NEWTON FUND RESEARCHER LINKS TRAVEL GRANTS GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS APRIL 2016

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1 NEWTON FUND RESEARCHER LINKS TRAVEL GRANTS GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS APRIL Backgrund The Newtn Fund aims t build UK-partner cuntry cllabratins centred n shared research and innvatin challenges which have direct relevance t Newtn partner cuntries scial welfare and ecnmic develpment. It is managed by UK Gvernment s Department f Business, Innvatin and Skills, and delivered thrugh 15 UK delivery partners in cllabratin with 15 partner cuntries. Tackling glbal challenges such as extreme weather cnditins, urbanisatin, access t affrdable health care, fd and energy security, and meeting the scial and ecnmic needs f a grwing ppulatin requires an integrated research and innvatin apprach, bringing tgether cmmunities frm different disciplines, sectrs, and cuntries in high-quality cllabratins. Newtn Fund Researcher Links Travel Grants prvide financial supprt fr early career researchers in a Newtn Fund partner cuntry t an institutin in the UK r vice versa. 2. Overview f the funding pprtunity Researcher Links Travel Grants are designed t enhance and strengthen links fr future cllabratin, build research capacity in develping ecnmies and enhance the researchers career pprtunities. In mst cuntries, the call is pen t early career researchers meeting the requirements listed belw, including, but nt limited t, participants in Researcher Links wrkshps. The permitted duratin f the depends n the cuntry f rigin and cuntry f destinatin. The prgramme is supprted by UK gvernment and partner cuntry funding and frms part f the Newtn Fund (Researcher Links: Newtn Fund: Prpsals may be fr s fr research in any discipline listed in sectin 4 belw, frm the natural sciences, scial sciences, arts and humanities, unless specified therwise fr individual cuntries. Please see Annex 1 fr cuntry specific guidance. In the April 2016 call, we are inviting prpsals fr Researcher Links Travel Grants fr travel t r frm the fllwing partner cuntries and UK: Clmbia, Egypt, Indnesia, Turkey, RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 1

2 Further cuntries may jin the call later, s please check the webpage peridically fr updates and annuncements. Subsequent calls fr prpsals may invlve different partner cuntries. 3. Scpe f the Prgramme All Newtn Researcher Links Travel Grants have the fllwing three verarching bjectives: Supprt internatinal develpment-relevant research Travel Grants are intended t supprt research areas relevant t the ecnmic develpment and scial welfare f partner cuntries. Cntribute t capacity building f early career researchers The prpsal shuld include a descriptin f the capacity building ptential f the prject (bth fr the individual applicant, and ther ptential beneficiaries), and the lnger term impact that the prject culd achieve. Establish new research links r develp existing links Travel Grants are intended t either supprt new links, r t develp existing links with the ptential fr lnger term sustainability. Applicatins t return t the research grup where the applicant carried ut their PhD research r have previusly taught will nly be cnsidered if they clearly demnstrate the latter. In their prpsal applicants must include: the specific utputs anticipated frm the an explanatin f the benefit t researchers and their institutins explratin f any ptential lnger term benefit that might arise, thinking abut wh might benefit and hw, and describing the actins that will be taken t ensure that ptential impact is realised a clear descriptin f hw the individuals and research grups invlved intend t sustain their cllabratin. 4. Relevance t ecnmic develpment and scial welfare Researcher Links Travel Grants are intended t supprt research areas relevant t the develpment f partner cuntries. We define research with develpment relevance as research (applied r fundamental) that has the ptential t cntribute t the ecnmic develpment and scial welfare f lw- and middle- incme cuntries 1, benefitting lw incme and vulnerable ppulatins in these cuntries. In rder t be cnsidered fr funding under this prgramme, all prpsals must clearly articulate a plausible pathway shwing hw the research may lead t psitive impact n these ppulatins within a reasnable timeframe (within 3-15 years). Applicatins which d nt meet this criterin cannt receive UK Newtn Fund supprt. In sme disciplines, develpment relevance can be lnger-term and less direct than in ther areas and impact may be scietal. In all cases, it is the respnsibility f the applicant t articulate hw the research area r activity prpsed will meet these criteria. Applicants shuld nt expect reviewers t make assumptins abut develpment impact that is nt clearly described within the prpsal. In rder t shw develpment relevance within the cntext f their prpsed prject, applicants are encuraged t include reference t any lcal r natinal cnsultatin, links t gvernment plicies, and any links with gvernment institutins. Fr mre n ur apprach t ODA, please see Agreements fr wnership and explitatin f intellectual prperty generated thrugh prject activities must be cnsistent with the primary aim f addressing develpment issues. 1 As defined by the OECD DAC list f fficial develpment assistance (ODA) recipients ( RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 2

