Academy of Medical Sciences, GB and other funders: COMING SOON: Global Challenges Research Fund – networking grants

06/05/2021

10/03/2022

The Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, through the Global Challenges Research Fund, invite applications for their networking grants. These bring together novel combinations of perspectives to identify key areas for future research to address the global challenges, inform thinking of how these might be addressed, and build the capacities and relationships required to support this. Grants are worth up to £25,000 each for one year. A share of £5,000 can be used for consumables, pilot data, archival research or fieldwork, and the rest may cover travel and subsistence costs, costs associated with networking activities, administrative support and access to technical support.

The aim of the grants are to: •pump prime new interdisciplinary partnerships between research communities, policy makers and practitioners in developing countries and in the UK; •provide opportunities for researchers drawn from a wide spectrum of discipline to forge new links and generate innovative approaches to addressing global challenges; •establish sustainable partnerships between UK researchers and those in developing countries to serve as a foundation for sharing knowledge and skill transfer to allow them to conduct excellent research with impact; •strengthen research and training capacity and capability in developing countries across a range of different disciplines.

Applications are invited from researchers affiliated to institutions in countries listed by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD in collaboration with researchers within eligible UK organisations. Applicants may be from any discipline and must have completed their PhD or have experience at an equivalent level, have proven research experience in their field and hold a permanent position at an eligible institution or a fixed term contract for the duration of the project. Lead applicants must not be affiliated to a private or commercial organisation. Applications that include more than one UK co-applicant or an overseas applicant not from a DAC-listed country will not be considered. The UK applicant should be resident in the UK for the duration of the award.