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Dear all,
For information:
This was raised and discussed at the
last NE Region Skill/DSA meeting. Ellen at Skill was gathering information about
the issue as it had already caused a number of difficulties at some universities.
(Her email address is [log in to unmask]
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Best wishes, Marie
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Emma Price
Sent: 19 April 2007 12:38
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Subject: Postgraduate DSA Funding
Dear all
There appears to be a number of research councils who are
now transferring administrative and financial responsibility for the DSA
directly to institutions. We are currently aware of the AHRC and the ESRC
who have taken up this model. The AHRC have decided to transfer the
required funds to the institution, in order to pay suppliers, non-medical
helpers etc. The transfer goes directly into a general account (the same
as used for any block grants) as and when requested. The ESRC work on a
reimbursement system, with the College claiming back any deficit spent
throughout the year on ESRC DSA. I’m skipping the details here,
however this generally means that DSA goes into a wider pool of money, making
our administrative task of getting our hands on the funds more problematic,
though this may just be us! I wonder if this is a problem for other
institutions who have a significant proportion of PG research activity.
It would be ideal if someone at the research council was
responsible for notifying the allocated Disability Support Officer at the
institution when money was being transferred – in the same way that LAs
aim to keep DOs in the loop. No knowledge that the funds have been
transferred results in an unnecessary delay for the student. Has anyone
else found this?
Best wishes
Emma
Emma Price
Disability Co-ordinator
King’s College London