3 Under this call, the fllwing research and innvatin challenge areas will be given pririty (unless specified further in Annex 1 fr individual cuntries). Multidisciplinary prpsals are welcme, and may include Scial Sciences and Arts and Humanities. The challenge areas are as fllws: Agriculture (e.g. irrigatin, crp yields) Climate and envirnment (e.g. climate change, green technlgy, sustainable develpment, ecsystem services, resurce scarcity) Sustainable energy fr all Educatin research and innvatin fr develpment Ecnmic grwth (e.g. equitable grwth, financial sectr develpment, private sectr develpment) Health (e.g. HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculsis, neglected trpical diseases, child mrtality, maternal health) Water and sanitatin Fd and nutritin (including fd security) Demgraphic change and migratin Rural and urban develpment Infrastructure (including civil engineering, infrmatin and cmmunicatin technlgies, big data fr scial and ecnmic develpment) Humanitarian disasters and emergencies, disaster risk reductin Resilient and cnnected cmmunities Gvernance, sciety and cnflict (e.g. transparency, accuntability, effective institutins, land and natural resurce rights, pverty alleviatin, scial develpment, structural inequalities, vilence and security, peace building, civil sciety) Develpment-relevant data cllectin, quality and access (including administrative data and macrecnmic statistics). Please see Sectin 19 fr a list f ur review panels. 5. Eligibility Applicants must be based either in the UK, r in ne f the partner cuntries listed in Annex 1, and be affiliated with a recgnised publicly funded research establishment r public r private Higher Educatin Institutin. Fr-prfit rganisatins are nt eligible t receive any grant funds. Please see list f eligible UK research institutins here. In mst cases, applicants must be early career researchers wh have received a PhD within the last ten years. Please see Annex 1 fr cuntry-specific exceptins. A supprting letter must be prvided t cnfirm that the applicant will return t his/her hme institutin in a research capacity fr at least six mnths after the end f the. Applicants can be f any natinality, but they must be able t secure a visa fr the cuntry which they plan t (please see Annex 1 fr exceptins). Travel may nly be between the UK and partner cuntry, but can be in either directin. Individuals wh have participated in Researcher Links Wrkshps are eligible and are welcme t apply fr a Travel Grant t build n any research links made at the wrkshp. Individual applicants wh have previusly received a Researcher Links Travel Grant are nt eligible. Only ne applicatin may be submitted per researcher. Duplicate applicatins are ineligible, even if they are t different cuntries. RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 3

