Policies draft template

1. Conditions of Award

• Basic Terms and Conditions Research
• Development and Innovation
• Terms and Condition Scholarship and Bursaries Terms and Conditions
• Appendix 1 Minimal Financial Assistance
• Appendix 2 Subsidy Control

2. National Security

All recipients must abide by our National Security Policy, in particular, by reporting any concern about National Security to their Academy contact, attend training events around National Security risks, and abide by risk mitigation plans. 

3. Use of generative AI tools

The Research Funders Policy Group joint statement sets out the Academy’s expectations around the use of generative AI tools in applications and assessment. For specific requirements please also refer to the guidance outlined in scheme notes.

4. Equality and diversity

The Academy values diversity and inclusion and the different perspectives people from different backgrounds bring to their work and to the engineering profession and expects grantees to abide by our Diversity and Inclusion policy.

5. Anti-bullying and harassment

The Academy is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming work environment which is free from harassment and bullying and where everyone can achieve their potential. The Academy will not tolerate any form of bullying or harassment under any circumstances and expects all staff, fellows and awardees to comply with our Anti-bullying and harassment policy.

6. Safeguarding

The Academy acknowledges its duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of all individuals that engage in its activities, including staff, Fellows, awardees and research participants, as well as reducing the risk of human rights violations within our organisation and supply chains. This is covered in the following policies

• The Human Participants in Research, Development and Innovation Policy
• Safeguarding of Children and Adults at Risk Policy 
• General Safeguarding Policy
• Modern Slavery Statement.

7. Integrity and conduct

The Academy expects all awardees to act in accordance with the highest standards of public life, complying with our Anti-Bribery policy and ensuring that all research, development and innovation is conducted in line with UKRIO Code of Practice for Research, with particular note to 3.1.5, 3.17 and 3.18.

5. Environmental sustainability

The Academy acknowledges its responsibility to minimising the impact of its activities on the environment as an intrinsic part of its ambition to harness the power of engineering to build a sustainable society. Awardees should ensure that research is conducted in line with UKRIO Code of Practice for Research (3.8).

5. Animal in Research, Innovation and Development

The Academy's funds research involving the use of animals in alignment with the Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research and the Non-human primate accommodation, care and use documents produced by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs). 

10. Open access

Unrestricted online access to research publications for everyone - open access - aligns with this purpose and awardees are encouraged to use open access routes for their peer-reviewed publications and can apply for associated costs as stated in the Open Access Position Statement