International Collaboration Funding Opportunities
There is a wide variety of sponsors which regularly operate research funding schemes to enable researchers to undertake research in international institutions, to host visiting international researchers or to support other international collaborative activities. This page highlights some of the funding opportunities available including those facilitating collaborative activity with a number of specific countries; Brazil, China, Europe, India, Canada, Thailand, the Middle East, and the United States.
Many funding organisations also allow the inclusion of international collaborations within projects and there are several fellowship schemes which aim to facilitate collaborative research with UK colleagues (not listed below).
Schemes facilitating global collaboration
- British Academy
- British Association for Cancer Research
- BBSRC International Workshops
- The Leverhulme Trust International Academic Fellowships
- The Leverhulme Trust International Networks
- The Royal Academy of Engineering: Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Scheme
- The Royal Society International Exchange Scheme
- The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) (commonwealth countries)
Schemes facilitating collaboration with Brazil
- AHRC Research Networking Scheme
- BBSRC Brazil Partnering Awards
- BBSRC FAPESP Pump-Priming Awards (FAPPA)
- RCUK/FAPESP Memorandum of Understanding
Schemes facilitating collaboration with China
- AHRC Research Networking Scheme
- BBSRC China Partnering Awards
- The Royal Academy of Engineering: Research Exchanges with China
You may also wish to visit the following websites:
Funding schemes facilitating collaboration with Europe
- Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) (Ireland)
- COST (European Co-operation in Science and Technology)
- Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst - German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Germany)
- EU Framework Programme
- European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics
- European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)
- European Science Foundation (ESF) Research Networking Programmes
- Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
Schemes facilitating collaboration with India
- AHRC Research Networking Scheme
- AHRC/ESRC International Placement Scheme (IPS)
- BBSRC India Partnering Awards
- The Royal Academy of Engineering: Research Exchanges with India
- The Royal Society India-UK Scientific Seminars
- UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)
Schemes facilitating collaboration with the United States
- AHRC-NSF (US) Collaborative Grants
- AHRC/ESRC International Placement Scheme (IPS)
- Alzheimer’s Research UK – Travelling Research Fellowship US
- BBSRC United States Partnering Awards
- British and Commonwealth Foreign Office UK/US funding schemes
- Google Inc.
- Rockerfeller Foundation
- The US-UK Fulbright Commission
- US-Ireland R&D Partnership (also includes a partner from Republic of Ireland)
Other useful websites:
The following US organisations offer funding opportunities for UK researchers:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