4 Cuntry-specific guidance n the eligibility f applicants at different stages f their careers (i.e. early career researchers r researchers at any stage f their career) can be fund in Annex 1. Travel must take place befre 31 January Funding Applicants must prvide a budget request with their prpsal. The Travel Grant is calculated using five flat rate categries: Travel, Visa, Insurance, Subsistence, Cnsumables. Additinal supprt based n direct csts can be requested t cntribute twards extra csts f the assciated with childcare r special needs. These will be apprved n a case by case basis. Please see Annex 4 fr maximum amunts that can be requested in each budget categry fr each cuntry and fr details n financial reprting. The flat rates are designed t make funding easier t manage. Successful applicants will be able t use underspend under ne budget categry t cver the csts under a different categry (e.g. any underspend n the budget t cver the travel can be used t cver ther csts fr subsistence), prviding the ttal budget is nt exceeded. Please nte that althugh the grant cntributin will be calculated using flat rate cntributins, researchers and their institutins will be asked t keep and submit receipts and invices t demnstrate their spend until 31 December Full checks f supprting dcumentatin will be carried ut n a prprtin f the grants. Further mnitring and evaluatin will als be carried ut, t be specified in the grant agreement. Please als nte that the final value f the award will be specified in the Grant Agreement. The British Cuncil and partner funders will nt increase the value f an award at a later stage. Travel: travel csts fr researchers travelling t the cuntry where the takes place. This als cvers csts fr luggage and travel insurance as well as lcal transprt n the day f travel. Internatinal (ecnmy return) airfares shuld be bked as far in advance as pssible t minimise csts. Visas : csts fr visas. Infrmatin n UK entry regulatins fr ing researchers can be fund n the Euraxess website: Insurance: successful applicants must take ut adequate insurance as the British Cuncil cannt take respnsibility fr any prblems which may ccur during the. Successful applicants accept full respnsibility fr all aspects f the and take ut insurance fr any risks assciated with taking part in travelling abrad, including all unexpected and uncntrllable events. The British Cuncil will nt be liable fr the cnsequences f any such risks r any csts incurred. Subsistence: csts fr accmmdatin and ther daily expenses such as phne and lcal transprt. Subsistence is calculated using unit csts fr each mnth (1 mnth is intended as 4 weeks), and is specific t the cuntry f destinatin. Cnsumables: a small amunt can be requested t cver cnsumables. Hwever, it is expected that the receiving labratry r department will prvide mst f these resurces. RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 4

5 Equal pprtunities and diversity: The British Cuncil is cmmitted t equal pprtunities and diversity and will cnsider, n a case by case basis, requests fr supprt t encurage underrepresented grups t engage in Institutinal Links activity, s lng as sufficient justificatin is prvided. Successful applicants must make their wn travel and accmmdatin arrangements. The British Cuncil cannt give advice n visas r insurance. Payment f the grant The British Cuncil will sign the Grant Agreement with the successful applicant s hme institutin, The hme institutin then receives the grant payments and disburses the funds t the researcher. Payments will be prcessed in tw instalments: Pre-financing payment: 90% f the budget apprved fllwing budget checks by the British Cuncil will be transferred t the hme institutin within 30 days f British Cuncil signature f the Grant Agreement. Pst- payment r recvery f the balance: the amunt f the final payment t be made t the successful applicant s hme institutin will be established n the basis f a final reprt. If the has nt taken place, r if the duratin is shrter than planned, resulting in a reductin in csts, the final payment may be withheld and if necessary the entire grant, r a prprtin f it, recvered. Successful applicants must submit a final reprt within 30 days f their. A final reprt template will be sent t successful applicants and will include a financial and a narrative part. As the Newtn Researcher Links Travel Grant is calculated using flat rates, in mst f the cuntries, successful applicants will nt need t submit detailed receipts fr each expenditure but nly prf that the tk place (e.g. barding cards, prf f insurance, visa, accmmdatin) and a signed certificate f attendance frm the hst institutin. Hwever, please see Annex 4 fr details n reprting requirements fr individual cuntries. If there is insufficient evidence in the final reprt that the tk place as prpsed in the applicatin, then additinal infrmatin may be requested prir t the final balance payment, r any underspend f the grant may be returned t the British Cuncil. Different reprting rules may apply where s are fully r partially funded by in-cuntry partner rganisatins Underspend In cases where beneficiaries have spent less than the budget awarded, underspend cannt be used fr further research activity unless agreed by the British Cuncil. Requests t utilise underspend shuld be sent t UK-ResearcherLinks@britishcuncil.rg with a letter f supprt frm the hst institutin befre additinal expenditure ccurs. 7. Ethics and research gvernance It is essential that all legal and prfessinal cdes f practice are fllwed in cnducting wrk supprted under this Prgramme. Applicants must ensure the prpsed activity will be carried ut t the highest standards f ethics and research integrity. Specifically, applicatins that invlve research n animals, human participants, human tissue r patient/participant data must be accmpanied by necessary permissin certificates frm the relevant lcal ethical review cmmittees/authrities in the UK and the partner cuntry, r an undertaking t btain this permissin in advance f the activity cmmencing. Failure t d s will result in applicatins being rendered ineligible and any funding already cmmitted thrugh this Prgramme being rescinded. Please refer t the Research Cuncils UK Plicy and Guidelines n Gvernance f Gd RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 5

