Staff Profile
Sarah Urquhart
Research Funding Development Manager
- Telephone: 0191 208 5373
Background
Role
Sarah works across all three faculties, supporting academics in securing funding for their research from European and international sources, including Horizon Europe.
Our Research Funding Development Team provides:
- Advice on funder strategy
- Information on funders’ forthcoming plans and opportunities
- Support for large and complex funding applications
- Visits and information sessions from funders
- In‑house funding information sessions
- Guidance on finding funding
- Support with preparing funding applications
- Lay review of funding applications
- Grant training
Please get in touch if you think Sarah could support your funding application in any way.
Background
Before joining the university, she worked with organisations involved in the European Regional Development Fund and the European Landscape Convention, gaining experience in EU‑funded programmes and policy development.