Shortlisting Process

Overview of the Research Grant Awards shortlisting process

Following the Research Grant Awards deadline, the Nahrein Network Management Committee approves a听shortlist of up to ten听Expressions of Interest for further development.听

The development works in three phases. Moving听to the next phase is conditioned by the successful听completion of听the previous phase. Only projects which successfully complete all three development phases will be awarded funding and will be able to move to implementation. Applications which do not make听good progress during these three stages听will not be funded.听听

Stage 1: People and project plans听

We invited the teams听to develop a more detailed research plan, encompassing all elements of the project from initiation to publication, explaining who will be responsible for each element and how you will evaluate the success of the project. They receive via email the following:听

Feedback on the EoI from the Peer Review College and Management Committee听
Templates for:听
- 2-page CVs for the team
- Project research plan and list of outputs听
- Month-by-month timeline, up to 24 months (the maximum duration of all projects)听

Stage 2: Finance, risk and ethics听

Projects which develop听a viable work plan will be invited to submit further technical documentation. We provide projects with guidance on:听听

Eligible cost categories and payment rates听
How to request any institutional support/approval letters needed
Templates for:听
- Month-by-month budget听
- Risk review听
- Ethics approval, if the project intends to work with living subjects听
- Participant consent forms, if the听project intends to work with living subjects听
- Data management plan, if new data is collected

Teams who have submitted Phase 2 documentation will receive feedback听in writing and/or in an online meeting, as well as further听training on UCL brand use, social media and communications.听

Stage 3: Contracting听听

Alongside the development of project plans, we undertake the following preparatory legal work with the applicants:听

Due diligence checks for the home university/organisation, if based outside the UK and the Nahrein Network has not funded projects there before, or the current 皇家华人 due diligence check has expired听
Establish a payment mechanism for the project. Payments to Iraq will be made via , a respected Jordanian company that handles money transfers for the UN and other international agencies听
Identify the authorised signatory in the home university/organisation for the contract, and share a draft contract with that person听听

Once we have completed the technical checks satisfactorily, and we have agreed a finalised version of the project proposal in the light of the feedback, 皇家华人ill issue the successful applicant's home organisation听with a contract for the project.听听

Project reporting听

As a condition of the award, funded projects report to the Nahrein Network every three months on:听

- Financial expenditure, including completed timesheets and copies of receipts听
- Activities and outputs听
- Problems and changes of plan听
- Any funding received for related activities听

We will provide templates for this reporting.听

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