1. NEWTON FUND

2. British Council Thailand
We are the UK’s international cultural relations organisation, and have been working for 80 years to forge links between people in the UK and other countries We have 218 offices in 109 countries around the world One of our charitable purposes is to: ‘encourage cultural, scientific, technological and other educational cooperation between the United Kingdom and other countries’

3. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Newton fund
UK Government
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
The Newton Fund builds scientific and innovation partnerships with 16 partner countries to support their economic development and social welfare, and to develop their research and innovation capacity for long-term sustainable growth.
It has a total UK Government investment of £735 million up until 2021, with matched resources from the partner countries.
The fund works through 3 categories of activities:
People
Research
Translation
15 UK Delivery Partners

4. British council – a newton fund delivery partner

5. Funding opportunities
Institutional Links
PhD Scholars
PhD Supervisors
PhD Scholarships under TRF
Royal Golden Jubilee (RGJ)
Research and Researchers for Industries (RRi)
International Research Network (IRN)

6. Placement for Scholars
Phd programmes
Placement for Scholars
TRF
6 months
Newton Fund
Covers:
Bench fee / Tuition
Subsistence
Insurance
English course + IELTs
Conference attendance

7. Scholars in the UK Sri-arun Iamjun , Sheffield Hallam University
PhD Scholars 2016/17
BAP Summer Meeting - July 2017
Rachatida Det-Udom
Imperial College London
PhD Scholars 2016/17
Tom Ellis Laboratory
Prasopchai Tonglairoum
PhD Scholars 2014/15
Previously at University of Reading
Lecturer at Silpakorn University

8. Travel grants for Supervisors
Phd programmes
Travel grants for Supervisors
1 - 2 weeks in the UK
Up to 3 accompanying students
Covers:
Transport (Both Domestic and International: Thai-UK)
Visa
Subsistence
Insurance
Consumables

9. Supervisors visit (top) Ramida Wattanapokasin and students meet with
collaborator Prof. Michael Heinrich, UCL.
PhD Supervisors 2016/17
(right)
Wanchai Assavalapsakul and student attending Microbiology Annual Conference, Edinburgh.

10. Institutional links
Up to £100,000 each project (50% to Thai / 50% to UK)
Duration of project: 1 – 2 years
Grants for establishing links between higher education, research institutions and businesses / NGOs with the aim of translating research to drive economic development and social welfare in partner countries.
Initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK.
Develop existing collaborations at group, departmental and institutional level.

11. Institutional links
Prof. Vorasuk Shotelersuk, Chulalongkorn University
IL-OHEC 2015/16 in collaboration with UCL
“Molecular pathology of rare genetic diseases in children”
Dr. Kallaya Sritunyalucksana-Dangtip, BIOTEC
IL-TRF 2016/17 in collaboration with Cefas
“An ‘International Network for Shrimp Health (INSH) to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research policy and the farmer”

12. Open calls
Global Calls – 9 April – 8 June 2018 PhD Programmes (Thai selection only) Institutional Links (co-funded by TRF) – 1 year (Now changed to one year)* Institutional Links (co-funded by OHEC) – 1 year
Apply online
UK Selection process through expert panel
Thai selection and final announcement
Calls open 1-2 months
+4 months
+1 to 2 months

13. Newton fund criteria
Eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Selected through an open and transparent process
Project is a priority for funders/government in‐country, match funded, and has a clear development benefit
Additionality – activity would not be funded without Newton Fund
Scientific excellence and value for money, demonstrated through peer review and assessment
Primary objective – benefit to ODA country
Secondary objective – benefit to the UK

14. Key features (funding must be) “administered with
Government guidelines on ODA include the following sentence:
(funding must be) “administered with
the promotion of the economic development
and welfare of developing countries
as its main objective”.

16. Conditions and FAQ
Non-binding scholarship and grant but monitoring and evaluation report is required
Accept majority of the research fields from sciences to social sciences
Most programme have different completion date
Only government body, research institute, higher education institutions (private/public) can apply as main applicant
Awarded grantees can reapply but selection process is upon the guideline of each programme

17. Other funding opportunities (by other uk delivery partners)
People - Support researchers capacity building
Newton Mobility Grants – End 14 March 2018
Early-career researchers to visit the UK for up to 2 (Science) or 1 (Social Science) year(s).
Supported by OHEC and Royal Society (Science) or British Academy (Social Science)
Advanced Fellowships – End 14 March 2018
Mid-career researchers to develop research group / research network for up to 2 years, through staff exchanges and formal trainings
Supported by TRF and Royal Society (Science) or British Academy (Social Science)

18. Summary of available funding
By order of research experience:
PhD Scholars / Supervisors
PhD Placements and Travel grants: British Council and TRF
Open in April 2018
Early-career researchers (PhD <10 years)
Mobility Grant: OHEC, Royal Society or British Academy
Open now and close on 14 Mar 2018
Mid-career researchers (PhD < 15 years)
Advanced Fellowships: TRF, Royal Society or British Academy
Established researchers
Institutional Links: British Council, TRF or OHEC

19. Newton alumni
“The UK has much more advanced technology so we definitely benefit from research collaboration. The Newton Fund has brought us closer together. We have the funding to visit our UK partners and see what they're doing, and they have the funding to come here to visit us and see what we're doing. We hope that from this strengthened collaboration, we will have fruitful results of studies to benefit mankind.‘ Professor Vorasuk Shoterelersuk, Chulalongkorn University

20. For more information, please contact: Newton Fund team at British Council Pijarana Samakkan, British Embassy