We work with researchers, and the local professional services colleagues who support them, at all stages of research grant proposal preparation. We are connected across the University which enables us to provide advice to researchers in all disciplines and to support interdisciplinary research projects. We: Share information and give advice on funding sources. Liaise with our key research funders and coordinate strategic interactions. Contribute to learning events on research funding. Provide budget development for research proposals, including liaison with other institutions for collaborative proposals. Help draft and proof-read non-technical aspects of proposals. Provide layman’s critique for technical aspects of research proposals. Check scheme compliance and provide advice on eligibility criteria. Arrange mock interviews. Help draft and secure signatures on letters of support from the Vice-Principal Research and Enterprise. Process certain contracts, e.g. funder and collaboration agreements. Conduct due diligence on overseas partners. Submit research proposals on behalf of the University. Accept research funding awards on behalf of the University. Provide research Project Management services. Who do I contact? Research Funding Specialists are the first point of contact in Edinburgh Research Office for researchers and professional services colleagues in local Research Offices. Find my Research Funding Specialist Name Role Email Dawn Alexander Project Manager Dawn.Alexander@ed.ac.uk Anna Anderson Clinical Research Funding Coordinator anna.anderson@ed.ac.uk Dr. Martina Astolfi Research Funding Specialist mastolfi@ed.ac.uk Mary Bailes Senior Clinical Research Funding Specialist Mary.Bailes@ed.ac.uk Niamh Bajai Research Grants Projects Administrator niamh.bajai@ed.ac.uk Dr Barbara Bartocci Research Funding Specialist Barbara.Bartocci@ed.ac.uk Harry Burn Research Funding Specialist (EU & International) Harry.Burn@ed.ac.uk Sasha Carcassonne Research Funding Specialist scarcass@ed.ac.uk Hannah Chater Kirk Senior Research Funding Specialist Hannah.Chater@ed.ac.uk Dr Antonia Chatzopoulou Chatzi Head of Research Bid Development a.chatzopoulouchatzi@ed.ac.uk Helen Cross Senior Research Funding Specialist helen.cross@ed.ac.uk Dr Boleslaw Czarnecki Interim Portfolio & Proposal Development Lead (EU & International) boleslaw.czarnecki@ed.ac.uk Dr Natasha Dorling Principal Research Funding Specialist Natasha.Dorling@ed.ac.uk Nicholas Duvall Research Funding Manager Nicholas.Duvall@ed.ac.uk Emma Giles Senior Research Funding Specialist emma.giles@ed.ac.uk Dr Jennifer Hazelton Head of Research Funding jennifer.hazelton@ed.ac.uk Amelia Judge Research Funding Specialist Amelia.Judge@ed.ac.uk Daria Kitaeva Clinical Research Funding Specialist Daria.Kitaeva@ed.ac.uk Ina Lindsay Research Bid Development Manager Ina.Lindsay@ed.ac.uk Dr Theoni Massara Research Project Manager theoni.massara@ed.ac.uk Georgios Matrakas Research Funding Specialist george.matrakas@ed.ac.uk Dr Jochen F. Mayer Research Funding Specialist Jochen.Mayer@ed.ac.uk Megan McGrath Clinical Research Funding Specialist mmcgrat3@ed.ac.uk Dawne Milligan Clinical Research Funding Specialist dawne.milligan@ed.ac.uk Laura Molina Martinez Research Funding Specialist Laura.MolinaMartinez@ed.ac.uk Dr Angus Moodycliffe UK Research Funding Manager Angus.Moodycliffe@ed.ac.uk Gillian-F. Mutanga Research Funding Specialist Gillian.Mutanga@ed.ac.uk Annie Prentis Research Bid Development Executive Annie.Prentis@ed.ac.uk Lisa Packwood Clinical Research Funding Specialist Lisa.Packwood@ed.ac.uk David Pakes Research Funding Specialist dpakes@ed.ac.uk Endre Putyora Research Funding Specialist eputyora@ed.ac.uk Dr Alia Rodrigues Research Funding Specialist alia.rodrigues@ed.ac.uk Dr Juliane Schroeder Research Funding Specialist Juliane.Schroeder@ed.ac.uk Rachel Shrigley Research Grants Project Administrator rachel.shrigley@ed.ac.uk Dr Elisabetta Spano Research Bid Development Executive (International) elisabetta.spano@ed.ac.uk Angela Sturniolo Research Support Officer angela.sturniolo@ed.ac.uk Jack Thorburn Senior Clinical Research Funding Specialist Jack.Thorburn@ed.ac.uk Melina Tsiknaki Research Funding Specialist Melina.Tsiknaki@ed.ac.uk Charis Wilson Senior Research Funding Specialist charis.wilson@ed.ac.uk Ciara Wilton Senior Research Project Manager Ciara.Wilton@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-01-24
