International Research Funding Circular – 29 November 2024

News

1. NEW: European Parliament releases draft report on implementation of Horizon Europe https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-PR-765325_EN.pdf

The report offers a number of general observations on the successes and challenges that have emerged in the shift from Horizon 2020 (H2020) to Horizon Europe (HE), along with specific observations on the constituent Pillars and EU Missions, plus recommendations for the remainder of Horizon Europe and for the 10th Research Framework Programme (FP10).

2. NEW: UK-India Collaboration: Grants Available for Industrial Net Zero Research Projects https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2080/overview/437c2e0e-6be8-4fee-ad4d-e5968dbf8577

The initiative, jointly run by Innovate UK and India’s Department of Science and Technology, aims to accelerate innovations in areas like advanced materials, renewable energy, and decarbonising manufacturing. Grants ranging from £100,000 to £300,000 are available for UK participants, with a total allocation of £2 million for this funding round. Deadline 12 February 2025 (11:00 GMT)

3. REMINDER: JSPS Visit to Newcastle University on 6th December 2024, 11:00-12:00, Stephenson Building 1.014 [http://:]: https://forms.office.com/e/FRT1C09xc7

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/funds research and promotes international scientific exchange in Japan. JSPS funds research in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. Please register your attendance to the JSPS Information Session on Friday 6th December 11:00-12:00, Stephenson Building 1.014 here: https://forms.office.com/e/FRT1C09xc7

Events

4. REMINDER: Getting those Grants: Quiet Time for Writing

Places still Available!

Colleagues are invited to attend a series of research funding proposal writing sessions.  These sessions are designed to give you quiet time and space to work on your research funding proposal.  The time will be largely for you to write quietly. A Research Funding Development Team colleague will be available.

To attend, you need to have an idea for a research project, programme or fellowship and be ready to start writing to convert this into a funding proposal (or have already started writing).  You ideally need to have identified the funding competition that you are writing for.

The sessions will be two-hour writing sessions.  You are not required to attend every session, although you are welcome to.

Please click here to see more detail and book your place:  Getting Those Grants: Quiet Time for Writing

If you have any questions, please contact Jo Gascoigne-Owens (Johanna.gascoigne-owens@ncl.ac.uk).

5. NEW: Conference on The European Research Context for the Humanities and Social Sciences

The British Academy, in collaboration with the Association of ERC Grantees, will be hosting a half-day conference on The European Research Context for the Humanities and Social Sciences on 22 January 2025 from 13:00 to 18:45. This event will bring together leading academics to discuss key aspects of European research in the humanities and social sciences, and to share insights on the ERC grant application process, researcher mobility, and the values underpinning European research initiatives. Participants can register here. For more information or inquiries about the conference, please contact Barbora Krasova at b.krasova@thebritishacademy.ac.uk.

6. NEW: UK PACT Kenya-UK PACT Clean Energy Transition funding opportunity and event https://www.ukpact.co.uk/kenya-uk-pact-clean-energy-transition-mee-2024

5 December 2024, 14:00-16:30 (EAT)/ 11:00-13:30 (UTC), Online. Join the webinar to learn more about the Kenya-UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme and our upcoming Call for Proposals to support the Clean Energy Transition in Kenya. Please note that this event will be hosted in English.

7. NEW Driving EU Prosperity: The Future of Knowledge Valorisation https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/events/upcoming-events/driving-eu-prosperity-future-knowledge-valorisation-2024-12-10_en

10 December 2024 9:00 – 18:00 (CET) in Brussels, Belgium and online

EU’s knowledge valorisation policy aims to accelerate the uptake of R&I results to realise the full potential of R&I investments for a prosperous Europe. It is key for Europe’s economic resilience, innovation capacity, strategic autonomy and societal welfare. With the Political Guidelines of the new Commission placing R&I at the heart of the economy, and also the publication of the Letta and Draghi reports, this effort has received new strong impetus. Register here.

8. British Academy ERC Consolidator Grant Webinar: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/europe-futures-research-and-collaboration/erc-consolidator-grant-webinar-monday-2-december/

The British Academy will be holding its next webinar on Monday 2 December, 14:00-15:30 for UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences interested in applying for European Research Council (ERC) grants. The webinar will focus on the ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 call, which opened on 26 September 2024 and has a deadline on 14 January 2025.

