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NC3Rs- Project grants

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<h2 id="scheme-at-a-glance" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 35px 0px 0px; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-size: 26px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;">Scheme at a glance</h2> <div class="s8080-component text--width-limit" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 25px; max-width: 760px; caret-color: #444342; color: #444342; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">A Project grant is a research project which supports the development of new 3Rs approaches and technologies.&nbsp;Applications from any area of medical, biological or veterinary research are within remit &ndash; those that integrate a range of disciplines or include an industrial partner are particularly encouraged.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.4;">The amount requested should be dependent on the science. Awards are for up to 36 months and funded at 80% of the full economic cost (fEC).</p> </div> <h2 id="key-dates" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 35px 0px 0px; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-size: 26px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;">Key dates</h2> <div class="s8080-component text--width-limit" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 25px; max-width: 760px; caret-color: #444342; color: #444342; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="text--highlight" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 30px 0px; padding: 20px; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <table style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 634.984375px; line-height: 1.2; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 10px 0px 0px;"> <thead style="box-sizing: inherit;"> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 0px;"> <th style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background-color: #0080be;">Key date</th> <th style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background-color: #0080be;">Details</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody style="box-sizing: inherit;"> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">19 October 2023</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Outline application form available on&nbsp;the new Funding Service (TFS)</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd; background-color: #e8f0f8;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">16.00, 11&nbsp;January 2024&nbsp;</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Deadline for submitting outline on TFS</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">March 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Outline assessment meeting</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd; background-color: #e8f0f8;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Mid-March 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Applicants notified of outcome</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">March 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Applicant workshop for those invited to submit full application</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd; background-color: #e8f0f8;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">16.00, 18 April 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Full application deadline on TFS</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">July 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Panel meeting for full applications</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd; background-color: #e8f0f8;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Late July 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Applicants notified of outcome</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">September 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Grant holder introductory meeting</td> </tr> <tr style="box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cdcdcd; background-color: #e8f0f8;"> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">1 October 2024</td> <td style="box-sizing: inherit; padding: 15px 10px; vertical-align: top;">Last date for commencing projects</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p> <h2 id="who-can-apply?" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 35px 0px 0px; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-size: 26px;">Who can apply?</h2> <div class="s8080-component text--width-limit" style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 25px; max-width: 760px;"> <h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;">Establishment eligibility</h3> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 20px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.4; caret-color: #444342; color: #444342; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;">Any UK research establishment including:</p> <ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; list-style: square; caret-color: #444342; color: #444342; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 5px;">Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 7px;">Independent Research Organisations (IROs).</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 7px;">Research Council (RC) Institutes.</li> </ul> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p>
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