This important call has just been announced by JISC; the DCC has a
significant role in the Programme (see paragraph 31), which we will
be expanding on later.
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Chris Rusbridge
Director, Digital Curation Centre
Email: [log in to unmask] Phone 0131 6513823
University of Edinburgh
Appleton Tower, Crichton St, Edinburgh EH8 9LE
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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> From: "Jennifer STOCKFORD [7072]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2 June 2009 12:29:26 BDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: JISC GRANT FUNDING CALL 07/09: DATA MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
> Reply-To: "Jennifer STOCKFORD [7072]" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Apologies for Cross Posting
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> Projects to identify requirements for, and then build,
> infrastructure for effective data management within or across HEIs.
>
> Funding of up to £250,000 per pilot project is available. The JISC
> will fund 6-8 projects in total. Funding is available for projects
> starting from October 2009 for 18 months. All projects must
> complete by 31 March 2011. The deadline for proposals is 12 noon on
> Thursday 6 August 2009.
>
> The JISC is holding a community briefing event where potential
> bidders will be given information about the background to the call,
> its objectives and the bidding process. Attendees will also have an
> opportunity to ask questions of JISC executive staff and relevant
> JISC committee members. This meeting will take place on Monday 6
> July 2009. Members of the community will be invited to register for
> the meeting. Online registration will commence around 8 June 2009.
> Please check back at that time for details.
>
> Proposals may be submitted by Higher Education (HE) Institutions
> funded by HEFCE or HEFCW. HE and FE institutions in Northern
> Ireland and Scotland and FE institutions in England and Wales are
> not eligible to bid but may be involved as partners in proposals
> led by HE institutions funded by HEFCE or HEFCW.
>
> The full call can be found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
> fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2009/05/grant0709.aspx.
>
> Jennifer Stockford
> JISC Executive
> Tel: 0117 9317072
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Please visit our web site at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
>
>
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