 

9. Training on Horizon Europe projects management, finances and proposal writing, online webinars (Europa Media Team)

We’re excited to announce our next series of free webinars between 9-13 December as a special treat for anyone interested in Horizon Europe projects management, finances and proposal writing.

Due to popular request, we’re bringing back our most demanded topics from 2023-2024 in the format of live 1h sessions starting every day between Monday to Friday at 11:00 CET. It’s also a great opportunity to meet our expert trainers if you haven’t had the chance yet! Register to one (or more) of the following webinars:

Monday 9 December

“Lump sum budgeting – How to prepare the mandatory detailed budget table?” by Krisztina Toth

Register now

Tuesday 10 December

“Horizon Europe personnel cost calculation – The step-by-step approach!” by Gabor Kitley and Gabriella Lovasz

Register now

Wednesday 11 December

“Typical mistakes in Horizon Europe proposals – Showcasing negative comments from Evaluation Summary Reports (ESRs)” by Ömer Ceylan and Gabriella Lovasz

Register now

Thursday 12 December

“Mastering DEC Plans in Horizon Europe: Proven Strategies to Maximise Impact” by Gloria Bevilacqua and Diego Ibáñez Rodríguez

Register now

Friday 13 December

“Short term, mid-term and long-term impact KPIs – How do we define the right KPIs in our Horizon Europe proposal?” by Jelena Kajganović

Register now

These webinars are available to anyone interested in Horizon Europe proposal development, project management and finances, so feel free to share this email with your colleagues and collaborators. To join the webinars, simply register through one of the links provided above and you will receive further instructions for the live sessions via email.

 

European related funding

 

10. NEW: Horizon Europe Teaming call opened https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage

Teaming funds establish new centres of excellence in Widening countries or modernise existing ones with the help of leading institutions from elsewhere in the EU or associated countries. The last Teaming call of Horizon Europe is scheduled to open on 3 December. Teaming is a two-stage call, with the deadline of first stage applications on 10 April 2025. Successful applicants in the first stage are invited to submit complete applications to the second stage by 20 January 2026.

The UK National Contact Point (NCP) provides information and advice on participating in this area of Horizon Europe.

11. NEW: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-alexander-von-humboldt-foundation-and-the-british-academy-knowledge-frontiers-symposium/

Deadline: 15 January 2025, 7-9 May, 2025 in Berlin, Germany The British Academy and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are inviting applications for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to attend a research collaboration symposium on the broad theme of belonging which will be held May 7-9, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

12. NEW: Switzerland: UK Science and Innovation Network summary update https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-science-and-innovation-network-country-snapshot-switzerland

A summary from UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) on science and innovation in Switzerland including UK SIN priorities and successes.

13. COST Actions Networking Grants 2025: https://www.cost.eu/funding/open-call-a-simple-one-step-application-process/

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research, including social science and humanities. COST does not fund research itself, but funds the expenses of interdisciplinary research networks called COST Actions (networks that engage a team of proposers from at least 7 COST member countries with at least half from inclusiveness target countries). These support a range of networking tools, such as workshops, conferences, training schools, short-term scientific missions (STSMs), communication activities, and virtual networking tools. COST Actions enable researchers from academia, SMEs, public institutions and other relevant organisations to investigate a topic of their choice for four years. No budget forecast is requested when submitting a proposal. An estimated €125,000 is made available for a COST Action in its first year and an average of €150,000 per year for the other three years. Deadline is 21 October 2025.

 

14. British Academy Horizon Europe Pump Priming Funding: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/Horizon-Europe-Pump-Priming-Collaboration-between-UK-and-EU-Partners/

Principal Investigators (PIs) at universities and research institutions can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to help them in their preparations for submitting a Horizon Europe proposal for Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe – Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness. The ambition is to support the effective uptake of the opportunities provided by the UK’s association to Horizon Europe. The purpose is not to implement the proposed projects that will be submitted to Horizon Europe, but to give the UK-based partners the resources needed to collaborate with EU organisations and stakeholders to further develop the idea and the market opportunities. The expectation is that the funding will be utilised in a variety of ways but could include feasibility studies, application advice and training, partnership building, and dedicated resource to take forward an application. Proposals are welcome in all disciplines, including engineering, natural sciences, medical and health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The British Academy is holding a series of webinars providing further information about the opportunity and details of how to apply. Applicants can register to attend the webinars online, which will be held on the following dates: 19 November 2024, 14:00-15:00 [past, but see ​pptx icon slides]; 8 January 2025, 14:00-15:00; 5 February 2025, 14:00-15:00. Assessment will be undertaken over multiple rounds, while funds remain. The round deadlines are: • 4 December 2025 (17:00) • 15 January 2025 (17:00) • 12 February 2025 (17:00) • 5 March 2025 (17:00).