6 Research Cnduct ( the InterAcademy Partnership reprt Ding Glbal Science: A Guide t Respnsible Cnduct in the Glbal Research Enterprise ( r cntact us at UK- ResearcherLinks@britishcuncil.rg fr further guidance. 8. Diversity The British Cuncil encurages applicatins frm peple frm under-represented grups. Applicants may apply fr funding t cver extra csts fr such participatin (e.g. childcare csts, csts f supprt fr thse with disabilities). Please include requests fr such supprt in the budget submitted with yur applicatin. Please cntact us at UK-InstitutinalLinks@britishcuncil.rg fr further infrmatin n funding, and fr mre n the British Cuncil s apprach, see ur Equality Plicy at: 9. Submissin prcess The submissin deadline is 16:00 UK time n 27 June Prpsals submitted after the deadline will nt be cnsidered fr funding. Applicants must submit a cmpleted nline applicatin frm ( Submissins by will nt be accepted. The nline frm allws applicants t enter infrmatin and save it fr a later date until final submissin. There are strict character limits fr each sectin which cannt be exceeded. Any prblems with the nline system shuld be reprted befre the applicatin deadline t: UK-ResearcherLinks@britishcuncil.rg. T assist yu in develping yur applicatin and sharing cntent with yur partners, yu can access a Wrd versin f the nline frm here. Hwever, the final versin f yur applicatin must be submitted using the nline frm. In additin t cmpleting the nline frm, applicants are required t uplad the fllwing supprting dcuments: A signed letter f supprt frm the Head f Department (r equivalent) f yur current hme institutin. This shuld include: hw yur institutin will help yu prepare fr the arrangements fr supprt during yur hw yur institutin will supprt yu in sustaining the link cnfirmatin that yur hme institutin is willing t sign the grant agreement and be respnsible fr managing the funds awarded t the successful applicant cnfirmatin that the applicant will return t their hme institutin in a research capacity fr at least six mnths after the end f the. The letter shuld be in Wrd r pdf frmat, and submitted nline tgether with the applicatin frm. A signed letter f invitatin frm the Head f Department (r equivalent) f the hst institutin where the will take place. This shuld include infrmatin n hw the hst institutin will help the applicant prepare fr the arrangements fr supprt during the (waiving f bench fees, supprt fr finding accmmdatin and any language training needed, inductin t the institutin etc.) supprt t the research, including hw the researcher will be integrated int the research grup This shuld be in Wrd r pdf frmat, and submitted nline tgether with the applicatin frm. The statements f supprt frm the tw Heads f Department shuld als include cmments n the fllwing questins: RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 6

