are not a principal Investigator (PI), please provide a brief supporting statement from your group leader (50 word limit)

2017 revised

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an award from the Edinburgh Neuroscience RS MacDonald Seedcorn Fund:

You should be working as a principal investigator or postdoc at the University of Edinburgh (clinical staff should have an honorary contract with the University), or be a member of one of our Philanthropic Centres (if not at the University of Edinburgh)
Applications will be given preference if they:

support new/increased collaboration across life course areas (i.e. linking our different philanthropic centres) or further research addressing shared life course mechanisms
Foster new collaborations
Are likely to lead to substantive future funding from grants or investment

You will be required to produce an interim report within 3 months, and a final report 11 months, after the funding award date.

Guidance Notes

The RS MacDonald Seedcorn Fund has been created to support the development of neuroscience research projects and collaboration at the University of Edinburgh. Projects that enhance links between the philanthropically funded centres are especially welcome.

There will bea call in March each year and then further calls throughout the year according to available funds. Requests for out-of-cycle funding will be considered if a strong case can be made.
The annual budget to be disbursed will be £75,000
Requests for awards of up to £5,000(£10K only in exceptional circumstances which must be justified) will be considered.
Matched funding is welcome but is not required.
Completed proposals applications should be returned to Edinburgh Neuroscience ()
Deadline: 31March and then as announced
Successful applicants will be notifiedwithin 4 weeks of the deadline
Any funds awarded should be spentwithin 6 months of the award date or they will be forfeited.
The reviewing committee will comprised of members drawn from the following pool:

Professor SiddharthanChandran (Edinburgh Neuroscience, Chair)
Professor Sharon Abrahams (Psychology)

Dr James Boardman (MRC Centre for Reproductive Health)
Dr Richard Chin (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences)
Professor Mike Cousin (Centre for Integrative Physiology)
Dr Jane Haley (Edinburgh Neuroscience)
Professor Peter Kind (Centre for Integrative Physiology)
Professor Stephen Lawrie (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences)
Dr Tara Spires-Jones (Centre for Cognitive & Neural Systems)
Dr Andy Stanfield (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences)

Proposals should be submitted by email, by the deadline, to:
Edinburgh Neuroscience
University of Edinburgh
1 George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JZ