 

15. UUKi UK – France Science, Innovation, and Technology mobility scheme: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/topics/international/uk-france-science-innovation-and-0

Following the bilateral research dialogue between France and UK which took place in London on 29 February 2024, the UK government has committed £400k funding to boost and foster UK-France research collaboration. We are delighted to announce that following the launch of our pump-priming scheme last month, we have now launched the call for the second strand, a mobility programme. A total funding pot of £300k is available for mobility activities of UK researchers to institutions in France, with the aim of developing collaborative activity between the UK and France which supports both institutional and UK-wide research and innovation priorities and prepares a submission to a Horizon Europe or other international collaborative funding bid. Mobilities are expected to take place between April 2025 and January 2026. Deadline 12 January 2025. For any general enquiries, please email UK-France-grants@international.ac.uk.

16. REMINDER: Horizon Europe Draft Work Programmes 2025 – IN CONFIDENCE

We have obtained, in strict confidence, early drafts of some of the Horizon Europe consortium call topics for the 2025 Work Programmes – please note that these are subject to redrafting and change but may help indicate potential call topics to start to find partners and build European country consortia. Formal Work Programmes will not be finalised and published until about April 2025. Please treat confidentially:

In addition, here are draft work programmes for:

As a reminder, the European Commission has recently adopted and published the:

Note, one may request funds from the NU Horizon Europe Travel Fund (see below) to support development of partnerships towards any of these calls.

 

17. ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2025: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/proof-concept

Proof of Concept grants are open to ERC grant holders of a frontier research project that now want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work. All Principal Investigators in one of the ERC frontier research main grants (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy) are eligible to participate and apply for an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. Principal Investigators in an ongoing main grant, or Principal Investigators in a main grant that has ended after 1 January 2024, are eligible to apply. The Principal Investigator must be able to demonstrate the relation between the idea to be taken to proof of concept and the ERC frontier research project (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy) in question. The call deadlines for submissions are: 13 March and 18 September 2025.

 

18. Funding for France-UK Bilateral Seed Meetings: https://uk.ambafrance.org/Funding-for-Seed-Meetings-International-cooperation-in-research-between-France-28310

The Higher Education, Research and Innovation Department of the Embassy of France in the UK provides logistical and financial support for seed meetings involving researchers from both France and the UK who seek to develop collaborative scientific projects. All research disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities, are eligible. Priority will be given to multidisciplinary applications and to teams preparing a strategy towards or proposal to international funding mechanisms such as Horizon Europe or Saltire Awards. Supported meetings should take place over two days in London and typically involve between seven and fourteen participants per meeting. Deadline 6 December 2024 (with selection of results 10-15th December 2024).

 

19. 2025 Lefoulon-Delalande Scientific Grand Prize for Cardiovascular Research: https://www.fondation-lefoulon-delalande.fr/grand-prix-scientifique/

The Foundation’s Scientific Grand Prize is an annual award given to a scientist or clinician who has made an important contribution to cardiovascular physiology, biology, or medicine. Taken in the widest sense, these fields also include reconstructive surgery and the replacement of damaged tissues, physiology, pharmacology and therapeutic approaches, epidemiology and genetics, molecular and cell biology, gene and cell therapies, development and congenital malformations. Nomination deadline 17 January 2025.

 

20. Cultural Practices of Reparation Fellowships, Germany:

The Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE) at Saarland University aims to develop a transmedial theory of practices and processes of cultural reparation from a historical and transcultural perspective with the goal to formulate a sociopolitical understanding of cultural reparations as a field of action. Each year, the centre offers up to twelve fellowships to junior and senior researchers whose research aligns with at least one of the centre’s thematic fields (ie history, experience, nature) and wish to conduct research in Saarbrücken, Germany for a period of twelve months. The topic of the 2025/2026 call is ‘Society’. Applications are open worldwide to junior as well as senior scholars in cultural studies and the humanities. Fellows who take unpaid leave from their home institution receive a stipend between €6,100 and €7,200 per month. Alternatively, the centre can pay for a teaching replacement at the fellow’s home institution. Deadline 2 January 2025.

