[ecrea] BILETA Research Grant Call

BILETA Research Grant Call: Deadline 31st of August 2014

The British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association (BILETA) 
is actively seeking requests for funding from individuals from member 
institutions to allow projects to be undertaken or completed which 
reflect the goals of BILETA, or fall within its subject purview (IT law 
and technology-facilitated legal education).

Further information can be found at: 
http://www.bileta.ac.uk/Research%20Awards/

Criteria for BILETA Funding Applications

Awards are available for but not necessarily limited to the following:
•Assistance with initial project planning and development
•Support for small standalone projects or the completion of ongoing projects

•Holding workshops, seminars and meetings for the advancement of a 
specific research project
•Assisting visits to or by research collaborators
•Assisting with incidental expenses of larger projects
•Assistance with publication

The subject matter of all applications should fall within the subject 
purview of BILETA. The application should explain clearly the expected 
outcomes on completion of the project for which funding is sought. 
Applications will be considered by the BILETA executive whose decision 
is final. Conditions may be attached to successful applications and 
feedback will be given on unsuccessful applications.
Eligible costs include among other things:
•Travel and subsistence where necessary
• Room hire, catering and other costs incurred with events
• Purchase of equipment, etc. that cannot be otherwise obtained
• Production and publication costs of research outputs


Ineligible costs include among other things: • Attendance at conferences 
(fees, travel or subsistence)
•Fees for postgraduate degrees (unless this results in more publicly 
disseminated outputs in the form of papers or published articles)
•University overheads, staff buy-out time from teaching or full-economic 
costed time


Please note that BILETA will only fund up to a maximum of £4,000 per 
year spread over two calls. Most grants will therefore be between £500 
and £2,000 although in special circumstances up to £3,000 may be awarded 
to projects that will lead to outstanding contributions to the field of 
law, education and technology. Assessment criteria:
•Clearly identified aims and objectives
•Clearly defined research outputs and expected impact
•Clear demonstration of how Awards funding will be used and how it will 
improve a project's impact, delivery time or payback
•Strategic importance of the funded project for the subject purview and 
the goals of BILETA as set out in the relevant funding call


Deadline:

The next deadline for submissions will be 31 August 2014 and final 
decisions will be made by the end of September 2014.  Future calls may 
specify thematic areas or particular priorities that applications should 
address, the current call will prioritise two particular themes of 
"Surveillance" and "Legal Education" but will also receive general 
proposals in the field of  "Legal Information, IPR and Internet Law".  A 
further funding call will be issued in 2015.

A fully completed application form (downloaded from 
http://www.bileta.ac.uk/Research%20Awards/) together with a brief CV of 
the researcher(s) should be submitted electronically to the BILETA 
Secretariat ((secretariat /at/ bileta.ac.uk)) by 5pm on the date of the deadline.

The application form requires:
•A summary (max of 750 words) of the project which should include a 
description of the methodology and conceptual framework, or details of 
the technical specification as appropriate. In the case of successful 
applications this will be published on the BILETA website.
•Details of any other sources of funding together with an explanation of 
why funding is sought from BILETA for all or part of the project.
•A brief literature review or brief review of the state of the art as 
appropriate.
•Brief CV of the researcher(s)
•Contact details of the principal researcher
•In the case of a postgraduate researcher, a letter of support from the 
supervisor.
•The name and contact details of a referee.