The standard text of the new JISC call is below (Announced this morning through JISC-ANNOUNCE and other mailing lists)

Digital Preservation community please note particularly …

a) 3-5 projects sought in the area of ‘Preservation Tools’ (£200k available in total)

b) 1 Project sought to look into preserving complex digital visual environments (£130k available)

Please also note that although the lead organisation for any bid must be an eligible UK HEI (see below for criteria), there are no inadmissible criteria for partner organizations (other than they obviously need to bring appropriate expertise to the project!).

There is a valuable opportunity to hear more details about the call at the briefing day (details below). It is also a good chance to talk to potential partner organizations.

Apologies for Cross-Posting

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects in a number of areas to improve the infrastructure for education and research.  The call is available on the JISC website at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2010/10/grant1510.aspx.    

The closing date for proposals is 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 15 November 2010. Funding is available for projects starting from February 2011, for up to 12 months.

A briefing paper has been produced to accompany this call.  The briefing paper is also available on the JISC website at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/funding/2010/10/1510briefingpaper.pdf.  Bidders are strongly advised to read the relevant areas of the briefing paper alongside the call document.

A community briefing event is being held on Monday 11 October 2010, from 10.00am -16.30pm at London House [http://www.londonhouse.org.uk/], Goodenough College, London.  Potential bidders will be given information about the background to the call, its objectives and the bidding process.  There will be opportunities to ask questions of JISC executive staff, and for one-to-one discussions with JISC programme managers about specific areas of the call.  Members of the community are invited to register for the meeting at https://www.eventsforce.net/jisc/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=17809&eventID=70. The total number of participants at the briefing event is restricted so institutions should register as soon as possible.

Eligibility
Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.

Avalon McAllister
JISC Executive
Tel: 0117 9317124
Mobile: 07841 951 294
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Please visit our web site at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

Neil Grindley

Programme Manager

Digital Preservation & Records Management

1st Floor Brettenham House (South)

5 Lancaster Place

London

WC2E 7EN

tel: 0203 006 6059

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