Deadline: 16 August 2018
The MRC, BBSRC, AHRC, ESRC and Peru’s Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC) are pleased to invite research proposals to the UK-Peru: Relationship between Food, Nutrition and Health call through the Newton Fund.
The aim of this initiative is to deliver research funding for internationally competitive and innovative collaborative projects between researchers from Peru and the UK to enable the pursuit of shared research interests.
The relationship between food, nutrition and health is dynamic and complex. Global changes in lifestyle and dietary habits are placing an unsustainable burden on individuals, families, healthcare systems, and societies.
Elucidating the interactions between food, its nutritional content and human physiological systems represents a multidisciplinary challenge with key public health, economic and cultural impacts. Inadequate nutrition affects long-term health and is associated with increased risk of many chronic conditions.
Funding Information
- In total, up to approximately £5 million will be made available for this initiative. Up to £3 million of MRC funding; and up to 9,000,000 Sol (approximately £2 million) from CONCYTEC.
Eligibility criteria
This call will fund partnerships between UK and Peru based researchers working in the areas of food, nutrition and health. It is important to note that:
- this is an open call; applicants do not need to have attended the UK-Peru workshop in order to apply
- the funding agencies will not play a further brokering role in this call
- the proposal should be jointly developed by a Peruvian director and a UK principal investigator (PI).
How to Apply
Interested applicants should mail their intention on the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: UK, Peru
For further information, please visit MRC.