It is recommended to consider a title that could later abbreviate into an existing landscape of communities that use the nomenclature CCP-Community Name

Application name

Provide a summary which will be emailed to potential reviewers inviting them to assess your application. Tailor it for reviewers who may also be experts in your field. Use simple language so a lay person could also understand its strengths. Write a clear overview of the scope, including your vision; objectives; areas of focus; why it’s important and why it will succeed.

This will be used to help select the most appropriate panel introducers for your application.

Summary

Explain how your proposed work:
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<li>is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the field(s) or area(s)&nbsp;</li>
<li>has the potential to advance current understanding, generates new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area &nbsp;</li>
<li>is timely given current trends, context and needs &nbsp;</li>
<li>impacts world-leading research, society, the economy or the environment</li>
<li>will embed EDI considerations into, and how these will guide your aims, as well as other activities such as stakeholder engagement, events and networking</li>
</ul>
Within the Vision section we also expect you to:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>describe the concept and context of your community, including its coordination function relating to research software and applications relevant to its domain</li>
</ul>
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<li>demonstrate the alignment of the application to the funding opportunity objectives and outcomes</li>
<li>explain how you will embed environmental sustainability within your activities </li>
</ul>
References may be included within this section.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

What are you hoping to achieve with your proposed work?    

Vision

Explain how you have designed your approach so that it:
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<li>is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives&nbsp;</li>
<li>is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed &nbsp;</li>
<li>if applicable, uses a clearly written and transparent methodology&nbsp;</li>
<li>if applicable, summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed &nbsp;</li>
<li>will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>describes how your, and if applicable your team&rsquo;s, research environment (in terms of the place and relevance to the project) will contribute to the success of the work&nbsp;</li>
<li>will build EDI considerations into the formation, operation and governance of the hub, including how these will be operationalised</li>
</ul>
Within the Approach section we also expect you to:
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<li>clearly state the research challenges that you will address and how they are derived from the funding opportunity objectives and outcomes</li>
</ul>
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<li>define a strategy that highlights how the community will consider engagement across research domains</li>
<li>provide plans around engagement and collaboration with CoSeC</li>
<li>outline how the community will support research technical professional (for example, research software engineering) career paths</li>
<li>outline how you will meet any computational infrastructure requirements your workplans demand References may be included within this section.</li>
</ul>
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.
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How are you going to deliver your proposed work?

Approach

Explain how the proposed award will be managed, demonstrating that it:
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<li>
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<li>will be effectively governed, including details about advisory structures</li>
<li>will be effectively and inclusively managed, demonstrated by a clear management plan including specific details of when and how deliverables required by this funding opportunity will be met</li>
<li>has clear leadership team roles and responsibilities</li>
<li>has a structure that supports an inclusive approach to developing and serving the community, embedding UKRI&rsquo;s principles for equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI). This must include transparent policies for expanding community membership and open fora for community engagement</li>
<li>has a structure that supports an effective collaborative relationship between the community and CoSeC</li>
<li>will manage and encourage partnerships with non-HEI organisations across government, industry and civil society</li>
<li>has plans for monitoring your progress as well as self-evaluation throughout the lifetime of your award</li>
<li>will put in place appropriate governance and administration to deliver the range of devolved funding opportunities</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
</ul>
Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

How will you manage the award to successfully deliver its objectives?

Governance

Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have:
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<li>the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work&nbsp;</li>
<li>the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work&nbsp;</li>
<li>the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others&nbsp;</li>
<li>contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
The word count for this section is 1,650 words, 1,150 words to be used for R4RI modules and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions.
Use the R&eacute;sum&eacute; for Research and Innovation (R4RI) format to showcase the range of relevant skills you, and if relevant your team (project and project co-leads, researchers, technicians, specialists, partners and so on) have and how this will help to deliver the proposed work. You can include individuals&rsquo; specific achievements but only choose past contributions that best evidence their ability to deliver this work.
Complete this section using the R4RI module headings listed below. Use each heading once and include a response for the whole team, see the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/resume-for-research-and-innovation-r4ri-guidance/#:~:text=UKRI%20committed%20to%20adopting%20a,UKRI%20throughout%202022%20and%202023.">UKRI guidance on R4RI</a>. You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge &nbsp;</li>
<li>the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships &nbsp;</li>
<li>contributions to the wider research and innovation community &nbsp;</li>
<li>contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Additions: Provide any further details relevant to your application. This section is optional and can be up to 500 words. You should not use it to describe additional skills, experiences or outputs, but you can use it to describe any factors that provide context for the rest of your R4RI (for example, details of career breaks if you wish to disclose them).
You should complete this section as a narrative. Do not format it like a CV.
References may be included within this section.
UKRI has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new Funding Service.
For full details, see <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-research-and-innovation-funding/eligibility-as-an-individual/#contents-list">Eligibility as an individual</a>.
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Why are you the right individual or team to successfully deliver the proposed work?  

Applicant and team capability to deliver

Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>the relevant ethical or responsible research and innovation considerations&nbsp;</li>
<li>how you will manage these considerations&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</ul>
Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.
If you are collecting or using data you should identify:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing and storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further re-use of data) &nbsp;</li>
<li>formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Additional sub-questions (to be answered only if appropriate) relating to research involving:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>animals&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

What are the ethical and RRI implications and issues relating to the proposed work?  If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why

Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI)

If you are proposing research that requires using animals, download and complete the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://ukri-tfs-prod-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/AnimalResearchQuestionTemplate-BBSRC.docx">Animals Scientific Procedures Act template (DOCX, 74KB)</a>, which contains all the questions relating to research using vertebrate animals or other Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 regulated organisms.
Save it as a PDF and upload to this section following the file upload guidance.
Enter N/A in the text box if not applicable to your proposed work.

