1. Funding opportunities for international collaborations
NEF 2018
18 April 2018

2. What levels of funding are out there?
PRACTICAL
INFORMATIVE
What levels of funding are out there?
Where to find funding?
What to keep in mind?
Four potential funding opportunities
Two at Cardiff University
Two at Royal Academy of Engineering
Applications practice in groups

3. Country to Country European UK
Levels of funding
Country to Country
European UK

4. Specific calls or grants for projects in developing countries
Levels of funding
Country to Country
Specific calls or grants for projects in developing countries

5. Levels of funding 6 types of funding strategies
European funding
6 types of funding strategies
Aim to bring an improvement for EU citizens and businesses
regional & urban development, employment & social inclusion, agriculture & rural development, maritime & fisheries policies, research & innovation and humanitarian aid.

6. Levels of funding
European funding

7. Levels of funding UK

8. UK funding- Energy Programme
Levels of funding
UK funding- Energy Programme

9. Where to search for funding?

10. Where to search for funding?
Country to country EU UK
and

11. What to keep in mind?

12. What to keep in mind? EU funding- Horizon 2020
Excellent Science
ERC
MSCA
FET
Research Infrastructures
Leadership in Enabling & Industrial Technologies (LEIT)
ICT
Space
NMP (Nanotechnology, Materials & Processes)
Factories of the Future, Energy Efficient Buildings
Biotechnology, Sustainable Industry Processes
Societal Challenges
Climate Challenge
Food Challenge
Energy Challenge
Transport Challenge
Health Challenge
Security Challenge
Society Challenge
High-risk, high gain, fundamental science
Individual training fellowships
Occasional Country specific calls

13. Any nationality can apply but project must be hosted in an EU country
What to keep in mind?
EU funding- Horizon 2020
Any nationality can apply but project must be hosted in an EU country
Opp for all levels, can apply for ERC at new inst

14. EU funding- Horizon 2020 - Fellowships
What to keep in mind?
EU funding- Horizon Fellowships
Any nationality
PhD holder or 4 years of full-time research work
Excellent researcher
Cannot be living in a host country for longer than 12 months in the last three years before a submission deadline
European Fellowship (EF)
KEY FEATURES
1 Host Institution
Duration: months
Global Fellowship (GF)
KEY FEATURES
1 Host Institution in Europe & 1 Partner Institution outside Europe
Outgoing phase of months &
Mandatory 12 month return phase

15. What to keep in mind? UK funding
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is a £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government in late 2015 to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries. 

16. What to keep in mind?
UK funding

17. Newton Fund
Work with partner countries (India, Latin America, Brazil) strengthening partner country science and innovation capacity and unlocking further funding to support this work. Part of the UK’s official development assistance (ODA).

18. End of Part 1

19. 4 upcoming funding applications to work on
Part 2
4 upcoming funding applications to work on

20. Practical Global Challenge Research Fellowship Africa Prize
GCRF Small Projects
GCRF top-up Awards
Africa Prize
Frontiers of Engineering for Development

21. GCRF via Cardiff University
Scholarship to visit Cardiff University. Between 2 and 6 months – up to £25,000.
Focused workshop funds, to build relationships and formulate shared research agendas – up to £10,000.
Small project funds up to £50,000.
Money to be spent by 31st of July 2018.
Deadline – asap.

22. GCRF via Cardiff University
Eligibility
Does the project address the economic development and welfare of the country in question?
 Is there a development need that this project or activity will address?
  How would this project or activity be applied in the country?
What would the impact of my project or activity be, and who would benefit?
 How does my project or activity contribute to sustainable development?
 Would this lead to a reduction in poverty in a developing country?
Money to be spent by 31st of July 2018.
Deadline – asap.

23. Africa Prize RAE
Encourages talented sub- Saharan African engineers, from all disciplines, to develop local solutions to challenges in their communities.

24. Africa Prize RAE
The winner will receive £25,000, and three runners-up with receive £10,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have developed (or co-developed), or be in the process of developing (or co-developing) a new technological innovation. Applicants should have the ambition to take a leading role in creating a new business to commercialise this innovation.
The submission deadline is 4pm GMT on 23 July 2018.

25. Frontiers of Engineering for Development RAE
Seed cord funding – up to £20,000
Eligibility Criteria
The two primary applicants must have been participants from the most recent Frontiers of Engineering for Development Symposium.
The project must be interdisciplinary
The lead applicant must be hosted in a UK university
The Circular Economy, London, UK, 30 April - 2 May 2018
Nominate yourself online and check eligibility
Symposium: Be 5-20 years post-doctorate, or have equivalent experience in industry
Have an established interest in engineering for international development purposes, or be keen to apply existing work to combat global challenges
Have the potential to be a future leader of the engineering community
The project must comply with the ODA requirements
The project must be interdisciplinary
Pre-existing collaborations are NOT eligible
The lead applicant must be hosted in a UK university

26. Split in 4 groups
According to funding opportunity that interest you the most
1.Global Challenge Research Fellowship
2. GCRF Small Projects & GCRF top-up Awards
3. Frontiers of Engineering for Development symposium & Seed Corn funding
4. Africa Awards

27. RAE funding
1. collaborations/africa-prize/how-to-apply
(1)
&
2. development/gcrf-international-development/frontiers-of-engineering-for- development/upcoming-symposia &
international-development/frontiers-of-engineering-for-development/seed- funding

28. Help European Commission Participant Portal
UK Research Office Brexit information
ERC website – past and current projects
CORDIS – past and current MSCA IFs
EURAXESS (support for international researchers)