 

21. NU Horizon Europe Travel Fund:

The purpose of the Horizon Europe travel fund is to support the development of proposals to Horizon Europe funding opportunities. Awards will be made to cover the basic costs of travel and subsistence (typically ~£500-2000) of Newcastle University staff members to meet with EU partners—we request that funds are spent within 3 months of a request being approved. It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange travel bookings. Please complete the travel request form: https://forms.office.com/e/xu0FZ65dif . We will return a decision to you asap, typically within five working days. Should you have any queries, please email sarah.urquhart@newcastle.ac.uk

 

22. EIC 2025 work programme adopted https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-2025-work-programme_en

The European Commission adopted the 2025 work programme of the European Innovation Council. It opens funding opportunities worth over €1.4 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies.

 The EIC work programme 2025 details the funding in four main schemes:

  • EIC Pathfinder (€262 million) for multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake visionary research with the potential to lead to technology breakthroughs (grants up to €4 million).
  • EIC Transition (€98 million) to turn research results into innovation opportunities, following up on results generated by EIC Pathfinder projects, European Research Council Proof of Concept projects and open to project results from Horizon collaborative projects from Pillar 2/ societal challenges (grants up to €2.5 million).
  • EIC Accelerator (€634 million) for start-ups and SMEs to develop and scale up innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones (grants below €2.5 million, investments from €0.5 to €10 million).
  • The EIC Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up (€300 million), which will provide additional equity funding to promising companies (SMEs, start-ups, spin-offs and small mid-caps) driving innovation in critical areas to help them secure larger private co-investment for further scaling their businesses (investments from €10 to €30 million).

In each case, the direct financial support to innovators is complemented with access to a wide range of Business Acceleration Services providing access to leading expertise, corporates, investors and ecosystem actors.

23. Choose France: CNRS AI Rising Talents Programme launched https://www.ins2i.cnrs.fr/en/cnrsinfo/choose-france-cnrs-ai-rising-talents

The provides early career postdoctoral AI researchers an opportunity to establish and lead a research programme and associated research team in France for a period of four years. Package of support up to €1 million. Candidates must demonstrate outstanding track records in machine learning (ML) and related fields (computer vision, natural language processing, robotics etc). Deadline: 31 March 2025

 

24. UK-German Funding Initiative in the Humanities Opens for Round Seven https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/collaborate-with-german-partners-on-arts-and-humanities-research-round-seven/

The UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) together run the UK-German Funding Initiative in the Humanities to bring together arts and humanities (including law and linguistics) researchers in the UK and Germany to conduct outstanding joint UK-German research projects. Projects must last between 24 and 36 months starting between January and mid-February 2026. Awards will not exceed, on the UK side, £420,000 (at 100% FEC, of which the AHRC will fund 80%) per project, meaning £336,000 is available per project on the UK side. DFG does not specify a maximum limit to the amount of funding that can be requested for the German component. Deadline 16 February 2025.

25. AQUARIUS to launch two Transnational Access Calls https://aquarius-ri.eu/access/

AQUARIUS will launch two transnational access funding calls to support research and innovation projects that integrate multiple Research Infrastructures (RI) and contribute to the objectives of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters.

Call 1, Regional Lighthouse Access Call: Open 11 November 2024 – 20 January 2025
Call 2, Super-integrated Lighthouse Call: Open 2 September 2025 – 28 October 2025

From November 11, 2024, a dedicated Call Platform will be launched for the development and submission of applications. To begin preparing a proposal, potential applicants are advised to familiarise themselves with the available infrastructures in the Research Infrastructure Catalogue.

26.  Horizon Europe rare disease partnership calls expected in December https://www.ejprarediseases.org/erdera/

A new Horizon Europe rare disease partnership, European Rare Diseases Research Alliance, (of which Newcastle is a participant) will launch its first calls in December, as it embarks on a seven-year mission to consolidate research and improve treatment. Further information can be found here.