7 Why is the research imprtant, especially with respect t the internatinal develpment impact? Why d yu want t make cntact with this institutin? Hw will the link be sustained? Befre the cmpleted applicatin frm can be submitted t the system, applicants will be asked t cnfirm in the nline frm that they have satisfied British Cuncil plicies n preventin f fraud, bribery, mney laundering and addressed any ther financial and reputatinal risk that may affect a transparent and fair grant award prcess. Once the nline applicatin is submitted, the system will generate a unique applicatin ID number. Applicants must nte this number and use it in all cmmunicatins with the British Cuncil. Applicants wh have nt received this ID number shuld cntact the British Cuncil at UK- ResearcherLinks@britishcuncil.rg 10. Selectin prcess Selectin begins with an eligibility check by the British Cuncil against the eligibility criteria given in these Guidelines, including Annex 1 and the Eligibility Checklist at Annex 2. Eligible prpsals then underg independent external quality review n the basis f quality, fit t develpment needs and cuntry pririties and the verarching Researcher Links bjectives. Eligible applicatins will be assessed in the UK by ne f five Review Panels: Bilgical and Medical Sciences Envirnment, Agriculture and Fd Sciences Engineering and Physical Sciences Scial Sciences Arts and Humanities Applicants must indicate in their nline applicatin frm which Review Panel their applicatin shuld be assessed by, and the subject(s) their research cvers. Up t 3 subject areas can be selected in pririty rder, but the applicant must indicate nly ne Review Panel. Prpsals are assessed by tw reviewers against the criteria at Annex 3. The Review Panel then gives each applicatin a final scre frm 0 t 60 and ranks them. Thse receiving a final scre frm the Panel meeting f less than 30 will be cnsidered nt fundable. Hwever, please nte that achieving an average scre equal t r abve the threshld des nt mean that the prpsal will be funded. The final selectin decisin will be made in-cuntry in cllabratin with natinal stakehlders and partner funding rganisatins. Cuntry-specific pririties and challenge areas will be cnsidered in the final decisin, in additin t the general assessment criteria under this Prgramme. Please see Annex 1 fr pririty and challenge areas by cuntry. Only prpsals which have clearly articulated relevance t ecnmic develpment and scial welfare (as defined in sectin 4) f lw- t middle-incme cuntries benefitting lwincme and vulnerable ppulatins in these cuntries will be cnsidered fr funding. Ntificatin f results Applicants whse applicatin is rejected at the eligibility stage will have 1 week t appeal against the decisin. Successful applicants will be ntified apprximately 4 mnths after the call deadline. 11. Data Prtectin As part f the nline applicatin frm, the British Cuncil will ask applicants permissin t: Use the infrmatin prvided in the applicatin fr prcessing the applicatin, making any cnsequential award, fr the award payment, mnitring, maintenance and review f the RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 7

8 award. In sme cases infrmatin will be shared with natinal prgramme partners fr the purpse f selectin and mnitring f the award. Make infrmatin n the successful applicatins available t the public n their website and ther publicity, and in reprts and dcuments. Cntact applicants in the future t infrm them abut future British Cuncil pprtunities. Under UK Data Prtectin law applicants have the right t ask fr a cpy f the infrmatin we hld n them, fr which we may charge a fee, and the right t ask us t crrect any inaccuracies in that infrmatin. Mre infrmatin n this is available n the British Cuncil data prtectin webpage ( Alternatively, it can be requested t the lcal British Cuncil ffice r the Data Prtectin Team at dataprtectin@britishcuncil.rg. Cntact details All queries r cmments abut this call shuld be addressed t the Institutinal Links address UK-ResearcherLinks@britishcuncil.rg. 12. Applicant screening In rder t cmply with UK gvernment legislatin, the British Cuncil may at any pint during the applicatin prcess, carry ut searches f relevant third party screening databases t ensure that neither the applicant nr any f the applicant s emplyees, partners, directrs, sharehlders is listed: as an individual r entity with whm natinal r supranatinal bdies have decreed rganisatins shuld nt have financial dealings; as being wanted by Interpl r any natinal law enfrcement bdy in cnnectin with crime; as being subject t regulatry actin by a natinal r internatinal enfrcement bdy; as being subject t exprt, trade r prcurement cntrls r (in the case f an individual) as being disqualified frm being a cmpany directr; and/r as being a heightened risk individual r rganisatin, r (in the case f an individual) a plitically expsed persn. If the applicant r any ther party is listed in a Screening Database fr any f the reasns set ut abve, the British Cuncil will assess the applicant as ineligible t apply fr this grant call. The applicant must prvide the British Cuncil with all infrmatin reasnably requested by the British Cuncil t cmplete the screening searches. Please read the text t this effect n the applicatin frm and tick the bx t shw that yu understand this. RL Travel Grants Guidance April 2016 v.1 8

