The Global South Fellowship

The Global South Fellowship is run by the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester.  The award offers funding to support clinical, applied health, methodologists and pure science researchers from Low or Lower Middle Income Countries who are looking to create research partnerships. These Fellowships are a stepping stone to securing externally funded, prestigious fellowships and/or Global Health funding. All applications should align to the ethos of the partnerships the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health has established, having a research focus on non-communicable diseases within Low or Lower Middle Income Countries .

About Global South

The goal of the award is to provide pump-priming funds for clinical, applied health, pure science researchers & methodologists who are looking to apply for externally funded, prestigious fellowships and/or Global Health funding, from UK national funding bodies such as UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), the Wellcome Trust (WT) or the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

This distinguished award is part of our programme focused on the development of a positive and inclusive research culture and offers funding to promote the careers of aspiring academic researchers by bridging that difficult career gap between excellent postdoctoral researcher and research independence whilst providing opportunities to obtain and transfer new skills and knowledge through training and career development.

Funding

We are offering salary at an appropriate level and career stage plus up to £10,000 per annum support costs for two years, with the possibility of extending the position to three years and a further £5000 support costs (pending successful review).  The successful candidate will be expected to apply for an external fellowship or Global Health grant funding by the end of this Fellowship’s first year, or early in the second year.

Fellows will be expected to secure substantial funding for their research and complete research outputs of international excellence.

Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 20th January 2025

Further Details

Global South advice clinics

If you have any questions regarding the Global South Fellowship, we will also be running advice clinics throughout December and January.

Please sign up to one of the sessions via the Eventbrite links below:

• Thursday 12 December - 10.00am to 11.00pm.
• Friday 10 January - 9.30am to 10.30am.

If you have any enquiries, please contact us:

Call for Projects for CSC (UoM Scheme) 2025 entry

Proposals are invited for the China Scholarship Council (UoM Scheme). 

FBMH will be awarded a maximum of 6 studentships for entry in September 2025, which are jointly funded through CSC and the Faculty. 

Funding is awarded on a competitive basis, and allocation of these awards will be overseen by School PGR Directors and the Doctoral Academy Lead for International PGR Recruitment (Dr Hui Guo). 

Please find further information attached, including criteria, timeframe, applicant quality and shortlisting. 

Supervisors must submit the nomination form attached to FBMH.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk by 5pm, Friday 14th February 2025.  

Supervisors should contact FBMH.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk if they are unsure before nominating.  PGRs that have already commenced their PhD study at the university are not eligible to apply.  

British Academy call for proposals

The British Academy with the support of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering are inviting proposals from UK and EU/Associated Countries-based researchers to pump prime collaborations that will go onto apply for Horizon Europe funding.

This call is Funded by the UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and it is focused solely on Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe. There is up to £10k available for each award, and a rapid turnaround (with application deadlines on 4 December, 15 January, 12 February and 5 March, subject to available funds remaining).

If there is a high number of applications submitted before the 4 December 2024 deadline, the Academy reserves the right to begin assessment prior to the formal deadline.

Proposals are welcome in all disciplines: engineering, natural sciences, medical and health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Aim

This programme is providing pump priming funding to seed collaborations for applications to specific Horizon Europe topics in Pillar 2.

The aim is to build collaborative activity between UK and EU/Associated Countries’ entities in Pillar 2 where the consortia building type of applications in Horizon Europe are centred. This will help UK-based entities overcome the barriers to collaborative engagement with EU/Associated Countries’ partners to maximise the opportunities Horizon Europe presents.  For the purpose of this call, Associated Countries include those countries in the process of associating as listed here. Third country partners, such as Switzerland, can also be considered as appropriate, but projects and proposed consortia must provide confidence that they will address necessary eligibility and impact criteria.

Eligibility requirements

Each project will be led by a named Principal Investigator (PI). The PI must be a researcher in the eligible disciplines for this call and from an eligible UK-based organisation. The PI is expected to direct and manage the grant and has responsibility for the overall project reporting requirements.

Proposals are encouraged and welcomed that involve working closely with any type of organisation eligible for Horizon Europe funding (based in the UK and/or the EU/Associated Countries), including SMEs, third parties, end users and similar bodies/organisations such as hospitals, libraries, regulators, commercial partners, creative industry partners, museums, local authorities and associations, NGOs, charities and companies as appropriate to the selected Call and Topic.

More information

The Academy will hold a series of webinars related to the call and how to apply.

To register your interest, please sign up on the Academy’s website.

• 19 November 2024, 14.00-15.00 GMT.
• 8 January 2025, 14.00-15.00 GMT.
• 5 February 2025, 14.00-15.00 GMT.

Innovate UK call for proposals

Innovate UK are leading a separate scheme focused on supporting SMEs to develop and join proposals -  this is open to both Pillar 2 and Pillar 3 of Horizon Europe.

The Horizon Europe Pump Priming Programme will support individual UK small to medium sized companies wanting to explore and access Horizon Europe collaborative research and innovation opportunities.

It is a step towards participating in projects across a wide range of sectors under Pillar 2 of the Horizon Europe priorities and Pillar 3 EIC Pathfinder and Transition opportunities.

Successful applicants will have access to grant funding of up to £5,000 (excluding VAT) and are advised to work with a UK National Contact Point in support of their project. Applicants are also given access to a highly experienced Innovate UK Business Growth innovation and growth specialist if they are not already a client, to further support their innovation and growth journey.

Please note, call registration opens on 12/11/2024 and closes on 17/01/2025

Programme eligibility

Standard Innovate UK eligibility requirements apply: 

• UK registered business
• Business is trading and not a holding or dormant company
• Business has fewer than 250 employees
• The support to be provided will not exceed their rolling three-year Minimal Financial Assistance Allowance
• Applications must identify a specific Horizon Europe Pillar 2 or Pillar 3 call and the topic to which they will apply.
• Applications to Pillar 3 must be part of a collaborative Horizon Europe project.
• Funding must be used to target calls and topics from the Horizon Europe 2024 work programmes.
• Applicants will be required to work with a UK National Contact Point and engage with Innovate UK Business Growth.

Please see the Innovate Horizon Europe hub pages for further details on the call.

Horizon Europe

There are currently 469 calls open for submission. 

BBSRC International Travel Award Scheme (ITAS)

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and FAPESP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support collaborative applications. It provides for a lead agency agreement whereby participant UKRI research councils receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Brazil-based researchers from the state of São Paulo on behalf of both organisations.

Further Details

Closing date:  Open - no closing date 

MRC Pre-announcement: Japan research collaboration in neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases and dementia

Closing date: TBC

Apply for funding to work with researchers in Japan in the fields of neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. MRC will provide matched funding with the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).

Further Details