Policy
and Procedures for Determining Support for Projects
– updated March 2012
Background
The
Society is a charitable organisation funded from
the income generated by the journals Addiction
and Addiction Biology and from investments. The
Society’s aim is to add to and promote the
scientific understanding of addiction and problems
related to it. The Society’s objective is
to advocate the use of the evidence-base in policy
and practice.
Policy for Supporting Projects
The
Society aims to support projects in the following
areas:
- The dissemination of existing
research findings
- Bringing together groups of experts
or papers, or collating existing material for
the purpose of disseminating. (Not in the case
of a single subject systematic review, though
possibly one based on a number of systematic
reviews)
- Convening a group to review work
in a particular area, or on a particular drug/phenomenon
in a geographic location, in order to produce
material for dissemination
The Society cannot fund ‘primary research’
projects, whether qualitative or quantitative,
or other projects without pre-existing governance
structures.
‘Policy projects’ will be judged on
a case-by-case basis, but specifically excluded
are: systematic reviews, research, audit and service
evaluation. Funding will not be provided where
it would effectively solely serve as a researcher’s
salary.
Criteria
Support will only be given
to projects and initiatives from members of the
Society, including the Executive.
Co-sponsors are welcomed, and the Society will
continue to support some joint initiatives with
other international bodies or groups of international
researchers.
The Society will not support initiatives that
also receive support linked to the alcohol, tobacco
or gambling industries.
All projects should produce written output suitable
for publication.
Procedures
1. Members of the Society are encouraged
to discuss any project ideas with members of the
Executive and will be asked to prepare a full
proposal in partnership with other members of
the Executive if appropriate.
2. A proposal of at least two sides of A4 should
be submitted. The proposal must contain:
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a)
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CV of project proposer – no more than
2 sides of A4. The proposer must be a single
individual who will liaise with the Society
on behalf of the project team |
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b)
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The
aims of the project |
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c)
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Relationship
of the project to the aims and objectives
of the Society (http://www.addiction-ssa.org/ssa_aims.htm) |
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d)
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The
potential involvement – practical and/or
financial - of SSA Executive and other members |
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e)
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Timetable
of the project |
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f)
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Full
budget details:
- A complete, itemised,
detailed breakdown must be provided. If
the project output includes publication,
full allocation of editing, proof-reading,
proceeds, royalties, projected print-runs,
distribution and any other costs must
be obtained – eg from the proposed
publisher – and detailed
- Proposals must state:
‘This is the full and entire budget
requested for this project. I, on behalf
of the project-organisers, understand
and accept that the SSA will not fund
un-budgeted overspends. In the event that
the proposed budget is likely to be exceeded,
the SSA will be consulted in advance,
and its consent requested’
- Project proposers
must specify contingency plans in case
of budget over-runs, and specify which
area(s) of the project has the potential
to exceed the budget
- Preferred funding
schedule (for negotiation with the Executive)
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g)
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Project outputs, including key objectives
essential for the success of the project |
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h)
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Dissemination
plan for outputs |
3. Proposals
should be sent to the President of the Society
at the Executive Office address.
4. The Executive Office will assess applications
to ensure the applicant has supplied sufficient
detail, and the application meets the stipulations
set out in the Policy, Criteria and Procedures
(above). Suitable proposals will be considered
by the Finance and Strategy Committee and forwarded
with a recommendation for acceptance/rejection
to the following Executive Council meeting. These
meetings are normally held in November, March
and July each year. Proposals must be received
at least two weeks prior to a meeting in order
to be considered at that meeting.
5. Applicants should normally be informed of decisions
within one week of the Executive meeting and if
not already decided, nominate an Executive member
to liaise with the project team. For larger projects
a steering group would be appointed containing
some other members of the SSA Executive.
6. Requests for additional funding can only normally
be approved at an Executive Meeting. Prior to
the meeting a full budget and plan justifying
the additional support should be circulated to
the Executive Members.
7. The project officer should provide short written
reports of the progress of the project for Executive
Meetings.
8. Any publication arising from the project should
acknowledge the source of the funding.
The application form can be downloaded
here.
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