British Council, GB and other funders: Newton Fund impact scheme

23/04/2020

15/06/2020

The British Council, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation, the British Academy, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, via the Newton Fund, invites applications for the Newton Fund impact scheme. This provides funding for current and previously funded Newton Fund grantees who worked in collaboration with individuals in partner countries, and who aim to maximise the impact from Newton Fund activities. Joint grants are worth up to £360,000 each for up to two years. Grants for a UK component are worth up to £160,00 each. For non-profit research organisations and research institutions, eligible costs are provided at 80 per cent of full economic costs.

Even though grants are provided in any area, the following key ones are encouraged: 1) initiating or increasing policy impact or user engagement; 2) initiating or increasing engagement with impact multipliers, such as businesses, NGOs or charities.

Each proposal must have one project leader from the UK and one from the partner country who should be the leader of the previous project. They must be employed by and have a contract that extends beyond the period of the grant at a non-profit HEI, a UK HEI that receives funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies or a non-profit research organisation. Businesses may lead and submit applications themselves.