27. European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants Open: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant

The 2025 edition of the ERC Consolidator Grants are now open for applications. The grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators (PIs) at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Applicant PIs must demonstrate the groundbreaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal. The 2025 budget for Consolidator Grants is €719.9 million to fund an estimated 354 grants. Applicants may request up to a maximum of €2 million for a period of five years, in addition to a maximum of €1 million in additional start-up costs to move country, purchase major equipment or access large facilities. Deadline 14 January 2025. Please get in touch asap with Jarlath.mckenna@newcastle.ac.uk if you have an interest to apply or wish to discuss.

 

28. EIT HEI Initiative Call for Proposals 2024: https://eit-hei.eu/calls/call-for-proposals-4/

The EIT HEI Initiative Call for Proposals 2024 has a strong focus on enhancing the quality and competitiveness of European higher education.  It will improve research and technology transfer from higher education and support business creation through strengthening collaboration between HEIs and business partners across Europe. This call aims to fund up to 42 projects, with each selected project having a total duration of 25 months and an overall budget of EUR 1.34 million. Deadline 12 December 2024.

 

29. MSCA Staff Exchanges: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges fund short-term international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary exchanges of staff members involved in research and innovation activities at all stages of the innovation chain. Secondments must be between different countries and should lead to knowledge transfer between participating organisations. The 2024 Staff Exchanges call will have a budget of €99.5 million. The call will open on 19 September 2024 and close on 5 February 2025.

30. Horizon Europe Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission Call: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-98-million-available-climate-neutral-and-smart-cities-mission-projects_en

A new call for projects has now launched to support research and innovation under the Cities Mission titled: Changing urban spaces and mindsets to accelerate the transition to climate neutrality. A total of €98 million is available for proposals across the following four topics with deadlines 11 February 2025:

  • Rethinking urban spaces towards climate neutrality, €45 million budget
  • Zero-pollution cities: €20 million budget
  • Mobility management plans and behavioural change: €5 million budget
  • Integrated peri-urban areas in the transition towards climate neutrality: €28 million budget

31. European Research Council (ERC) 2025 call deadlines adopted

The European Research Council (ERC) is the European Commission’s leading funding organisation for supporting bottom-up, investigator-driven frontier research. This approach to research funding ensures that support is aimed primarily at new and promising opportunities, with a greater degree of flexibility. Research funded by the ERC is expected to lead to advances at the frontiers of knowledge and to set a clear and inspirational target for frontier research across Europe. The ERC has published the preliminary opening and deadline dates for its calls to be released for the 2025 cycle of applications:

  • Starting Grants – the deadline has passed, was 15 October 2024
  • Consolidator Grants – For excellent researchers with 7 to 12 years’ experience after PhD: Opening 26 September 2024, closing 14 January 2025 
  • Synergy Grants – For groups of two to four PIs to address ambitious research questions requiring coordinated work: Opening 11 July 2024, closing 6 November 2024
  • Proof-of-Concept Grants – For previous and current ERC grantees who want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work. Opening 13 November 2024, closing 13 March 2025 and 18 September 2025

 

Official development assistance (ODA) related funding

 

32. British Academy Evidence-informed policymaking grants

The British Academy is inviting proposals related to evidence-informed policymaking in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries. The aim of this call is to support ODA-eligible international collaborations. The Academy is looking to support awards that work in the following fields: • Environment, sustainability and nature, • Transformative technologies, • Health and wellbeing, • Cities and urbanisation, • Global order, geopolitics and international affairs. The Principal Investigator must be a researcher in a discipline within the social sciences or humanities and either UK-based with co-applicants that include at least one researcher who is based in the above countries, or vice-versa. The value of the award is set at a maximum of £150,000 for 12 months. Deadline 19 February 2025.