9 Annex 1 Cuntry-specific guidelines In additin t the guidance given in the main bdy f this dcument, further cnditins may apply t individual participating cuntries. These are specified in the table belw. Please refer t this annex fr mre infrmatin befre develping yur prpsal. Nte n the definitin f early career researchers: Fr the purpse f this call, we define 'early career researcher' as being at the level f R2 Recgnized Researcher r at the very beginning f R3 level as specified in the Eurpean Framewrk fr Research Careers Twards a Eurpean framewrk fr research careers fr guidance n early career researcher prfiles ( ). We wuld expect early career researchers t be at the beginning f their research careers and t have been awarded their PhD nt mre than 10 years prir t applying fr the Travel Grants, but allwances can be made fr career breaks r ther extenuating circumstances. If a researcher des nt hld a PhD, but has research experience equivalent t a PhD hlder and wrks in a field where a PhD is nt a pre-requisite fr established research activity, they will still be cnsidered eligible. Nte n cuntry/partner research pririties: Prpsals must be within the research challenge areas listed in Sectin 4. If cuntries have specified research pririties within these areas they are listed belw.. 1. Clmbia Natinal c-funder: Clciencias Minimum duratin: ne mnth

10 Maximum duratin: six mnths Research pririties: Agriculture Health Bitechnlgy Energy and Mining Research Engineering Envirnment, Bidiversity & Habitat, ICT Scial and Human Sciences Gesciences Basic Sciences Sea Sciences & Hydrbilgical Resurces Additinal eligibility criteria: All researchers applying frm Clmbia must be recgnised by COLCIENCIAS as per calls 693 f 2014 r 737 f Egypt Natinal c-funder: Science and Technlgy Develpment Fund (STDF) Minimum duratin: ne mnth Maximum duratin: six mnths Research pririties: Grants must be relevant t at least ne f the five cre Newtn-Msharafa themes: Sustainable water management Fd prductin and sustainable agriculture Renewable energy Affrdable and inclusive healthcare Cultural heritage and archaelgy 10

11 Additinal eligibility criteria: Applicants frm Egypt must hld a PhD Only applicants that are affiliated with institutes f an Egyptian identity are eligible t apply Fr Egypt, applicatins need t be submitted as dcuments (wrd/pdf) n the STDF website. ( ) Fr enquiries relating t the Egypt side f the grant r t STDF prcedures, please cntact STDF directly (Nevine.nabil@stdf.rg.eg ) Successful applicants cntracted by STDF will fllw STDF's payment schedule. 3. Indnesia Natinal c-funder: Ministry f Research, Technlgy, and Higher Educatin (MRTHE) Minimum duratin: three mnths Maximum duratin: six mnths Research pririties: Energy and Climate Change Health Maritime Urban develpment(including but nt limited t urban living, transprtatin, infrastructure and urban design Fd security Capacity building in science, technlgy and innvatin Additinal eligibility criteria: Applicants frm Indnesia must wrk fr state universities; the applicant shuld give the registered emplyee ID (NIDN - Nmr Induk Dsen Nasinal) Required supprting dcuments in additin t the letters f supprt listed abve are: A cpy f latest educatin certificate (minimum dctral graduate) Medical Declaratin by a dctr IELTS certificate Please send these supprting dcuments by t Femmy.Semantri@britishcuncil.rg giving yur applicatin ID number 4. Turkey 11

