The British Council invites proposals for the Research Environments (RE) Grants. These grants provide financial support for capacity strengthening and collaboration activities to develop and sustain medium- to long-term relationships proposed by applicant institutions in the UK and the partner countries.
The Research Environments (RE) Grants, sit under the Enabling Research strand of Going Global Partnerships.
This call will support the research environment and enable optimal impact from research, shaped by the demands and development priorities of Egypt. We invite proposals for establishing RE between universities and research and innovation institutes, in partner countries and the UK.
Research Environments funding overview:
- Support dialogue and knowledge exchange on academic standards, research governance and strategic research policy development to help promote an academic and research environment, between Egypt and the UK, which is more conducive to achieving maximum impact from high-quality research.
- Build opportunities for the universities and institutions in the UK and partner countries to engage with the wider community and with policymakers. Enable researchers to be more responsive to development needs in their countries and enable up-to-date research evidence to support policy decisions.
Support skills development to communicate and translate research into benefits for Egypt’s social welfare and economic growth.
Amplify researchers’ ability to conduct excellent research in areas most relevant to Egypt's priorities and fully realise its impact.
RE can be funded in any discipline or cross-discipline; there are no limits to the type of activities that can be delivered, as long as these respond to country needs (please see Annex 1 of the guidelines) and meet the following criteria:
- Contribute to the country's needs through structural and institutional change and correlate with overall GGP objectives. See Annex 1 for country-specific themes.
- Provide the potential for future collaborations and the establishment of long-term relationships.
- Focus on capacity strengthening in areas of immediate relevance to partner countries' academics, researchers, and sectors.
- Have solid mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation and defined plans for sustainability.
RE grants will provide a maximum of £50,000 and support projects for up to 12 months.
The deadline for the submission of applications is 6 October 2023, 11:59 UK time. Applications must be submitted online. We recommend avoiding submitting applications at the last minute.
Please check the call guidelines in the download area for more details, eligibility criteria, and the submission process.