 

33. International Writing Workshops, The British Academy https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/writing-workshops/

Invitations are open for proposals for Writing Workshops in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or LDC’s. These workshops should aim to develop the skills of early career researchers, including supporting and promoting the uptake of their research in journals and publications. Closes 25 January 2025

 

General international

 

34. NEW: AHRC and ESRC: International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025 https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/international-fellowships-for-phd-and-early-career-researchers-2025/

Deadline: 13 March 2025

Apply for a funded fellowship at one of the following international institutions:

  • USA: Harry Ransom Center, Huntington Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, Yale Centre for British Art
  • Japan: National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)
  • China: Shanghai Theatre Academy

 

35: NEW: Gates Foundation and LifeArc Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/innovations-exceptionally-low-cost-monoclonal-antibody-mab-manufacturing Deadline: 31 January 2025

Option A: The Gates Foundation and LifeArc will consider several proposals for awards of up to $750,000 USD for each project, with a grant term of up to 18 months. Each organization will make coordinated but independent award decisions. Application budgets should be commensurate with the scope of work proposed.

Option B: Potential funding and grant terms will be evaluated on a per-project basis. The funding and timeline are intentionally open given that the work is exploratory at this time. Application budgets should be commensurate with the scope of work being proposed.

36: NEW: Gates Foundation and LifeArc Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing Live Webinars

This Grand Challenge calls for proposals that offer radical, innovative, and technically feasible pathways to achieving a $10/gram cost target for mAbs. If you are interested in responding to this RFP, the Gates Foundation will be hosting two live webinars on December 2 and 3, 2024 to share information on the application process, provide an overview of mAb manufacturing challenges and innovation opportunities, and answer questions from participants. Register here.

Tuesday, December 2, 2024: 7 A.M. Pacific Time (10 A.M. Eastern Time; 15:00 UTC), Online

Wednesday, December 3, 2024 11:00 A.M Pacific Time (14:00 A.M. Eastern Time; 19:00 UTC), Online

37. EPSRC Japan-UK Joint call for Quantum Technologies for Innovation: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/japan-uk-joint-call-for-quantum-technologies-for-innovation/

Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan. Your proposal must involve researchers from both Japan and UK. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding. Japanese applicants must be eligible for Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) funding. Applicants may request (for up to five years) up to:

  • £1.5 million (80% FEC) UK project component
  • ¥374 million/project (incl. 30% overhead expenses) Japan project component

EPSRC/JST will hold a joint networking fair on 6 December 2024. Opening February 2025, deadline to be confirmed.

38. NEW: AHRC/ESRC International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/international-fellowships-for-phd-and-early-career-researchers-2025/

Apply for a funded fellowship at an international institution. Fellowships are available at:

  • USA: Harry Ransom Center, Huntington Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, Yale Centre for British Art
  • Japan: National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)
  • China: Shanghai Theatre Academy

You will receive £1,000 for travel and visa costs (£1,200 for travel to Japan and China) and £1,925 for each month of the fellowship. You can apply for two to six months of funding. Deadline 13 March 2025.

39. NEW: Academy of Medical Sciences Professorship Scheme https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/grant-schemes/academy-of-medical-sciences-professorship-scheme

Deadline: 8 January 2025 The Academy of Medical Sciences is delighted to announce the call for applications to its Professorship Scheme. Working in partnership with UK Higher Education Institutions, they will be providing an attractive package of support to biomedical and healthcare researchers taking up a full Professorship in the UK. These awards will offer flexible support to biomedical and healthcare researchers, who have moved to the UK, during the initial years of a full Professorship.

40. Google Research Scholar Program: https://research.google/programs-and-events/research-scholar-program/

The Research Scholar Program aims to support early-career professors [UK-speak] who are pursuing research in fields relevant to Google (see list of areas in the link) – applicants must have received their PhD within seven years of submission. The funds granted will be up to $60,000 USD and are intended to support the advancement of the professor’s research. Deadline 27 January 2025.

 

41. Innovate UK Contracts for Innovation: Clean Energy Demonstrators in Tanzania: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/contracts-for-innovation-clean-energy-demonstrators-in-tanzania/

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.8 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop innovative clean energy demonstrators in Tanzania. This is a Contracts for Innovation competition funded by the British High Commission in Tanzania. This funding is part of the Ayrton Fund. The activities supported by the project must be complete by 31 March 2026. This is to contribute to: an inclusive and clean energy transition; extend the benefits of clean energy to all; and meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7 and 13. Deadline 17 January 2025.

