Support for funding applications

Funding applications are an important part of academic life, and the Researcher Development team can offer advice and guidance.

Researcher development

The researcher development team - now based in Edinburgh Research office (ERO) as of 1 Feb 2026 - can provide advice and text around training and development and research cultures for research related funding applications. Examples of what we can do include:  

  • Initial discussion about training, development and culture initiatives which may be of relevance to the call or application  
  • Input about costing for training and development  
  • Drafting of text about IAD training and development relevant to the application  
  • Feedback on draft text on training and development in applications   

The extent to which we can provide this advice and support will depend on a number of factors and it is always advisable to have these discussions as far in advance as possible. For further information please contact:  

Researcher Development iad.phd@ed.ac.uk or iad.researchers@ed.ac.uk