A short guide to Governance and management of large bids

Depending on the call, governance may be a standalone section, or embedded in your approach. In either case, appropriate governance and management structures are crucial for demonstrating your project’s feasibility, especially in complex and multi-partner bids. They also provide important mechanisms for embedding capacity development, evaluation, and risk management. Therefore your project governance should reflect and align with the application as a whole, including EDI, skills/ capacity development, and data management.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Below are some common roles and responsibilities within a large grant governance structure. These are different (but often related to) UKRI project roles in funding applications.

(VERY SIMPLIFIED) EXAMPLE STRUCTURE

Points to Consider