Deadline: 12 August 2019
Applicants are invited to apply for the Research Environment Links (REL) programmes in Turkey and Vietnam to support the research and academic environment through international collaboration; training programmes; the exchange of knowledge and best practice and the development and implementation of pilot activities to promote capacity building collaboration shaped by the demands and priorities of Turkey, Vietnam and the UK.
The Newton Fund aims to build UK-partner country collaborations centred on shared research and innovation challenges which have direct relevance to Newton partner countries’ social welfare and economic development. The Professional Development and Engagement Programme (PDE) supports the research environment and enables optimal impact from research, shaped by the demands and development priorities of the partner country.
REL grants are designed to provide financial support for capacity building activities proposed by applicant institutions in Turkey or Vietnam working with partner organisations in the UK. The proposed activities are designed by the Lead Applicant in Turkey or Vietnam with the support of a UK partner organisation.
Size of Grant
- Turkey: up to £40,000
- Vietnam: up to £150,000
Duration of grant
Up to 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must fulfil the following criteria in order to be eligible for funding under this Programme:
- Each proposal must have both
- one Lead Applicant from either Turkey or Vietnam; and
- one partner from the UK, submitting one joint application.
- Individual departments within a single institution can make multiple applications per call provided that the proposed activities and aims are clearly different and that each is led by separate Lead
- Each application by the same department should demonstrate that it will secure matching funds independently from their other proposals.
- Lead Applicants are limited to one REL application per call.
- Previous Newton grant holders are encouraged to apply. Applicants that have received Institutional Links or Researcher Links grants in previous years can submit further applications for REL provided the proposed activities are clearly distinct from, or build on, any already funded activity under the Newton Fund.
- Lead Applicants in the partner country and the UK must be based at one of the following Institutions:
- A not-for-profit higher education institution with the capacity to undertake high-quality research, including their Technology Transfer Offices.
- A not-for-profit research organisation with the capacity to undertake high-quality research.
- Each proposal must have both
- The Lead Applicant’s institution in the partner country (the ‘Lead Institution’) must have the capacity to administer the grant.
- Lead Applicants can include in their proposals Associated Partners (from both the partner county and the UK) affiliated with:
- Research or higher education institutions
- Other Education Organisations/Charities/Foundations
- Not-for-profit organisations (including non-governmental organisations (NGOs))
- For-profit/commercial organisations, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- For-profit organisations are not eligible to apply as Lead Institutions. Furthermore, for-profit organisations are not eligible to receive any grant funds, except to cover travel-associated costs.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/current-opportunities/newton-fund-research-environment-links-turkey-and-vietnam