12 Natinal c-funder: The Scientific and Technlgical Research Cuncil f Turkey (TUBITAK) Minimum duratin: ne mnth Maximum duratin: six mnths Research pririties: Agriculture Climate and envirnment Sustainable energy fr all Educatin research and innvatin fr develpment Ecnmic grwth Health Water and sanitatin Fd and nutritin Demgraphic change and migratin Rural and urban develpment Infrastructure Humanitarian disasters and emergencies, disaster risk reductin Resilient and cnnected cmmunities Gvernance, sciety and cnflict Develpment-relevant data cllectin, quality and access Additinal eligibility criteria All Turkish researchers wh apply must be registered n TÜBİTAK ARBİS (Researcher Infrmatin system) thrugh the fllwing link: If requested, all researchers shuld receive Official Legal/ Private Permissin Dcuments r Ethical Issues Dcuments. Fr detailed infrmatin, please fllw links belw: Prpsals withut the required Official Legal/ Private Permissin Dcuments r Ethical Issues Dcuments will nt be funded. 12

13 Annex 2 Eligibility Criteria checklist The applicatin has been submitted by the applicant by the published deadline. The applicant has enclsed the 2 supprting letters required. The applicatin frm is cmpleted in full and cmplies with instructins given. The applicatin frm and supprting dcuments have been cmpleted in English. The applicant has submitted nly 1 applicatin under this call fr Travel Grant prpsals (April 2016). The applicant is an early career researcher (The term 'early career researcher' refers t researchers at the beginning f their research careers. We wuld expect early career researchers t have been awarded their PhD nt mre than 10 years prir t applying fr the Travel Grant, but allwances can be made fr career breaks r ther extenuating circumstances. If a researcher des nt hld a PhD, but has research experience equivalent t a PhD hlder and wrks in a field where a PhD is nt a pre-requisite fr established research activity, they will still be cnsidered eligible) The mbility will take place between 1st February 2017 and 31st January 2018 The applicant will return t his/her hme institutin in a research capacity fr at least six mnths after the end f the (demnstrated via the supprting letter frm the institutin). The hme institutin is a recgnised publicly funded research establishment r Higher Educatin Institutin (can include private Universities). The hst institutin is a recgnised publicly funded research establishment r Higher Educatin Institutin (can include private Universities). The applicant has nt received a Researcher Links Travel Grant within earlier Calls The hme institutin must have the capacity t administer a grant and satisfy British Cuncil requirements t prevent bribery, fraud and prfessinal miscnduct. Applicants will cnfirm that they cmply t British Cuncil requirements by respnding t pre-submissin questins in the nline applicatin frm

14 Annex 3 - Scring system Assessment f the quality and develpment relevance f the prpsals will be perfrmed by panel members in the UK, and the final funding decisins will be made in discussin with British Cuncil cuntry ffice and in-cuntry partners, if applicable. Prpsals with an average scre f less than 30 pints are cnsidered nt fundable. Equally, nly prpsals that have clearly articulated relevance t ecnmic develpment and scial welfare f the partner cuntry will be cnsidered fr funding Sectin 1 Relevance t ecnmic develpment and scial welfare The prpsal clearly articulates a plausible pathway fr the research t lead t psitive impact n the lives f peple n lw incme and cntribute t the ecnmic develpment and scial welfare f the partner cuntry and within a reasnable timeframe (3-15 years). Please see sectin 4 f the guidelines fr further details. YES/NO Scre Range Sectin 2 Research quality and backgrund 0-20 The academic imprtance and timeliness f the research tpic is clearly demnstrated. The applicant has sufficient relevant experience t undertake the prpsed research and achieve the stated bjectives. The cllabrating institutins are f apprpriate academic standing. 20 pints: Meets all criteria t an exceptinal level 16 t 19 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t a very high level 11 t 15 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t a high level 6 t 10 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t an adequate level 1 t 5 pints: Meets sme f the criteria t an adequate level 0 pints: Fails t meet any f the criteria t an adequate level. Sectin 3 Research and prpsal 0-20 The descriptin f the prpsed research includes clear, feasible and realistic bjectives and utputs. There is clear evidence that the prpsed research supprts new links r significantly extends and develps existing links. The benefits and relevance f the cllabratin t the UK and partner cuntry institutin, and t the research itself, are clearly described. If the applicant is returning t the research grup where she/he carried ut their PhD research r previusly taught, there is clear evidence that the prpsed research will expand added value t the cllabratin. There is strng evidence f supprt frm bth the hme and hst institutins. 20 pints: Meets all criteria t an exceptinal level 16 t 19 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t a very high level 11 t 15 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t a high level 6 t 10 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t an adequate level 1 t 5 pints: Meets sme f the criteria t an adequate level 0 pints: Fails t meet any f the criteria t an adequate level. 14

