Deadline: 19 September 2016
The British Council is currently inviting applicants for its Researcher Links Workshop Grants with an aim to provide financial support to bring together a UK/partner country bilateral cohort of early career researchers to take part in workshops.
Objectives
- Contribute to capacity building of early career researchers
- The proposal must include a description of how the workshop will contribute to the personal and professional development of the participants.
- Workshop coordinators should indicate how they envisage this occurring, including any plans for long-term mentoring of early career researchers (either within each country, or cross-nationally).
- Establish new research links or significantly develop existing links, with the potential for longer term sustainability
- Coordinators must outline the specific outputs anticipated from the workshop. The aim of the workshop is to stimulate longer term links between the UK and partner countries, as well as to contribute to the personal and professional development of the
- The workshop proposal should include an explanation of the mutual benefits to the UK and partner country researchers and institutions. They should also explore any potential longer term benefit that might arise, thinking about who might benefit and how they might benefit and describing the actions that will be taken to ensure that potential impact is realised.
Priority Areas
- Arts and Humanities
- Biological and Medical Sciences
- Engineering, Physical and Space Sciences
- Environment, Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Social Sciences
Duration
The minimum duration of a workshop is 3 days and the maximum duration is 5 days.
Eligibility Criteria
- Each proposal must have one workshop coordinator from the UK, as well as a workshop coordinator from the partner countries (Russia).
- Leading Researchers as defined by the EC here can apply to be workshop coordinators.
- Not-for-profit higher education institutions or publicly-funded research organisations can participate in Researcher Links workshops.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit a completed application form via given website.
Eligible Countries: United Kingdom, Russia.
For more information, please visit Researcher Links Workshop Grants.