Manage a project

Once funding has been awarded, you'll need to accept and set up your award.

Once it's set up, it is possible to amend your award. Find out what to do if you need to make changes to your award.

During your project you'll need to meet the requirements, around:

• hiring and managing people
• tracking your expenditure and spending your funds appropriately
• completing timesheets, if required by your funder

There are a number of a number of risks that you'll need to manage during your project. 

It is important to mitigate them so you are not putting yourself, or the university, in danger.

Your project may be subject to financial, technical or risk audits.

Read more about when an audit might happen, and how to prepare for it.

Read about how to report on your project. This is often required by your funder.

Read our guidance on what to do when your project is finished.