SE Asia: Science related UK funding and fellowships
Nguyen Thu Tra Newton Fund Programme Officer Bri8sh Embassy Hanoi [email protected]
Why come to or partner with the UK?
• Facts about UK excellence in science and innova8on
• The Newton Fund builds research and innova8on partnerships with 17 partner countries to support their economic development and social welfare, and to develop their research and innova8on capacity for long-‐term sustainable growth.
• It has a total UK Government investment of £735 million up un8l 2021, with matched resources from the partner countries.
• For further informa8on visit the Newton Fund website (www.newtonfund.ac.uk) and follow via TwiMer: @NewtonFund.
Newton Fund
ThemaGc prioriGes in Vietnam (and SEA)
§ Health and life sciences § Agriculture § Environmental resilience and energy security § Future ciGes § Digital innovaGon and creaGvity
The UK partners acGve in Vietnam
The Vietnamese partners
Programmes 2017/181. Research Environment Links (BriGsh Council) Call: June
2. Researcher Links Travel grants (BriGsh Council & NAFOSTED) Call: July
3. Researchers Mobility (BriGsh Academy & NAFOSTED) Call: July
4. CollaboraGve research: Increase Resilience to Hydrometeorological hazards (Natural Environment Research Council & NAFOSTED)
Call: October
5. Leaders in InnovaGon Fellowships (Royal Academy of Engineering)
Call: ~ July
6. Global InnovaGon Policy Accelerator (Innovate UK)
Newton Fund Vietnam – Open calls
Global Challenge Research Fund
• The GCRF is a £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government to support cuVng-‐edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries through: § challenge-‐led disciplinary and interdisciplinary research § strengthening capacity for research and innova8on within both the UK and developing countries
§ providing an agile response to emergencies where there is an urgent research need.
• Calls are opened all year round by UK delivery partners. • AnGmicrobial Resistance in a Global Context – A Cross-‐Council call in
partnership with the Department of Health. Deadline 11th July. • For other live calls follow the link: www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/gcrf
GCRF delivery partners
Other funding programmes • Aims to develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnos8cs) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.
Ross Fund
• Aims to tackle the growing problem of drug-‐resistant infec8ons in developing countries.
Fleming Fund
• Aims to improve the business climate, compe88veness and opera8on of markets, energy and financial sector reform, and increase the ability of governments to tackle corrup8on in developing countries.
Prosperity Fund
• Aims to help developing countries access support to tackle climate change and to move to sustainable economic growth through climate mi8ga8on and adapta8on.
Climate Change Fund
Chevening Scholarships
• Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build las8ng posi8ve rela8onships with the UK.
• Applica8ons for awards are now closed, but open in August. For more informa8on on the applica8on process, please visit: www.chevening.org
UniversiGes • Study or Research at a UK
University • Student or research exchanges • Interna8onal research
collabora8ons • Universi8es UK Interna8onal • The Complete University Guide
– Times Higher Educa8on Guide
• World rankings by subject
How to find a UK Collaborator?
• University websites -‐ Academic profiles of ac8ve researchers
• Books and scien8fic journals
• www.findaphd.com
• Piirus – www.piirus.ac.uk : a tool developed by the University of Warwick, that helps researchers connect with other researchers
Useful websites • UK Collabora8ve on Development Science
www.ukcds.org.uk/funding • Newton Fund www.newtonfund.ac.uk • Research Councils UK www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/gcrf • Royal Society: www.royalsociety.org • Department for Interna8onal Development
www.gov.uk/government/organisa8ons/department-‐for-‐interna8onal-‐development
• Universi8es UK www.universi8esuk.ac.uk/Interna8onal • University Guide www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk • Some UK Voluntary Organisa8ons fund research – The
Wellcome Trust fund global health research www.wellcome.ac.uk
Thank you, any ques8ons?