Newton Fund Researcher Links Biodiversity Travel Grants (Latin America, both incoming and outgoing)
WHAT ? financial support for early career researchers based in the countries from the list below to visit an institution in the UK or vice versa. Research visits should last between 2 (Brazil) /4 (other countries) to 12 weeks.
Partner countries : Argentina, Brazil (from the State of São Paulo only), Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru.
Priority areas :
- Understanding habitats and species
- Biodiversity for sustainable livelihoods and bio-economy
- Global Climate Change, Biodiversity and ecosystems
- Maintaining and restoring natural capital
Multidisciplinary proposals are welcome, and may include Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities.
WHO ? The call is open to early and established career researchers based either in the UK, or in one of the partner countries. Applicants must be affiliated with a recognised publicly funded research establishment or public or private Higher Education and Research Institution.
Deadline : 13 October 2017. More here.
Newton Fund Researcher Links Regional Biodiversity Workshops (Latin America)
In addition to the travel grants, the Newton Fund and its latin american partners support regional workshops in the same priority areas. The workshops bring together early-career researchers from the UK and Latin American countries listed above to allow them to make international connections that can improve the quality of their research.
WHO? Joint applications are made by senior researchers from UK and Argentina, Brazil (from the State of São Paulo only), Chile, Colombia, Mexico, or Peru who lead the workshop. Once funded, grants are available to the institutions of early-career researchers in the UK and the partner countries to attend and participate.
Deadline : 13 October 2017. More here.