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1 UK GOVERNMENT FUNDS / SCHOLARSHIPS Newton Fund Southeast Asia Prosperity Fund
2 The Newton Fund Research and Innovation for Growth and Prosperity
3 The Vision The UK will use its strength in research and innovation to promote the economic development and social welfare of partner countries. By working together on bi-lateral and multi-lateral programmes with a research and innovation focus, the UK will build strong, sustainable, systemic relationships with partner countries. This will support the continued excellence of the UK research base and innovation ecosystem and will unlock opportunities for wider collaboration and trade.
4 Our partner countries Egypt Turkey Kazakhstan Mexico Colombia Brazil Chile South Africa India (and sub-saharan Africa) China Philippines Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Indonesia
5 The Partnership We want a genuinely bilateral partnership where both sides and global knowledge and innovation - gain significant benefit. The UK and partner countries already collaborate on a wide-range of research & innovation topics we want to use the Newton Fund to take this to the next level We have some ideas for work we might take forward together based on things that have worked in the past but we want to hear yours and to leave space to try something new Everything we fund should be chosen through an open, transparent and competitive process so we fund the best people and projects Both sides should make an equivalent contribution Build evaluation in from the start
6 The UK Delivery Partners Our aim is to build strong, sustainable and systemic links between every part of our research base and innovation ecosystem and every part of yours
7 The Pillars PEOPLE RESEARCH TRANSLATION 7
8 People School Student PhD Postdoc Young Prof Academician STEM Pipeline PhD Partnerships Newton International Fellowships Newton Advanced Fellowships Technical Training & Employability Leadership in Innovation Developing People s Science & Innovation Capability Researcher Mobility Schemes 8
9 Potential Newton Fund people activity - examples Newton Fund Advanced Fellowships: The Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences and British Academy would offer fellowships to develop research capacity in partner countries by linking early- to mid-career research group leaders with UK research groups. Newton International Fellowships: The Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences and British Academy would offer early career researchers fellowships Newton Leaders in Innovation Fellowships: The Royal Academy of Engineering would offer fellowships focussed on developing academia and industry links Newton International Exchanges: The Academies and British Council would organise shorter exchanges for UK and partner country researchers e.g. summer placements in labs PhD Partnerships: British Council and RCUK would broker PhD Partnerships between UK and partner country institutions
10 Potential Newton Fund people activity - continued Newton Researcher Links British Council and UK National Academies would offer a programme to stimulate initial links between, and support capacity building among, rising star early career researchers in partner countries and the UK. Professional development and engagement (skills for researchers and research support staff, including English skills; community engagement; support for research governance and strategies at institutional level etc.) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Education support for STEM learning at the schools level Technical training and employability building the science and innovation workforce outside academia 10
11 Research Collaborative research programmes Joint research calls Joint centres Access to research and innovation infrastructure Food Security Big Data Living With Environmental Change Global Uncertainties 11 Health Energy
12 Potential Newton Fund research activity examples Global Health Research Call (MRC lead) International Wheat Yield Partnership (BBSRC lead) Sustainable Development in Urban Areas (ESRC lead)
13 Translation Research and Innovation Bridges Global Innovation Capacity Building Developing entrepreneurial skills in S&I small and medium sized enterprises 13
14 Potential Newton Fund translation activity - examples Global Innovation Capacity Building Bodies such as Innovate UK could work with government ministries and innovation agencies to share effective policies and practice. Research and Innovation Bridges Institutional bridges between UK Catapults and centres of innovation focusing on particular challenge areas Newton Institutional Links Institute-Institute programmes aiming to bring new technologies that can be spun-out potentially creating enterprises that can offer practical solutions to address particular needs affecting partner country s low income communities
15 Newton UK Thailand Research and Innovation Partnership Fund...up to 4 million per year could be available 2 million per year could be available for Newton UK Thailand for matching by Thailand UNCLASSIFIED
16 The Thailand Delivery Partners Our aim is to build strong, sustainable and systemic links between every part of our research base and innovation ecosystem and every part of yours
