Strategic Research Development Grant
The Strategic Research Development Grant (SRDG) was introduced in 2002 to enable Scotland's Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and their partners to accelerate significant strategic investments in research infrastructure. Since AY 2009-10 it has been incorporated into the Horizon Fund for Universities.
There is more detail available on our list of current and previous strategic research investments [PDF] including research pools.
Some examples of previous strategic research investments can be seen below:
- Alliance for Self Care Research: part of an investment into Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions;
- Scottish Institute for Policing Research; and
- Living Links.
We are co-funding two Language-Based Area Studies (LBAS) Centres. The LBAS Centres are intended to increase capacity in both linguistic knowledge and knowledge of the geographical area of the following spheres:
- The Arab World: an Edinburgh consortium with Durham and Manchester; and
- Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies: a Glasgow consortium with Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Nottingham, West of Scotland and Strathclyde.
Payment and reporting requirements
As a condition of grant, initiatives funded under SRDG are required to report to us annually on their progress.
The background to the revised payment and reporting requirements [PDF]
The reporting guidelines for academic year 2010-11 [PDF]
An example of the consolidated annual financial return [PDF]
Research Pooling Annual Reporting Guidance for AY 2010-11 [PDF] Deadline - reports due in by Monday 31 October 2011.
Research Pooling Final Reporting Guidelines 2011 [PDF] Deadline - reports due in by Monday 31 October 2011.