Your Idea
Research Planning
Project Planning
Impact
A clearly defined arrangement for managing the project should be proposed. The appointed lead (Principal Investigator) should, wherever possible, be supported by a dedicated project manager and a team of co-applicants. A maximum of 7 co-applicants is permitted (which includes the joint lead applicant if listed). The project manager should take responsibility for and oversee day-to-day project activities.
The project team should provide the expertise and experience to support the proposed project from the development stage through to adoption and commercialisation. The roles and responsibilities of the individual team members who will undertake the proposed research should be clearly defined.
A public involvement lead should be appointed as a co-applicant. A public involvement lead coordinates public involvement meetings and organises payments, this shouldn't be confused with a Public Co-applicant which is someone who brings the public voice and represents the views of the public involvement advisory group within the project team.
It can be assumed that further external resources to cover specific themes such as small-scale manufacturing, health economics, regulatory development, stakeholder analysis, adoption into NHS etc. (Sub-contractors that provide external specialist services) may be required in addition to the main project team. Additional inclusion of the NIHR supporting infrastructure for research (RSS, CTUs, CRNs and NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs) is also considered.
Consideration should be given to having a small external advisory team to support the project. The composition of such an advisory team would be project dependent and may consist of public contributors or other stakeholders such as commissioners, NHS involved in the innovation pathway.
Building the Research Team
Key persons are those that oversee important components of your project. The principal investigator will oversee the project, but co-applicants are expected to support critical functions and lead on work packages. The project team should consist of key personnel who will make a project succeed and without whom the project is likely to fail.
Principle Investigator (PI)
PI will act as Lead Applicant and be responsible for e.g. co-ordination and project management, analysis, methodological input etc.
Co-Applicants
Co-applicants are those individuals with responsibility for the day-to-day management and delivery of the project and can also include patients, carers and service users as Public Co-applicants. Co-applicants are considered part of the project team and are expected to share responsibility for its successful delivery.
Collaborators and Sub-Contractors
Do not include collaborators or subcontractors as co-applicants.
Collaborators normally provide specific expertise on particular aspects of the project but do not share the responsibility for the delivery of the project.
Research Team Details
Lead Applicant (Principal Investigator -PI)
- Name
- Specify your (lead applicant) role in the research
- %FTE commitment
Add Joint Lead Applicant and %FTE commitment
Public Involvement Lead (co-applicant)
- There should be a named person with appropriate skills and experience who is responsible for leading the public involvement element within the project.
Co-Applicants (up to 7)
- Name
- Specify role in research
- %FTE commitment