In order for a new, major project to be considered for funding by STFC, a Statement of Interest (SoI) describing the proposed project and detailing the full economic cost of the proposed programme, must be submitted for evaluation. Guidelines and the Statement of Interest proforma can be found below.
SoIs can be submitted at any time. If you would like your SoI to be considered at a particular Science Board meeting, it must be submitted by the following deadlines:
If the SoI application is successful, the Science Board Secretary will invite the applicant to submit a comprehensive proposal to PPRP (Projects Peer Review Panel). At this time, applicants should liaise with the PPRP Secretary for an appropriate submission deadline.
|Statement of Interest guidance (PDF - 89Kb - opens in a new window)
The SoI should include a case for support of two pages in length (maximum) together with the following proforma:
|Statement of Interest form (Word document - 34kB - link opens in a new window)
The case for support and proforma should be submitted electronically to the relevant Programme Manager, in word or pdf format, and copied to Jenny Hiscock (Science Board Secretariat).