Project Lifecycle

The Grants Office is committed to helping you prepare and submit successful proposals to external sponsors by:

• identifying funding opportunities, guidelines and requirements;
• supporting the proposal preparation, from eligibility/feasibility check to grant writing;
• supporting the partnership creation;
• developing budget and budget justification;
• preliminary ethics review;
• obtaining internal approval;
• reviewing and submission of proposals;
• organising ad hoc training and coaching (e.g. mock interviews)

Do you have a research idea?

• Contact your Research Center Director to get in principle approval (If you are not affiliated with a Research Center please contact the Grants Office directly)
   
• Have you identified funding? / Have you been invited to participate in a call for proposals?
  
   
  • — Yes: Contact the Grants Office at least 15 days before the deadline to analyse the Call for proposal and guide you through the application process
    
     
  • — No: Contact the Grants Office to assist you in finding funding opportunities
    
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Once your research project has been awarded, we provide guidance on the award set-up by:

• reviewing award terms and conditions and negotiating any revisions with the funder
• liaising with Bocconi legal e-desk
• obtaining designated signature(s) on the contract
• finalising awarded budget
• setting up any collaboration or consortium agreements with project partners
• setting up any subcontract/consultant agreements
• discussing any ethics requirements and liaising with the Ethics Committee
• providing a handover of the award to your research project administrator at your Research Center.

During your project, we provide expert guidance and services in support of:

• monitoring expenses
• eligibility of costs according to Funders’ rules
• financial reporting to the funder and record retention
• audits
• hiring staff
• timesheets
• changes to your project and amendments
• award closure