Scheme 3 – National & International Partnerships through Researcher Secondments
The goal of the partnerships through secondment scheme is to enable early career researchers to form collaborations and perform experiments at partner labs within the UK and internationally. This scheme enables targeted national and international researcher secondments to build new collaborations and access complementary expertise, techniques, or facilities. The goal is to accelerate knowledge exchange, generate leverage, and establish longer-term strategic partnerships that strengthen the UK Catalysis Hub’s national and global connectivity.
Calls for proposals (feasibility studies and secondments) will be open once per year with deadlines in September.
Applicant Eligibility
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Applicants must comply with the standard EPSRC terms for eligibility to hold research grants, and be based at a eligible institution
Eligible organisations include( please check UKRI for full criteria):
- all UK higher education institutions that receive grant funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies.
- some research institutes.
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NHS bodies with research capacity.
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UKRI-approved independent research organisations.
- financial arrangements are in place.
Timing
Opens May, closes end of September, with awards made by end of November. Please email your application as a word document to Josie Goodall with any additional documentation. Please use the email subject ‘Flexible Fund applications Scheme 3’.
What We Fund
Scheme 3 – Researcher Secondments
- 1 week – 3 months travel and subsistence: up to £5k Travel ( 80% FEC)
Hiring and Visa costs are not covered. This award it to cover travel costs only and does not cover salary or indirects. The secondment may be taken in as a single visit or multiple visits where justified scientifically.
Application
- Application form
- Collaborator letter of support
Applications must include
- Cost-sharing with host institutions is encouraged.
Applicants will be expected to engage with Hub activities including events and meetings. It is also expected the applicant will report on the project, its outcomes and what it has enabled.