15 Sectin 4 Sustainability and capacity building The prpsal includes a clear and feasible descriptin f hw the individuals and research grups invlved intend t sustain their cllabratin ver the lnger term. The ptential in terms f prfessinal develpment and capacity building fr the applicant and ther ptential beneficiaries is clearly described pints: Meets all criteria t an exceptinal level 16 t 19 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t a very high level 11 t 15 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t a high level 6 t 10 pints: Meets the majrity f the criteria t an adequate level 1 t 5 pints: Meets sme f the criteria t an adequate level 0 pints: Fails t meet any f the criteria t an adequate level. TOTAL SCORE FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT (Sectin 1 + Sectin 2 + Sectin 3)

16 Annex 4 - Budget Newtn Researcher Links Travel Grants are intended t be a cntributin t the travel, subsistence, visa, insurance csts that researchers incur during their. Cntributins twards these csts have been calculated using flat rates, depending n the cuntry f the prpsed and the duratin f the. Please nte that the unit csts given belw cnstitute the maximum amunts that can be requested in each categry and that all budget requests will be assessed fr feasibility and apprpriateness. While the maximum cntributin cannt be exceeded, applicants can request less, in which case the amunt requested cannt be increased at a later stage. A small amunt, up t 250, can be added fr cnsumables (hwever, it is expected that the receiving labratry r department will prvide mst f these resurces). The maximum amunts fr each part f the grant, and the maximum ttal grant that can be requested are shwn in the table belw, but it is expected that the requested budget reflects the actual csts expected t be incurred. Additinal supprt based n direct csts can be requested t cntribute twards extra childcare csts assciated with the (up t a maximum f 5% f the subsistence csts requested) and special needs. Supprt fr special needs shuld be requested in writing (UK-ResearcherLinks@britishcuncil.rg). Requests will be assessed and agreed n an individual basis. Subsistence amunts have been calculated referring t EC Prgrammes and British Cuncil lcal infrmatin. Please nte that 1 mnth is cnsidered weeks. Please nte that the grant must nt be used t cver staff csts. Directin f travel: UK t partner cuntry Cuntry f Cuntry f departure destinatin Maximum travel csts Accmmdatin and Subsistence* (per mnth) Maximum Visa csts Maximum travel insurance csts per mnth Maximum cnsumables / Bench fees per mnth 2-mnth 3-mnth Maximum Ttal cst 4-mnth 5-mnth 6-mnth United Kingdm United Kingdm Clmbia 1,176 2, ,778 9,534 12,290 15,046 17,802 Egypt 800 1, ,080 5,645 7,210 8,775 10,340

17 United Kingdm United Kingdm Indnesia , ,885 6,800 8,715 9,380 10,630 Turkey ,355 4,720 6,085 7,450 8,815 Directin f travel: Partner cuntry t UK Cuntry f Cuntry f departure destinatin Maximum travel csts Accmmdati n and Subsistence* (per mnth) Maximu m Visa csts Maximu m travel insuranc e csts per mnth Maximum cnsumable s/ Bench fees per mnth 2-mnth 3-mnth Maximum Ttal cst 4-mnth 5-mnth 6-mnth Clmbia Egypt Indnesia Turkey United Kingdm United Kingdm United Kingdm United Kingdm Cl $4,000,00 0 Cl$9,000,000 Cl $350,00 0 Cl $265,00 0 Cl$ 1,000,000 Cl$24,880,000 Cl$35,14 Cl$45,41 Cl$55,67 Cl$65,9 5,000 0,000 5,000 40, , ,480 7,745 10,010 12,275 14, , ,900 6,800 8,700 10,600 12, , ,280 7,545 9,810 12,075 14,340