URSS Application 2018

The URSS application is now open

The URSS application should be completed in conjunction with your lead supervisor. You will need to find a supervisor and discuss the project with them ebfore applying. The closing deadline for applications is 26 January 2018.

The Review Board will meet on Monday 12th March and the outcome will be communicated by email to both staff and students by the end of the week.

First name

Family name

Uni ID

Uni ID - please include the 7 digit number only (no letters)

IT user code

Home department

Alternative email

Mobile number

Year of study (full-time equivalent if part-time)

Yes

Project Details

Title of research project (required)

Brief outline your project (max. 700 characters) (required)

What benefits could your project contribute (e.g. to the community, internationally, or knowledge base?) (required)

Project department/centre (required)

First name of lead academic supervisor (do not include title – Professor, Dr) (required)

Family name of lead academic supervisor (required)

Name(s) of additional supervisor(s) (One per line)

Proposed start date of project (required)

Please ensure that your project finishes far enough in advance of the URSS deadline to ensure that you have enough time to complete and submit the Moodle URSS Experience that is a requirement.

Proposed end date of project (required)

Total duration of project (weeks) (required)

Will your project involve travel outside the UK? (required)

Yes

No

If yes, please give details. Please not that you will be required to provide a full travel itinerary and risk assessment if you are travelling outside the UK.

Please give details of your location(s) (leave blank if you are staying in the UK)

Supporting information about the benefits of completing a project (please limit each section to 700 characters)

Why do you wish to participate in a URSS project? (required)

What would you like to learn? (required)

What transferable and research skills would you like to develop? (required)

What relevant experience do you have that would help you with your project? (required)

How do you see this experience supporting your current studies, choice of further study and/or future career? (required)

Have you previously undertaken a URSS project? (required)

Yes

No

If yes, please state the year, your reasons for wanting to do another project and the additional skills and experience you will gain from this project

Terms & Conditions of Application Please not your application will be refused if you do not/cannot agree with all the statements below. Please sign below (or your email address in lieu of your signature) to indicate your agreement

1. (required)

I am the student wishing to take part in this research project and I meet the eligibility criteria set out in the guidance document

2. (required)

I have agreement from the lead academic supervisor and the Head of Department of the research project.

3. (required)

I confirm that I will seek appropriate guidance from my supervisor in relation to consulting the appropriate Research Ethics Committee and obtaining the necessary approval.

4. (required)

I confirm that I will seek guidance from my supervisor regarding intellectual property, copyright and publishing issues.

5. (required)

If awarded a bursary, I will complete the project and expected submissions by the given deadline, or I may be asked to retrun the funding.

6. (required)

I understand that I cannot use my URSS project for anything required as part of my course; I must not include any work which will later be submitted (e.g. final year dissertation/ research project), except as background information / introduction.

7. (required)

I confirm that if travelling abroad I will complete the appropriate risk assessments and abide by any travel safety advice or regulations given by the University officials.

8. (required)

I acknowledge and agree that the University reserves the right to decide at its absolute discretion how is wishes to allocate the funding to applicants. I further accept that the University shall not (unless required by law) be required to give any reasons for its decision.

9. (required)

I have read the Rights and Responsibilities document and agree to my responsibilities as a URSS participant.

Email address in lieu signature (required)

Part 2 - to be completed by the Lead Academic Supervisor

Do you agree with the start/end date of the project (see Part 1) (required)

Yes

No

Do you agree with the duration of the project (see Part 1) (required)

Yes

No

If the student has stated they are traveling abroad, do you agree to their travel plan/destination(s)? (required)

Yes

No

Please note that if the project is successful we will require full travel assessment details

How many students will be working on the project? (required)

Is this part of an ongoing research project/initiative? (required)

Yes

No

If yes, what is the research project?

Please provide the name and email of a finance contact for your department to whom all financial queries may be directed

Fianance contact name (required)

Finance contact email (required)

Supporting information from the supervisor about the project (Please limit each to 700 characters)

How do you think this project will contribute to the student’s learning and development?

How will it support the research culture of your department?

What discipline-specific research skills will the departement provide to support the student?

Please not the student's application will be refused if you do not/cannot agree with the statements below. Please sin below (or your email address in lieu of signature) to indicate you approve this URSS application.

1. (required)

I am the lead supervisor and a full Warwick employee.

2. (required)

I understand that this project must not involve any work which will later be submitted by the student for assessment, except as background information.

4. (required)

The Head of Department/Director of Centre has seen this application and has given approval for the project to go ahead.

3. (required)

I confirm that, as lead supervisor, I accept responsibility for helping the student to seek appropriate guidance from the relevant Research Ethics Committee and obtaining the necessary approval.

5. (required)

I acknowledge and agree that the University reserves the right to decide at its absolute discretion how it wishes to allocate the bursary to applicants. I further accept that the University shall not (unless required by law) be required to give any reasons for its decisions.

6. (required)

I have read the Rights and Responsibilities document and agree to my responsibilities as supervisor, as well as supporting the student in adhering to theirs.

Email of supervisor in lieu of signature (required)

Part 3 - to be completed jointly by the URSS applicant and lead supervisor

What are the ethical considerations of your project?

Does your project need full ethics approval from the ethics board? (required)

Yes

No

If yes, please provide details how you will handle the ethics issues

What is the estimated cost to carry our the project ? (£1000 max for UK/£1500 max for overseas projects) (required)

Please include a concise breakdown of your anticipated costs that your bursary would support (required)

Please give the code for transfer of the bursary, if necessary

What type of code is this? (required)

Cost code

Internal order code

Project code

Will you be applying for any other funding? (e.g. Energy GPR, WMG) (required)

Yes

No

If yes, what funding will you be applying for?

Chemistry URSS Applicants only: do you wish to apply for an enhanced Infineum bursary?

Yes

No

All successful URSS applicants may be invited to participate in other opportunities to showcase their research at University exhibitions and events. This may involve passing your details and project information onto other departments within the University. If you do not wish your details shared, please tick here

No

Privacy notice

This data on this form will be used in conjunction with the Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) at the University of Warwick. We will store this information and your contact details for 10 years for use only in conjunction with the URSS, but we will not send you information beyond that which you have requested.
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