Planning Your Research Project

• 1 

  Finding a Funding Source

   

  Funding alerts are sent to staff on a regular basis by email.  If you wish to lodge your research interests with the Research Support Unit (RSU) please send to (research@wit.ie).
• 2 

  Preparing a Proposal

   

  Read ALL the documentation from the funding agency and create a Criteria Sheet for yourself to ensure compliance with the funding bodies terms & conditions.
• 3 

  Preparing the Budget

   

  If you choose to use the attached budget template PLEASE check calculations manually also. Please contact Susan Green (sgreen@wit.ie) for guidance.
• 4 

  Ethical Approval

   

  If your research requires ethical approval, please fill in the attached form and return to Suzanne Kiely in the Development Office (skiely@wit.ie).
• 5 

  Submitting your Proposal (internal procedure)

   

  You need to notify the RSU of your intention to submit a research proposal as early as possible, to determine the support you require from RSU and Finance Office.  Sign off by the Head of Department is required prior to submission to the RSU.
• 6 

  Submitting your Proposal (external procedures)

   

  The Authorised Institutional Signature is Dr. William Donnelly, Head of Research & Innovation. Please arrange for signature at least 3 working days in advance with Rita Dalton (ext. 5596).

Managing Your Research Project

• 7 

  Setting up a Research Account

   

  Please complete the Account Set-up Form and return to the RSU along with the Letter of Offer, approved Budget and Signed Contract to enable account set up.
• 8 

  Project Management

   

  Please read carefully to ensure that you are managing your research project effectively.
• 9 

  Finance Procedures

   

  This section contains all relevant financial procedures, rates and documentation necessary to manage your research project.
• 10 

  Setting up your Postgraduate Student

   

  Please ensure that your student is set up on the postgraduate register prior to setting them up on payroll.
• 11 

  Advertising the Job (Contract Research Posts)

   

  To advertise a contract position complete the attached forms and contact the Human Resource Office for further information.
• 12 

  Setting up salaried staff Ireland & EU

   

  The post will need to be authorised by Dr. William Donnelly, Head of Research & Innovation and Neil O'Sullivan, Human Resource Manager.
• 13 

  Setting up salaried staff Non EU

   

  Provide the Human Resource office with ALL the documentation to process the Hosting Agreement. The post will need to be authorised by Dr. William Donnelly and Neil O'Sullivan.
• 14 

  Getting Connected

   

  Call into the HR office to organise a staff WIT card. This can in turn be used to get access to the WIT computer network.
• 15 

  Forms

   

  This section contains all the forms you will need to set up and manage your research project.