Career disruptions

Career disruptions occur due to events such as relocations, parental leave, significant illness/injury or pandemics.
Funders are often sympathetic to these, recognising that a person’s career trajectory needs to be considered relative to opportunity in a competitive peer review process.

They often have very clear definitions and timeframes to assist someone determining whether career disruptions can be included as part of a grant application process.

Often, they require the Research Office to hold some form of evidence, should the funder seek further clarifications. 

The Research Office can assist you in interpreting these criteria and determine the nature of the evidence required. Please contact the Pre-award team should this be relevant to you when considering your application.