JISC

JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded as part of its Greening ICT Programme. Funding of up to £1,050,000 is available within three strands:
 
Strand I - Rapid Innovation in Green ICT
Short focussed projects solving specific technical problems in Green ICT.  Total funding available £250,000.  Funding of between £25,000 and £40,000 for each project.  Project duration: 4-9 months.

Strand II - Estates Led Sustainable ICT Projects
Projects focussing on the role of Estates Directors and their teams in addressing areas of Green ICT concern or in the harnessing of ICT to address estates concerns.  Total funding avilable £330,000.  Funding of up to £50,000 per project.  Project duration: 12 months.

Strand III - Exemplars of ICT Enabled Transition to Environmentally Sustainable Campus
Exemplar projects showing where ICT can enable major re-engineering of the way that institutions do business to move towards a more sustainable future.  Total funding available £500,000.  Funding of between £100,000 and £125,000 for each project.  Project duration: 18 months.

The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is 12:00 noon UK time on Wednesday 17 November 2010. 
Funding is available for projects starting from February 2011 for up to 18 months. All projects must be complete by 31 July 2012.

The JISC is holding a community-briefing event where potential bidders will be given information about the background to the call, its objectives and the bidding process. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the JISC Executive staff.  This will be an online briefing and will take place on Wednesday 13 October 2010 between 10.00 and 12.00 noon. Please indicate your interest in taking part by emailing r.bristow@jisc.ac.uk with the phrase “Green ICT Briefing Session” in the subject line.

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.

Institutions may submit multiple proposals for Strand I (Rapid Innovation).  However, given the nature of the proposals sought under Strand II and III, and their need to draw on cross-domain input within an institution, only one proposal per institution should be submitted for Strands II and III.