17 Mechanism for in-country co-ordination While our individual Delivery Partners will be forging links with their opposite numbers incountry, our Embassy, Consulate or High Commission will be making sure the whole programme really does represent a whole system partnership between the UK and our partner country. BIS + FCO + SIN RCUK o o MRC BBSRC Academies o o o Royal Society British Academy Royal Academy of Engineering British Council Innovate UK Pijarana Samukkan Research and Innovation Programme Manager Prosperity Section British Embassy in Bangkok Tel pijarana.samukkan@fco.gov.uk Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI) National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Thailand Research Fund (TRF) Agricultural Research Development Agency (ARDA) Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) Institute for Promotion of teaching Science and Technology (IPST) Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI) National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
18 Health Agriculture Overall May 2015 Translation Research & Innovation Collaboration Institutional Links Research Infectious Diseases Rice. Cancers People STEM Education PhD Scholars & Supervisor Travel Grants Mobility & Fellowships Professional Development Researcher Links 18
19 Overall May 2015 (cont.) 1. STEM Education 2014/ / / / /9 2. PhD Scholars & Supervisor Travel Grants 3. International Exchanges (Mobility) 4. Advanced Fellowships 5. Leader in Innovation Fellowships 6. Professional Development 7. Researcher Links 8. Joint Research 9. Research & Innovation Collaboration 10. Institutional Links 19
20 Call Opens Researcher Links: workshop grants British Council, London and TRF joint programme o Collaboration between Thai and UK researchers to carry out workshop o Deadline: 13 July
21 Next 12 JUNE 2015 Rice Research contributing to global food security through BBSRC (China, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand) PhD Programme through British Council, Bangkok - PhD Placement - Travel Grants for supervisors 24 JUNE 2015 Advanced Fellowships through the National Academies of UK - Royal Society for Science and Engineering: 3 grants/year - British Academy for Social Science and Humanity: 2 grants/year International Exchange (Mobility) through the National Academies of UK - British Academy for Social Science and Humanity: 3 grants/year 21
22 Next JULY 2015 Institutional Links through British Council, London (focusing on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy) Researcher Links : travel grants through British Council, London AUGUST 2015 Professional Development through British Council, Bangkok - Mid-Career Researchers: 15 grants - Project / Programme Officers: 15 grants International Exchange (Mobility) through the National Academies of UK - British Academy for Social Science and Humanity: 3 grants/year 22
23 THANK YOU Pijarana Samukkan Research and Innovation Programme Manager British Embassy, Bangkok Tel
24 Prosperity Programme UK Support for Thailand s Development Chalisara Suparat Prosperity Fund Programme Officer UNCLASSIFIED
25 What is the Prosperity Fund Programme Priority area: Sustainable The Bidding Process Important Bits about Prosperity Fund UNCLASSIFIED
26 What is the Prosperity Fund Programme The South East Asia Prosperity Fund is the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office s (FCO) technical cooperation programme that aims to create the conditions for global growth. Technical Assistance, Building Capacity, Encouraging Stakeholder Discussions and Sharing the UK Experience. Must fit with the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Priority Areas: Openness and Sustainable. Support bilateral and regional projects.
27 Priority Area: Sustainable 2015/16 Assist and encourage the government to progressively engage in international and multilateral climate change fora, in particular all UNFCCC agreements. Increase government ambition on climate change through information on climate change science and risks. Low carbon economic growth Carbon emissions reduction from the energy sectors. Energy efficiency in key sectors :energy, agriculture, transport, waste and land use. Sustainable management of natural resources.
28 Priority Areas: Sustainable 2015/16 Examples of project we funded Projects in Thailand Regional projects A Co-benefit Study on GHG Emissions in Agriculture Development of Thailand s Solar Photovoltaics Consortium and Thailand s Solar Photovoltaics K Energy Saving Guarantee Program Enhancing Electricity Security in Thailand Capacity Building and Technical Upgrade of the Thailand 2050 Pathways Calculator Climate Smart Cities: Transitioning to Green Growth in Asia ( lead implementer in Malaysia). Green Growth Capacity Building in South-East- Asia. Strengthening Capacity for Low Carbon Growth in Developing Asia. South East Asia Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change. Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in South-East Asia. UNCLASSIFIED
29 The Bidding Process 24 Nov 2014 : Call for bids begins : Forms to be downloaded : Strategy for 2015/16 9 Jan 2015 : Deadline for interim project proposals 6 Mar 2015 : Deadline for FULL project proposals Mar 2015 : Announce successful project proposals
30 Important Bits about the Prosperity Fund UK Financial year: April March No limit of funding per project but ideally range between K Multi-year funding is possible but not guarantee No more than 10% administrative costs Reimburse actual expenses Demonstrate High Impact, Sustainable Outcome, Strong Stakeholder and Government Support The grant contract is only available in English Areas not covered by the fund Not classified as ODA Pure research Have significant capital costs Climate change adaptation projects
31 VISIT US UNCLASSIFIED
32 Thank you and we are looking forward to your proposal! UNCLASSIFIED
33 Fully-funded scholarship to study a one-year Masters degree in the UK Application for 2016/2017 Chevening Scholarship open in August 2015 Be a part of the highly regarded global network community. Please visit:
34 Thank you and we are looking forward to your proposal! UNCLASSIFIED
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