Does your proposed research involve the use of vertebrate animals or other organisms covered by the Animals Scientific Procedures Act?

Research involving the use of animals

If you are proposing to conduct overseas research, it must be conducted in accordance with welfare standards consistent with those in the UK, as in <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resources/responsibility-use-animals-bioscience-research">Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research, page 14</a>. Ensure all named applicants in the UK and overseas are aware of this requirement.
If your application proposes animal research to be conducted overseas, you must provide a statement in the text box. Depending on the species involved, you may also need to upload a completed template for each species listed.
Statement
Provide a statement to confirm that:
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<li style="list-style-type:none">
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<li>all named applicants are aware of the requirements and have agreed to abide by them</li>
<li>this overseas research will be conducted in accordance with welfare standards consistent with the principles of UK legislation</li>
<li>the expectation set out in Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research will be applied and maintained</li>
<li>appropriate national and institutional approvals are in place</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Templates
Overseas studies proposing to use non-human primates, cats, dogs, equines or pigs will be assessed during <a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resources/peer-review-and-advice-service" target="_self">NC3Rs review</a>&nbsp;of research applications. Provide the required information by completing the template from the question &lsquo;Research involving the use of animals&rsquo;.
For studies involving other species, select, download, and complete the relevant Word checklist or checklists from this list:
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<li style="list-style-type:none">
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20rodents%20overseas%20%286%29_0.docx">Additional questions on the use of rodents overseas (DOCX, 49.1KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20rabbits%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of rabbits overseas (DOCX, 49.2KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20sheep%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of sheep overseas (DOCX, 50.9KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20goats%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of goats overseas (DOCX, 47.3KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20pigs%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of pigs overseas (DOCX, 51.4KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-12/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20cattle%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of cattle overseas (DOCX, 57.0KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20Xenopus%20laevis%20%26%20%20Xenopus%20tropicalis%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of&nbsp;Xenopus laevis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Xenopus tropicalis&nbsp;overseas (DOCX, 57.3KB)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Save your completed template as a PDF and upload to this section, following the guidance provided. If you use more than one checklist template, consolidate each checklist as a single PDF.
If this does not apply to your proposed work, enter N/A in the text box.
Save your completed template as a PDF and upload to the UKRI Funding service. If you use more than one checklist template, save it as a single PDF.

Will any of the proposed animal research be conducted overseas?

Conducting research with animals overseas

Demonstrate how your proposed international collaboration relates to Trusted Research and Innovation, including:
&nbsp;
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<li>list the countries your international project co-leads, project partners and visiting researchers, or other collaborators are based in&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>if international collaboration is involved, explain whether this project is relevant to one or more of the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBenjamin.Sharman%40ukri.org%7Ce3080a5761be430d8dc208db6ce30d1f%7C8bb7e08edaa44a8e927efca38db04b7e%7C0%7C0%7C638223494647504807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hOLC8dyLW8qAkugj61zrb5jDPEz7hv7Z2tehvua%2BXCA%3D&amp;reserved=0">17 areas</a> of the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>if one or more of the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBenjamin.Sharman%40ukri.org%7Ce3080a5761be430d8dc208db6ce30d1f%7C8bb7e08edaa44a8e927efca38db04b7e%7C0%7C0%7C638223494647504807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hOLC8dyLW8qAkugj61zrb5jDPEz7hv7Z2tehvua%2BXCA%3D&amp;reserved=0">17 areas</a> of the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act are involved list the areas&nbsp;</li>
<li>Is this application part of an experiment at an international facility? If yes, please indicate which facility.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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If your proposed work does not involve international collaboration, you will be able to indicate this in the Funding Service.
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We may contact you following submission of your application to provide additional information about how your proposed project will comply with our approach and expectation towards TR&amp;I, identifying potential risks and the relevant controls you will put in place to help manage these risks

Does the proposed work involve international collaboration in a sensitive research or technology area?  

Trusted Research and Innovation (TR&I)

Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the Project partner section. These should be uploaded in English or Welsh only.
Enter the words &lsquo;attachment supplied&rsquo; in the text box, or if you do not have any project partners enter N/A.&nbsp; Each letter or email you provide should:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>confirm the partner&rsquo;s commitment to the project &nbsp;</li>
<li>clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them &nbsp;</li>
<li>describe any additional value that they bring to the project &nbsp;</li>
<li>the page limit is 2 sides A4 per partner</li>
</ul>
 The Funding Service will provide document upload details when you apply.
Ensure you have prior agreement from project partners so that, if you are offered funding, they will support your project as indicated in the Project partners&rsquo; section.
For audit purposes, UKRI requires formal collaboration agreements to be put in place if an award is made.

Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the ‘Project partners’ section. These should be uploaded in English or Welsh only. 

Project partners: letters (or emails) of support  

Provide a data management plan that clearly details how you will comply with UKRI&rsquo;s published<a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/manage-your-award/publishing-your-research-findings/making-your-research-data-open/"> data sharing policy</a>,which includes detailed guidance notes.

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