[10/03/23] Bayes Centre News: Bayes Centre Seed Funding Applications are Open
The Bayes Centre is delighted to be able to allocate up to £80,000 for a number of small grant awards to enable University staff to work on commercially relevant activities in the field of data science and AI.
Bayes Centre Seed Funding Call
Thanks to strategic funding granted by the College of Science and Engineering (CSE), the Bayes Centre is delighted to be able to allocate up to £80,000 for a number of small grant awards to enable University staff to work on commercially relevant activities in the field of data science and AI. This can range from developing innovative ideas around data assets, building multidisciplinary opportunities that can unlock industry engagement, to developing upskilling content aimed at professionals.
Eligibility
Applications can be submitted by any member of academic staff from across the University. The normal maximum amount awarded is limited to £5,000, though we may be able to award up to £10,000 in exceptional cases, if this is justified by the scale of the opportunity the seed funding can unlock.
Crucially, for this call, we expect activities to consider the relevance to industry in the development of the project. Projects should look to promote interdisciplinary collaboration where possible, and focus on using Data Science or AI for the benefit of one or more of the application areas listed below (aligned with the University's Research and Innovation Themes):
- Exploiting existing data assets and their linkage to enable new research or innovation opportunities;
- Building multidisciplinary collaborations that can unlock industry funding; and,
- The development of online teaching capabilities and plans for implementation with a focus on Bayes’ ambition of upskilling the workforce.
Funding decisions will be based on the following selection criteria:
- Interdisciplinary topic, partnerships with industry, and applicant team with relevant track record and clear articulation of use of AI techniques.
- Clear plans and commitment to follow-on funding opportunities that will be pursued with an emphasis on scale and appropriate risk-reward balance.
- Clear articulation of activities and deliverables of the development project (e.g. preparation of bid documents, case studies, publicity assets, events, reports).
- Appropriate resourcing plan and level of resources leveraged in-kind, demonstrating commitment from all contributing individuals and their units.
- Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives, and the University’s Strategy 2030.
- Consideration of ethics, research integrity, equality and diversity.
Timeline
All funding awarded must be spent by 31 July 2023, and so it is expected that projects will run for around three months from May to end of July 2023.
The deadline for applications will be 11 April and applications will be accepted through an online application form attached: