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9 August 2017

AHRC New Generation Thinkers scheme 2018

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have launched their annual competition, in conjunction with BBC Radio 3, called ‘New Generation Thinkers’.

This competition aims to develop a new generation of academics who can bring the best of university research and scholarly ideas to a broad audience through working with the media. It’s a chance for early career researchers to cultivate the skills to communicate their research findings to those outside the academic community.

Each year, up to 60 successful applicants have a chance to develop their media skills, including programme-making ideas with experienced BBC producers at a series of dedicated workshops. Of these up to ten will become BBC Radio 3’s resident New Generation Thinkers and benefit from a unique opportunity to develop their own programmes for the station and a chance to regularly appear on air. There will also be the possibility of working with BBC TV, a number of speak opportunities and the chance to become a regular blogger.

Applicants are welcome from researchers working in all areas of the arts and humanities. This year the call has been extended for researchers who work in areas of social sciences and medical science whose work intersects with the arts and humanities. There are a series of interfaces, and many areas of common ground between. This scheme is open to researchers whose work intersects with arts and humanities and is not restricted to AHRC researchers.

To enter, please see the Call Guidance (PDF, 233KB) and Conditions of Entry (PDF, 108KB). Entries must be submitted via Je-S. If you are interested in applying, please contact your RKEO Funding Development Officer in the first instance. BU approval is required before submission and only RKEO can submit your application for you.

9 August 2017

NERC standard grants (January 18 deadline) – internal competition launched

Funding opportunities Lisa Andrews

NERC introduced demand management measures in 2012. These were revised in 2015 to reduce the number and size of applications from research organisations for NERC’s discovery science standard grant scheme. Full details can be found in the BU policy document for NERC demand management measures at: http://intranetsp.bournemouth.ac.uk/policy/BU Policy for NERC Demand Management Measures.docx.

As at March 2015, BU has been capped at one application per standard grant round. The measures only apply to NERC standard grants (including new investigators). An application counts towards an organisation, where the organisation is applying as the grant holding organisation (of the lead or component grant). This will be the organisation of the Principal Investigator of the lead or component grant.

BU process

As a result, BU has introduced a process for determining which application will be submitted to each NERC Standard Grant round. This will take the form of an internal competition, which will include peer review. The next available standard grant round is January 2018. The process for selecting an application for this round can be found in the process document here – the deadline for internal Expressions of Interest (EoI) which will be used to determine which application will be submitted is 22^nd September 2017. The EoI form can be found here: I:\R&KEO\Public\NERC Demand Management 2017.

NERC have advised that where a research organisation submits more applications to any round than allowed under the cap, NERC will office-reject any excess applications, based purely on the time of submission through the Je-S system (last submitted = first rejected). However, as RKEO submit applications through Je-S on behalf of applicants, RKEO will not submit any applications that do not have prior agreement from the internal competition.

Following the internal competition, the Principal Investigator will have access to support from RKEO, and will work closely with the Research Facilitator and Funding Development Officers to develop the application. Access to external bid writers will also be available.

Appeals process

If an EoI is not selected to be submitted as an application, the Principal Investigator can appeal to Professor Tim McIntyre-Bhatty, Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Any appeals must be submitted within ten working days of the original decision. All appeals will be considered within ten working days of receipt.

RKEO Contacts

Please contact Lisa Gale-Andrews, RKEO Research Facilitator – lgaleandrews@bournemouth.ac.uk or Jo Garrad, RKEO Funding Development Manager – jgarrad@bournemouth.ac.uk if you wish to submit an expression of interest.

9 August 2017

RCUK (UKRI) 2017 Industrial Fellowships

Funding opportunities Jo Garrad

RCUK (UKRI) 2017 Industrial Fellowships – NERC closing date 19^th September 2017.

In response to the Industrial Strategy, Research Councils UK (RCUK) (UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)) has developed a fellowship programme to be supported through the National Productivity Investment Fund. Targeted at early career researchers (ECRs), RCUK / UKRI Industrial Innovation Fellowships will be a step change in the support provided by the research councils to the research leaders of the future, enabling some of the UK’s most talented researchers to undertake major new innovation oriented and intellectual endeavours.

For applicants within NERC’s science remit, NERC will be delivering these fellowships through Industrial Innovation Fellowships and Industrial Mobility Fellowships

NPIF Industrial Innovation Fellowships

Three-and-a-half-year awards to support early career researchers in exploring interdisciplinary solutions as well as addressing focused sectoral needs, both in the short term and long term, to the economic benefit of the UK.

NPIF Industrial Mobility Fellowships

NERC invites proposals for mobility fellowship awards of between 6-12 months in duration aligned with the objectives of the Industrial Strategy.

If you have any queries concerning these programmes, please contact fellowships@nerc.ac.uk

If you wish to apply for a fellowship then please contact your RKEO Funding Development Officer in the first instance.

9 August 2017

ESRC Global Challenges Research Fund: pre-announcement of new calls

Funding opportunities Jo Garrad

The ESRC has pre-announced the commissioning of four new calls under the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). The calls will focus on the areas of mental health, education and skills, decent work and transitions towards sustainable and inclusive societies.

Interdisciplinary perspectives from within and beyond the social sciences are actively sought. The formal launch of the calls will be in October/November 2017. A total budget of around £16 million will be available.

Focus areas:

Mental health

This area is likely to take a broad perspective on what constitutes mental health and includes mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders. It will encourage interdisciplinary research that explores how these categories might be conceptualised differently or not regarded as illnesses in some contexts, for example, how MNS disorders are understood and the implications for prevention, treatment-seeking and interventions. Research might also explore how MNS disorders affect families, communities and carers and what this means for those who should provide care and support. Research might address how ‘informal care’ networks shape understanding, attitudes and experiences in relation to MNS disorders. It might also look at how biological, cultural, economic, environmental and social factors determine MNS disorders and resilience with a view to tackling inequalities and supporting the most vulnerable and marginalised groups.

Education and skills

The skills agenda, like education, underpins many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Research on education and skills in this context might consider questions around what skills are needed across the life course to support decent work, the changing nature of work and how best to develop and enable access to these skills. What form of skills development will connect with strategies for economic and social development? How do intersecting inequalities within and beyond education affect access, experience and outcomes? How do the different forms of education and skills development delivery tackle inequalities?

Decent work for all

Goal 8 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals cites ‘decent work for all’ as an integral part of the challenge of sustainable growth. It is estimated that around 470 million jobs will be needed globally for new entrants to the labour market by 2030. The aim of Goal 8 is to ensure not only that sufficient employment is created, but also that work is productive, fairly remunerated and meets minimum standards of security and prospects for personal development. Creating the conditions by which this can be achieved raises fundamental challenges in terms of raising productivity and competitiveness in lower income countries. This in turn relates to issues such as training and education, labour market regulation, and the capacity of the state to encourage and support innovation and appropriate business practices on the one hand and to provide adequate unemployment and social security support on the other.

Research could also address the intersections between labour markets and patterns of global trade or production and migration. The specific challenges associated with youth employment and improving access and employability of people with disabilities are also important, as are a greater understanding of how to reduce the obstacles that hold women and girls back in the workplace and how to eliminate forced employment and the worst aspects of child labour.

Transitions towards sustainable and inclusive societies

For all developing countries, there is a need to manage advances in wellbeing, equity and economic growth alongside the challenges of climate change, biodiversity and cleaner energy and air. Are there models or approaches to economic development that offer new insights into how to support sustainable, equitable growth? Research themes might include the potential offered by new models of production, with a stronger emphasis on locally based, small-scale enterprises; appropriate policies to encourage sustainable patterns of consumption; reform of trading relationships to encourage sustainable production patterns; and analysis of the opportunities offered by new digital technologies to improve access to finance and radically change models of production and distribution in low income countries. Governance and institutional dynamics are also crucial – what kind of institutions are needed to meet these challenges?

A central ambition of this theme is to provide and disseminate evidence of what works well in meeting these challenges and to address opportunities for replication or scale-up.

If you’re interested in the above…

Get in touch with your RKEO Research Facilitator to discuss potential applications.

8 August 2017

European Research Council – calls opening in 2017/18

Funding opportunities, international Emily Cieciura

The European Research Council (ERC) Work Programme for 2018 has now been adopted, with the following indicative key dates:

Please follow the links below for further information on the open calls:

ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

The Synergy Grants are intended to enable minimum two to maximum four Principal Investigators and their teams to bring together complementary skills, knowledge, and resources in new ways, in order to jointly address ambitious research problems.

The aim is to promote substantial advances at the frontiers of knowledge, to cross-fertilize scientific fields, and to encourage new productive lines of enquiry and new methods and techniques, including unconventional approaches and investigations at the interface between established disciplines. This should enable transformative research not only at the forefront of European science but also to become a benchmark on a global scale.

Applicants Principal Investigators must demonstrate the synergies, complementarities and added value that could lead to breakthroughs that would not be possible by the individual Principal Investigators working alone.

There will be posts to follow as the other calls open.

UKRO has also made further information available to subscribers. To access this content, please go to their website and register, if you have not already done so. Just search on ‘synergy grants’ and/or ‘ERC 2018’.

If are considering applying for any ERC calls, even those not yet open, please contact Emily Cieciura, RKEO’s Research Facilitator: EU & International, for help and support.

7 August 2017

JPICH Heritage in Changing Environments pre-call announcement

Funding opportunities, international eknight

The Joint Programming Initiative in Cultural Heritage and Global Change has announced a new funding opportunity for transnational proposals. The Heritage in Changing Environments call will support the development of new, research-based ideas and knowledge in response to the rapidly and widely changing context with which heritage and heritage practice is faced. It invites research projects that help cultural heritage to meet societal challenges and contribute to the development of society. The call aims to fund excellent research that is collaborative, transnational, interdisciplinary and innovative. The total budget for the call for transnational projects is approximately 4.5 million Euros.

The Call for Proposals will open on 4th September 2017 and the deadline for submission of proposals will be 30th November 2017, 14:00 CET.

Projects can last up to 36 months with 3-5 research teams, each based in an eligible institution in a different country. Detailed eligibility requirements and more information can be found on the JPICH website.

7 August 2017

UKRI launch website

Funding opportunities Jo Garrad

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched an interim website .

The website will be a source to access information and news about the development of the UKRI ahead of its formal creation in April 2018. UKRI will operate across the UK and will have a total budget of £6 billion per year. It will bring together the Research Councils, Innovate UK and a new body, Research England.

3 August 2017

Newton Fund – Funding Update

Funding opportunities, international eknight

Please see the calls currently open, or forthcoming, being offered through the Newton Fund scheme. Some calls are newly opened whilst others have been promoted previously via the BU Research blog. In each case, please refer to the call website for full details including eligibility requirements and thematic priorities:

If you are interested in applying to any of these calls then please contact your RKEO Funding Development Officer, in the first instance.

