EPSRC: International centre to centre research collaborations

20/07/2023

07/09/2023

Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships and work with the best international collaborators for your research. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and meet one of our qualifying criteria to apply for this funding opportunity. Further details about the eligibility requirements are provided in the ‘Who can apply’ section. The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1,500,000 with a duration of three to five years. EPSRC will fund 80% FEC. (Forecasted date for next year's call).

This is the third round of the EPSRC International Centre to Centre scheme. Our aim is to enable world-leading partnerships by providing an opportunity for leading UK research groups to work in partnership with the best international collaborators for their research. For this funding opportunity: - we will consider proposals to collaborate with one or more international research organisation (including universities, public sector research organisations and publicly funded research institutes) - although the majority of the application should lie within EPSRC remit, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations with international partners are welcomed - partnerships can involve one or more overseas research organisations in one or more countries - we are open to proposals to either develop new international collaborators or to build on existing relationships - partners may be in a low or middle income country. However, we do not require compliance with Official Development Assistance (ODA) criteria for this funding opportunity - industry engagement is strongly encourages where appropriate, applicants are encouraged to engage with their strategic partners and co-develop ideas early in the process.

You can apply if you are a resident in the UK and meet at least one of the following conditions: - are employed at the submitting research organisation at a level equivalent to lecturer or above - hold a fixed-term contract that extends beyond the duration of the proposed project, and the host research organisation is prepared to give you all the support normal for a permanent employee - hold an EPSRC, Royal Society or Royal Academy of Engineering fellowship aimed at later career stages - hold fellowships under other schemes (please contact EPSRC to check eligibility, which is considered on a case-by-case basis). The lead institution must be based in the UK and must be eligible to hold EPSRC grants.