UKRI
UK International Ocean Drilling Programme moratorium awards
The questions, word limits and assessment criteria below are the funder’s own, taken from the published competition material. You still submit through their service; this is where the writing happens first.
6 questions, straight from the funder
Their word limits are on every box, counted live as you type, and what the assessor is told to look for sits beside it. All of that is free. The pre-sift check — every mechanical rule that rejects a proposal before anyone reads it, run over what you have written — comes with the pass.
Application questions
Q1 Summary
0 / 550 wordsIn plain English, provide a summary we can make publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community
Q2 Vision
0 / 1000 wordsWhat are you hoping to achieve with your proposed work?
What the assessor looks for
- is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the field(s) or area(s)
- has the potential to advance current understanding, or generate new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area
- is timely given current trends, context, and needs
- impacts world-leading research, society, the economy, or the environment
- explain how your project aligns with objectives of expedition or SPARC project
A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.
Q3 Approach
0 / 1000 wordsHow are you going to deliver your proposed work?
What the assessor looks for
- is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives
- is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed
- uses a clearly written and transparent methodology (if applicable)
- summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed (if applicable)
- will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts
- describes how your, and if applicable your team’s, research environment (in terms of the place and relevance to the project) will contribute to the success of the work
A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.
Q4 Facilities
0 / 250 wordsDoes your proposed research require the support and use of a facility?
What the assessor looks for
- name of facility, copied and pasted from the facility information list (DOCX, 42KB)
- proposed usage or costs, or costs per unit where indicated on the facility information list
- confirmation you have their agreement where required
A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.
Q5 Data management and sharing
0 / 500 wordsHow will you manage and share data collected or acquired through the proposed research?
What the assessor looks for
- which NERC data centre is required to archive the data
- whether the total volume of data is likely to be larger than 1TB
- any other detail on how you will comply with NERC data policy
A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.
Q6 Resources and cost justification
0 / 2000 wordsWhat will you need to deliver your proposed work and how much will it cost?
What the assessor looks for
- project staff
- significant travel for field work or collaboration (but not regular travel between collaborating organisations or to conferences)
- any consumables beyond typical requirements, or that are required in exceptional quantities
- all facilities and infrastructure costs
- all resources that have been costed as ‘Exceptions’
- all resources are comprehensive, appropriate, and justified
- the project will make optimal use of resources to achieve the intended outcomes
- maximise potential outcomes and impacts
A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.