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Reads to me like it's a good, solid idea but not stellar enough to get into the funding range. On 8 Nov 2012, at 17:12, Cathy Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It's hard to understand from this! It sounds like they really liked it. This is a very puzzling piece of feedback given they didn't accept it. I would ask them directly for some critical feedback, because from this, it just suggests that they didn't have enough money to support all good ideas, so if your's was good, then what was brilliant? > > Dr Cathy Baldwin, [log in to unmask] > Post Doctoral Associate, > Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford > http://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/about-us/affiliates-emeriti-research-fellows/dr-cathy-baldwin/ > > ________________________________________ > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Dominic McDonald [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 08 November 2012 17:00 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PSCI-COM] It's tough out there > > Hi all > > Just to illustrate the current state of the funding situation for Public Engagement... > > I applied to get some funding from [redacted] recently for next summer's Oxford Festival of Nature. I just heard back from them to say that the application was unsuccessful, which is entirely fair enough. However, they did suggest in their email that I should read the reviewer's comments to understand why the application had been rejected. > > So I did. > > Here they are in full and verbatim: > "The primary focus of this project is to engage local communities to participate in an ecological survey of different forms of biota. By targeting school children, and through the various collaborative initiatives, this project will be important in encouraging a broad-based participation of local communities and different stakeholders. The outcome of this project may foster both a good working relationship and communication to a wider audience of the intended target group. Projects of this nature should therefore be encouraged and supported." > > So my question for the PSCI-Com hive mind is as follows: does anyone have any suggestions as to how we can improve our application for next time? > > Dom > > > > Dom McDonald > Head of Public Engagement & Business Networks > Science Oxford > 1-5 London Place > Oxford OX4 1BD > T: 01865 728953 > D: 01865 810021 > F: 01865 791854 > > SCIENCEOXFORDLIVE > SCIENCEOXFORDBUSINESS > SCIENCEOXFORDSCHOOLS > SCIENCEOXFORDNEWS > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of Science Oxford unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it from your system. > > Science Oxford is the public face of The Oxford Trust, a registered charity no 292664. 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