21 August 2017	4pm BST	INDIA – Newton-Bhabha PhD Placements Programme (British Council)
31 August 2017	4pm BST	CHINA – Call for Participation in an International Workshop on ‘Development through the Creative Economy in China ‘ (AHRC)
5 September 2017	4pm BST	EGYPT – Cultural Heritage and Development in Egypt (AHRC)
6 September 2017	12pm BST	MALAYSIA – UK-Malaysia Urban Innovation Challenge (Innovate UK)
6 September 2017	4pm BST	COLOMBIA – RCUK-CIAT Newton-Caldas Fund Sustainable Tropical Agricultural Systems Programme (BBSRC, ESRC, NERC)
6 September 2017	3pm BST	BRAZIL-CHINA-MEXICO-SOUTH AFRICA – Newton Advanced Fellowships (Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal Society)
19 September 2017	4pm BST	THAILAND – UK-Thailand Joint Initiative on Infectious Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases (MRC)
19 September 2017	4pm BST	EGYPT-THAILAND-TURKEY – Institutional Links grants (British Council)
20 September 2017	12pm BST	CHINA – PhD Placements and Supervisor Mobility Grants China-UK (British Council)
26 September 2017	4pm BST	BRAZIL – MRC-CONFAP Call for Health Systems Research Networks (MRC)
3 October 2017	4pm BST	CHILE – Newton RCUK-CONICYT Broadening Impact Call (RCUK, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, NERC, STFC)
4 October 2017	12pm BST	CHINA – UK-Guangdong (China) – Urban innovation (Innovate UK)
18 October 2017	12pm BST	INDIA – Newton Bhabha UK–India industrial waste challenge 2017 (BBSRC, EPSRC)
24 October 2017	4pm BST	INDIA – UK-India Newton-Bhabha Fund joint call on pulses and oilseeds (BBSRC)
APPLICATIONS ON A ROLLING BASIS		TURKEY – Fellowships for UK Researchers (British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society)
Forthcoming		FORTHCOMING: COLOMBIA – Colombia BIO programme (NERC, AHRC)
Forthcoming		FORTHCOMING: MULTI-COUNTRY – Latin America Biodiversity Regional Researcher Links Workshops (British Council)
Forthcoming		FORTHCOMING: MULTI-COUNTRY – South-East Asia Regional Researcher Links Workshops (British Council)
Forthcoming		FORTHCOMING: INDIA – RCUK: Pre-call announcement: UK-India AMR Initiative (RCUK)

3 August 2017

£80m for the Creative Industries Clusters Programme

Funding opportunities emilner

The AHRC have announced that £80m will be made available through the AHRC as part of the Governments Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to support eight research and development partnerships between industry and a group of universities to respond to challenges identified by the creative industries in 2018. The pre-call document may be found here.

It is expected that the call for proposals to host the Policy and Evidence Centre in relation to this fund will by made available in October 2017.

For further information, please contact Ehren Milner (emilner@bournemouth.ac.uk).

2 August 2017

European Innovation Partnerships

Funding opportunities Emily Cieciura

Do you want to work collaboratively with researchers across Europe?

If so, take a look at the European Innovation Partnerships!

EIPs act across the whole research and innovation chain, bringing together all relevant actors at EU, national and regional levels in order to: (i) step up research and development efforts; (ii) coordinate investments in demonstration and pilots; (iii) anticipate and fast-track any necessary regulation and standards; and (iv) mobilise ‘demand’ in particular through better coordinated public procurement to ensure that any breakthroughs are quickly brought to market.

The current EIPs are:

But what if your discipline is not within one of these topics?

Then take a look at CORDIS.

Here you can search for your topic of interest and find out, amongst other important project information, what has been funded before, results from this previous research and who was involved in the project, which may direct you towards potential partners for future collaborative working. For certain topics, there are also thematic Results Packs, including Securing cyberspace and Independent Living.

If you are thinking of applying to a funding call, from the EU or otherwise, CORDIS might assist by sparking a idea based on a previous project, help you assess the state-of-the-art or inform your choice of potential partners.

Whatever your research interests, check out CORDIS!

Help is also available to BU staff – please contact Emily Cieciura in RKEO to discuss your EU and International funding requirements.

1 August 2017

MSCA Individual Fellowships Seal of Excellence Holders

Funding opportunities, Guidance, international eknight

Were you awarded a Seal of Excellence in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) 2016 Individual Fellowships scheme and planning to resubmit to this round?

If so the European Commission and Research Executive Agency (REA) have advised that you should not mention the Seal of Excellence in the main body of the proposal to ensure equal treatment of proposals. If you would like to mention the Seal of Excellence, it can be included in the CV under section 4 of Part B-2. Note this is only for resubmissions where the Fellow, Supervisor and Host Organisation all remain the same.

1 August 2017

Research Professional – all you need to know

Funding opportunities Jo Garrad

Every BU academic has a Research Professional account which delivers weekly emails detailing funding opportunities in their broad subject area. To really make the most of your Research Professional account, you should tailor it further by establishing additional alerts based on your specific area of expertise. The Funding Development Team Officers can assist you with this, if required.

Research Professional have created several guides to help introduce users to ResearchProfessional. These can be downloaded here.

Quick Start Guide: Explains to users their first steps with the website, from creating an account to searching for content and setting up email alerts, all in the space of a single page.

User Guide: More detailed information covering all the key aspects of using ResearchProfessional.

Administrator Guide: A detailed description of the administrator functionality.

In addition to the above, there are a set of 2-3 minute videos online, designed to take a user through all the key features of ResearchProfessional. To access the videos, please use the following link: http://www.youtube.com/researchprofessional

Research Professional are running a series of online training broadcasts aimed at introducing users to the basics of creating and configuring their accounts on ResearchProfessional. They are holding monthly sessions, covering everything you need to get started with ResearchProfessional. The broadcast sessions will run for no more than 60 minutes, with the opportunity to ask questions via text chat. Each session will cover:

Self registration and logging in
Building searches
Setting personalised alerts
Saving and bookmarking items
Subscribing to news alerts
Configuring your personal profile

Each session will run between 10.00am and 11.00am (UK) on the fourth Tuesday of each month. You can register here for your preferred date:

22nd August 2017

26th September 2017

24th October 2017

These are free and comprehensive training sessions and so this is a good opportunity to get to grips with how Research Professional can work for you.

31 July 2017

Participant Portal Updates

Funding opportunities Emily Cieciura

Changes are being made to the European Commission’s Participant Portal over the coming months with major changes due to be finalised by 2020.

One of the first updates is a Partner Search facility. This allows you to find potential partners for your research project, based on organisations already registered on the Portal and are in receipt of funding. As part of this, there is a useful overview of the organisation and its interaction with European funding schemes. Access is also given to top level information about funded projects. This complements the other partner searches already available. Why not use this feature to find out who else is being funded in your research area?

Going forwards, the Portal will provide access to more than Horizon 2020 and a few other schemes. It is planned to become a single-point of entry to EU funding.

More news will be posted on the Participant Portal and by UKRO – sign up to receive alerts through BU’s membership.

31 July 2017

Interdisciplinary Research Hubs to Address Intractable Challenges Faced by Developing Countries

Funding opportunities Emily Cieciura

BU is submitting an institutional application. Please contact Ehren Milner, Research Facilitator, if you would like to join this bid.

The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is a 5-year £1.5Bn fund and a key component in the delivery of the UK Aid Strategy: tackling global challenges in the national interest. The fund aims to ensure that UK research takes a leading role in addressing the problems faced by developing countries through:

Challenge-led disciplinary and interdisciplinary research
Strengthening capacity for research and innovation within both the UK and developing countries
Providing an agile response to emergencies where there is an urgent research need.

Research Councils UK invites proposals from eligible UK research organisations to establish and lead a number of challenge-led and impact-focused GCRF Interdisciplinary Research Hubs which meet the aims of Official Development Assistance. Between £8M – £20M (full economic cost) will be available for each Hub, provided over a 5 year period starting on 1^st December 2018. Depending on the quality of the applications received we anticipate awarding 12-15 Hubs.

Each Hub is required to demonstrate:

Challenge and impact focus – address a specific currently intractable development challenge(s) with realistic pathways with the potential to deliver a broad range of measurable impacts, and a clear plan for sustaining and further developing the work undertaken during the lifetime of the Hub.
Interdisciplinary research excellence – anchored by well-integrated interdisciplinary approach which demonstrates both underpinning research excellence and the ability to think across, between and within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and that adds significant value to existing global research efforts.
Global partnerships – a commitment to capacity building and a programme of research and supporting activities which is co-developed with international partners, through genuine and equitable partnerships with researchers and relevant development agencies; third sector and Civil Society Organisations; industry and other private sector organisations; policy makers.
Organisation and leadership – strong research and operational leadership which incorporates robust financial and risk management, assurance, governance and effective monitoring and evaluation, and facilitates the ability to learn and adapt over the lifetime of the Hub.

Assessment will be through a two-stage process. The first stage will comprise of a short mandatory Intention to Submit survey and call for outline proposals. Following this, the most competitive outline proposals will be invited to develop full proposals.

The Intention to Submit survey must be completed by 29^th September 2017. Outline proposals must be submitted via Je-S by 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on 9^th November 2017. Late submissions will not be accepted.

All the guidance and documents to apply are available on the call website.

31 July 2017

Creative Europe – current calls and tenders

Funding opportunities, international Emily Cieciura

Open microbusiness models for innovation in European family-owned heritage houses

The objective of the action is to strengthen the capacity of private owners of heritage houses and equip them with innovative business models.

The preparatory action will map the existing business models used by family-owned heritage houses in the EU, compare them, identify and share best practices and potential innovations.

It will also quantify and qualify the economic value of family-owned heritage houses in the EU and identify their potential to contribute to various EU policies, including innovation, social inclusion, education, youth work and intercultural dialogue. Added value will derive from the synergies with current EU actions dedicated to cultural heritage (European Heritage Days, EU Prize for Cultural Heritage, European Heritage Label).

Finally the action will contribute to the objectives of the European Year of Cultural Heritage through dissemination and awareness raising of European value of heritage.

Deadline: 13/09/17

Proposals to design innovative interdisciplinary modules for Master degrees, combining arts and ICT with entrepreneurial skills and business exposure

The action will be implemented through the design and implementation of innovative modules that will be included in existing arts, culture, science, engineering, technology and/or other relevant masters.

Deadline: 10/10/17

If you are considering applying, please contact Emily Cieciura, RKEO’s Research Facilitator: EU and International.

31 July 2017

Innovate UK announce Digital Technology for Healthcare call

Funding opportunities, innovation Lisa Andrews

Innovate UK is to invest up to £8 million in projects that develop new digital technology solutions to healthcare challenges.

This competition is being run under the digital health technology catalyst, which is part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The aim is to support the development of digital health products that meet NHS needs. It is a new £35 million funding programme over 4 years.

Innovate UK are seeking feasibility or development projects that advance digital health or digitally-enabled medical technologies. These should:

improve patient outcomes, such as through better clinical decision-making and supporting them to manage their own care
offer new approaches to healthcare that transform its delivery
reduce the demand on the health system, make it more efficient and create savings

Competition information

the competition opens on 31 July 2017, and the deadline for registrations is 4 October 2017
feasibility studies can range from £50,000 to £75,000 and last up to one year
industrial research and experimental development projects can range from £500,000 to £1 million and last up to 3 years
you can work alone or in collaboration with other organisations, but projects must be led by a UK-based SME
you could get up to 70% of your eligible project costs
projects must start by 1 February 2018

You can find more information and apply to the call here.

Innovate UK are holding a briefing webinar for applicants on Tuesday 1st August at 10:00am. To register click here.

28 July 2017

Summer Science Exhibition – Call for proposals open now

Funding opportunities, Knowledge Exchange, Student Engagement, student research Joanna Pawlik

The Royal Society is looking for brilliant science and scientists to feature at the Summer Science Exhibition 2018.

The Exhibition features the UK’s most inspiring research and is a chance for scientists to showcase their work to over 14,000 people, including everyone from school children and families to MPs and Fellows of the Royal Society. Exhibitors are supported throughout the process and get dedicated support, advice and guidance from our Exhibition team.

It’s a great event to be part of, but as our motto (Nullius in verba) urges, don’t take our word for it. A 2017 exhibitor said:

“The whole week of the exhibition was fabulous. All our team thoroughly enjoyed the event and it has been a memorable experience for us. We have learned a lot from this.”

The call for proposals closes on 1 September 2017 and the Exhibition will run from 2 – 8 July 2018.

If you are interested in finding out more or applying, please visit this website: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/summer-science-exhibition/proposals/.

Please direct all enquiries to exhibition@royalsociety.org.

27 July 2017

UKRO News

Funding opportunities, Info Days, international eknight

Through BU’s subscription to UKRO, we have been advised of the following news items, which represent a ‘mere taster’ of all the updates provided by UKRO to their members.

To make full use of BU’s subscription to this service, why not register now?

Events and Funding Opportunities:

Pre-registration is open now for the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union ‘European Research Excellence – Impact and Value for Society’ conference on 12 October 2017 in Tallinn. For more information and the agenda please click here.
MSCA: Call for Fellows to Join ‘Science is wonder-ful!’ Events in Brussels dates cover Aug to October.
ICT Proposers’ Day 2017 will take place on 9 and 10 November in Budapest. This networking event centres on European ICT Research & Innovation with a special focus on the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2018-20.
Call for Tenders: Technology Foresight Activities of the European Defence Agency, closing date 13.10.17. The main objective of this contract is to establish a framework to support EDA’s technology foresight activities through the implementation of technology foresight workshops targeting the future of emerging technologies and their impact on defence capabilities.
Call Pre-Announcement: ‘Public Spaces: Culture and Integration’ – HERA JRP. The Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) Network is planning to implement a new Joint Research Programme under the theme “Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe” (HERA JRP PS). This programme will be implemented and funded by 24 humanities funding organisations with the support of the European Union and is subject to the signature of the Grant Agreement with the European Commission for co-funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The expected publication date of the Call for Proposals for this HERA Joint Research Programme is 24 August 2017, with the deadline for submitting Outline Proposals on 24 October 2017. Please note that these dates may still be subject to changes.
Call for Tender: The Set Up and Implementation of Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges (EVE), closing date 22.9.17. The purpose of this call is to set up and implement the ‘Erasmus+ virtual exchanges’ initiative, called EVE, linking countries’ young people, youth workers, youth organisations, students and academics from European and southern Mediterranean using online learning activities and technology-enabled solutions in order to strengthen people-to-people contacts and intercultural dialogue. This call has an estimated total value of 950,000 EUR.

Funding Development and Support:

Presentations Available from Infoday on Preparatory Action in Defence Research. The European Commission (DG GROW) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) ran an Infoday and Brokerage event to inform interested parties on the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) and the details of the calls for proposals published on 7 June.

Please note: You will need to sign in or register, as a BU staff member, to access many of these items, as part of BU’s UKRO subscription. Links have only been given to resources in the public domain.

If considering applying to EU calls, please contact Emily Cieciura, RKEO’s Research Facilitator: EU & International, to access further support.

Category / Funding opportunities

AHRC New Generation Thinkers scheme 2018

NERC standard grants (January 18 deadline) – internal competition launched

RCUK (UKRI) 2017 Industrial Fellowships

ESRC Global Challenges Research Fund: pre-announcement of new calls

Mental health

Education and skills

Decent work for all

Transitions towards sustainable and inclusive societies

European Research Council – calls opening in 2017/18

JPICH Heritage in Changing Environments pre-call announcement

UKRI launch website

Newton Fund – Funding Update

£80m for the Creative Industries Clusters Programme

European Innovation Partnerships

Do you want to work collaboratively with researchers across Europe?

If so, take a look at the European Innovation Partnerships!

But what if your discipline is not within one of these topics?

MSCA Individual Fellowships Seal of Excellence Holders

Research Professional – all you need to know

Participant Portal Updates

Interdisciplinary Research Hubs to Address Intractable Challenges Faced by Developing Countries

BU is submitting an institutional application. Please contact Ehren Milner, Research Facilitator, if you would like to join this bid.

Creative Europe – current calls and tenders

Innovate UK announce Digital Technology for Healthcare call

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Summer Science Exhibition – Call for proposals open now

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