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Funding Opportunities and more from the Research & Knowledge Exchange Team
The Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2018-2020, covering the final three years of the EU’s current research & innovation funding programme, was officially announced at the end of October. The Work Programme contains details of all of the proposed calls across all three pillars of Horizon 2020.
The list of calls announced runs in the hundreds and therefore can seem to be overwhelming to navigate. In this post therefore, we wanted to provide a brief overview of the structure of the Work Programme, a selection of some of the calls that may be of particular interest to Salford academics, along with details of where to go to find out more and to search through all of the available opportunities.
Horizon 2020 Structure
The Horizon 2020 programme is structured into three main ‘pillars’ (Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges). Each of these pillars focuses on a different type of research & innovation action: bottom-up, curiosity-driven research (Excellent Science); applied and close-to-market research & innovation actions with an industry focus (Industrial Leadership); challenge-driven collaborative research & innovation actions addressing some of the grand themes affecting both the EU and the wider world (Societal Challenges). Within each pillar there are sub-categories, all of which have their own part of the Work Programme.
Please see below for a list of upcoming deadlines from funders of interest to researchers in CARe. Please note not only deadlines but also when calls opened, and be aware that it can take several months to develop a viable proposal.
All calls are included in the fortnightly Research Professional Bulletins soon after they open.
14 December
British Academy and others APEX Awards for cross-disciplinary research
Please see below for a number of European funding opportunities are coming up in the first quarter of 2018. Target areas include:
- researcher training, staff exchange, and career development
- transport
- energy
- migration and integration
- aging and sustainable health care
- aquatic biodiversity and resources
- agriculture and food systems
- climate change and greenhouse gases
- rural economies and culture
- globalisation, digitisation, and the fourth industrial revolution
For further information on any of the opportunities please contact your funding team representative, or come along to the UKRO EU Research Funding day on Wednesday 1 November.
The UK government has committed to funding all successful applications for EU funding made prior to the UK’s formal exit from the EU. Moreover, the European Commission has issued assurances that bids led by or involving UK partners will be treated equally.
Please see the Funding Team pages for information and bookings on the following upcoming training events:
Designing a successful research application
Starts: 8 Nov 2017 1:00 PM Finishes: 8 Nov 2017 2:00 PM Venue: Chapman Seminar Rooms 1-2 Remaining places: 16 This session goes through the different aspects of a research bid, and the basic principles in writing each aspect, such as the case for support and justification of resources. It will offer insights into how best to structure your bid to gain the maximum chance of success.Opportunities with Innovate UK & the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
Starts: 15 Nov 2017 1:00 PM Finishes: 15 Nov 2017 2:00 PM Venue: Chapman Seminar Rooms 1-2 Remaining places: 35 This session will look at how to maximise opportunites with the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and Innovate UK.The Santander Universities Travel award is currently open, with a deadline of Friday 24th November 2017.
The award will support travel to the following countries (other countries could be considered), preferably at a Santander University Partner.
- In the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, USA
- In Europe: Belgium, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK
- In Asia: China, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, UAE
- In Africa: Ghana
The programme offers awards of £500, £1,000 & £5,000.
Who can apply?
Applications will be accepted from all current University of Salford staff.
How to apply
To apply for funding applicants must submit an online application detailing their project and the need for funding. The criteria will be checked and a judging panel will determine if funding is awarded.
Our annual EU Research Funding day takes place on Wednesday 1 November 2017. In addition, this year we are coordinating our event with those being held by MMU and University of Manchester on 31 October and 2 November, allowing Salford staff to register for sessions on whichever day is most suitable for them.
The Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Programme is the EU’s primary research funding mechanism. The programme is hugely popular and many calls are extremely competitive. We have therefore invited our UKRO European Advisor, Ian Devine, to visit the 3 Manchester universities to give an insider’s view on the how give your proposals the best possible chance of success, to coincide with the announcement of the latest Work Programme, covering 2018-2020.
With a budget of nearly €80bn covering the period 2014-2020, Horizon 2020 is the key source of research funding available from the EU and offers opportunities for international research collaboration, European and international fellowships, individual research grants, feasibility studies and research for SMEs, doctoral training and much more.
Please note the information session next week on Erasmus + and Research Opportunities in Key Action 2. The session will provide an overview of the opportunities for funding within Erasmus + KA2.
Starts: 18 Oct 2017 1:00 PM
Finishes: 18 Oct 2017 2:00 PM
Venue: Chapman Seminar Rooms 1-2
Places can be booked via the Salford Advantage pages
The full list of training and information sessions for 2017-2018 can be found on the Training section of the Research and Knowledge Exchange website
Please see below for a list of upcoming deadlines from funders of interest to researchers in CARe. Please note not only deadlines but also when calls opened, and be aware that it can take several months to develop a viable proposal.
All calls are included in the fortnightly Research Professional Bulletins soon after they open.
1 November
British Academy/Leverhulme Trust small research grants
3 November
9 November
Leverhulme Trust – Research fellowships
Please see below for a list of upcoming deadlines from funders of interest to researchers in CARe. Please note not only deadlines but also when calls opened, and be aware that it can take several months to develop a viable proposal.
All calls are included in the fortnightly Research Professional Bulletins soon after they open.
9 October
20 October
NIHR Global Health Research – Call 2
24 October
ERA-Net Hera Joint research programme – culture and integration in Europe
1 November
British Academy/Leverhulme Trust small research grants
Please see below for a list of upcoming deadlines from funders of interest to researchers in CARe. Please note not only deadlines but also when calls opened, and be aware that it can take several months to develop a viable proposal.
All calls are included in the fortnightly Research Professional Bulletins soon after they open.
2017
6 September
Academy of Medical Sciences Global Challenges Research Fund – networking grants
15 September
Department for International Development UK aid connect
19 September
British Council, Newton Fund Newton researcher links travel grants – Indonesia, Philippines and South Africa