Will the EME programme consider a joint funding arrangement?
The EME programme welcomes applications proposing joint funding arrangements. The Board will require the applicants to clearly explain how the arrangement would work in practice and be explicit about where responsibility lay contractually in terms of publication, and research governance issues etc. Applicants should also note that the EME programme expects that other organisations contributing funding would provide an ‘open grant’ and not require any terms, conditions or limitations on the research. The EME programme would require assurance that the funding contribution would be guaranteed for the duration of the research, and a letter of intent should be included with the application. The EME programme is also happy to enter into a joint funding arrangement with a commercial partner (industry) providing certain key requirements are met. The EME programme requires that the lead applicant must be in a UK academic (university) or NHS organisation. In addition satisfactory guarantees are
