UK Government's Grants of £500,000 for Researches About The Developing Countries 2018

The UK Government and the UK National Academies have launched interdisciplinary Challenge-led Grants with a focus on resilience as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) which is a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries. The Fund forms part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment which is monitored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

These interdisciplinary consortia will generate new approaches to significant and complex resilience problems facing developing countries and will consist of one UK research group and two developing country research groups. The awards will provide up to £500,000 and 2.5 years of support to these research consortia.

Eligibility:

[1] The proposed research must be interdisciplinary and fall within the remit of the UK National Academies and be interdisciplinary:

• Royal Society (natural sciences, including engineering)
• British Academy (social sciences and humanities)
• Academy of Medical Sciences (medical and clinical research)
• Royal Academy of Engineering (engineering)

[2] The proposed research addresses two or more GCRF thematic areas. The proposal must ultimately benefit the economic development and welfare of developing countries.

[3] The proposal falls within the remit of the UK academies and is interdisciplinary.

[4] The consortia consists of one UK research group and two research groups from developing countries.