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Research Development manage restricted calls and support researchers through various funding streams.
Internal Funding Opportunities
The Research Development Strategic Fund (RDSF)
Funding is available to support early stage activities leading to the submission of an external research grant application supported by your Research Development Manager. This may include, but is not limited to, activities such as consortia building, visits to a partner institution and/or collaborative meetings to prepare a grant application. Attendance at conferences and seminars must be directly related to a specific research grant application.
If you wish to apply for this funding, please submit your Application Form to Andrew Harbinson (A.Harbinson1@ulster.ac.uk) via email by 5pm Thursday 26th November 2026.
Restricted Calls
What are Restricted calls?
In order to ensure that external research grant applications submitted by Ulster University are of the highest quality, we are sometimes required to initiate a process for restricted calls or demand management.
Restricted calls are a funder requirement and managed in line with the funder guidelines and capped number of applications. Non-adherence to the funder requirement may result in all applications being rejected.
There are no Restricted Calls currently being managed by the Research Development Team.
Please keep checking this webpage for future Restricted Call news and information.