 

42. REMINDER: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 10: Newcastle University Selection and Support Now Open: https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/hub/rai/rfd/news/Pages/FLFRound10.aspx

Newcastle University’s Selection and Support Exercise for Round 10 of the UKRI Future Leader Fellowships is now open. The scheme is open to early career researchers and innovators and welcomes applicants from around the world. While not strictly international funding, we encourage you to reach out to your international contacts to encourage them to consider to be hosted at Newcastle. Awards are for an ambitious programme of research and to support career development for up to four years, with the ability to extend for a further three years, to focus and continue your development. Newcastle is limited by the funder to making 6 applications in this round.  We will therefore be holding a Selection and Support Process.

 

43. Australia-UK platform studies in areas of unmet clinical need https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/australia-uk-platform-studies-areas-unmet-clinical-need/97018

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Australia, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) UK are inviting applications for platform studies in areas of unmet medical needs. The total funding available is in the region of £15.5 million/AUD $30 million, with contributions from each funder. For the NIHR UK-based component, there is approximately £2.6 million per award over seven years available (a total contribution of up to £7.8 million). A webinar to support applicants to this funding opportunity will take place on 19 November 2024 (08:00 UK (UTC+0)/19:00 AEDT (UTC+11)). Advance registration is required to attend.

Application is a two-stage process consisting of a mandatory Stage 1 application followed by an invited full application (Stage 2). Stage 1 applications must be submitted by 23 July 2025 (10:00 UK time)

 

44. Two-Year AACR Fellowships available for Mentored Basic Cancer Research Projects https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-john-and-elizabeth-leonard-family-foundation-basic-cancer-research-fellowship/

The AACR-John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation Basic Cancer Research Fellowships are intended to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to carry out a mentored basic cancer research project, to give them experience of conducting their own project and support in establishing a successful career path in cancer research. The project proposed for funding may be in any area of basic cancer research. Eligible project costs include salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored basic cancer research project. The award has a value of $130,000 over two years.  Deadline 17 December 2024

 

45. BBSRC-NRF UK-Singapore engineering biology for specialty chemical production: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/uk-singapore-engineering-biology-for-specialty-chemical-production/

Apply for funding to create a UK-Singapore research consortium focused on engineering biology to develop platform technologies for specialty chemical production. Apply for up to £2 million (80% FEC) for the UK component and up to SGD3.45 million (including 30% overhead expenses) for the Singapore component. Closes 12 December 2024

 

46. UK-Singapore engineering biology for specialty chemical production https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/uk-singapore-engineering-biology-for-specialty-chemical-production/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

This international joint funding opportunity will support a new UK-Singapore consortium in engineering biology, biomanufacturing and specialty chemical production. Applications must involve teams from the UK and Singapore, with project co-leads from at least three research organisations in each country. Applicants must be eligible for BBSRC or NRF funding and the Singapore project lead must be based at the National Centre for Engineering Biology (NCEB).

You may request up to:

  • £2 million (80% FEC) for the UK component
  • SGD3.45 million (including 30% overhead expenses) for the Singapore component

Deadline: 12 December 2024 4:00pm UK time

 

47. Applications Open for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Specialized Center of Research Program (SCOR) https://www.lls.org/research/apply-specialized-center-research-program

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) funds cutting-edge research around the world for every type of blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other rare types of blood cancers. LLS’s Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) grant programme is intended to bring together established investigators from one or several institutions to develop a focused research programme, foster new interactions and cooperation and enhance interdisciplinary research among the participants. A main emphasis in the SCOR grant programme is on clinical translation of scientific results. Preferably, a SCOR application will propose a combination of basic and translational laboratory research that will lead to eventual clinical translation. Applications are welcome worldwide from academic institutions and researchers of any nationality. The maximum total award is $5 million over five years. Letters of Intent must be submitted online by the deadline of 6 December 2024 (15:00 EST). 

 

48. NEW: NIH funding opportunities for which foreign organizations and/or foreign components of U.S. organizations may apply:

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

Project Initiation Form (PIF): https://www.cognitoforms.com/NewcastleUniversity1/NewcastleUniversityNuTHProjectInitiationFormV2

If you’re in the process of developing a research proposal please ensure you submit a PIF as soon as possible. The PIF is not just a mechanism to initiate a costing, it enables the research support team to identify and engage on your behalf the varying types of research and business support beneficial to your bid. Please note you don’t need to define all resources required before engaging with the team. To maximise the support available to you, PIF submission is advised at your earliest convenience.

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