Events in Physics
The Science and Technology Facilities Council invites proposals for its nuclear physics research grants. These support research in the areas of experimental and theoretical nuclear physics.
1.1 2016 Consolidated Grant (CG)
1.1.1 STFC provides support for the nuclear physics community through consolidated grants which were first introduced in 2010. Following a review of the implementation of the consolidated grant scheme in 2014, the mechanism has now been amended based on experience to address lessons learned. The 2016 review will therefore be for a transitional grant period leading into the new simplified grants mechanism.
1.1.2 Each university department (or equivalent sub-unit with the university) may submit one consolidated grant proposal per subject area every three years. Nuclear physics experiment and nuclear physics theory are considered to be one subject area and should be applied for together on the same consolidated grant proposal.
1.1.3 In the future, consolidated grants will be awarded as three year grants, with the potential to request up to a one year no cost extension providing flexibility to start posts later in the grant period. As this will be a transitional grant it will be awarded for four years with the first year overlapping with the existing grant. The diagram below shows the planned arrangements. For future grant rounds the review period will begin earlier to allow a longer planning horizon, thereby ensuring the security of posts as previously provided by the 2014 consolidated grants.