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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below a funding opportunity
available from the British Council that I thought you might be
interested in. If you are, please let Linda Wallace and I
know, we would be more than happy to meet with you to discuss
and help support the bid. Please also pass this on to any
colleagues who you think this may appeal to.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Global Innovation Initiative</b> is
a joint effort of the
<b>United States</b> and the <b>United Kingdom</b> to
strengthen global multilateral collaboration through grants to
university consortia focusing on science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related issues of global
significance that foster cutting-edge multinational research
and strengthen institutional international partnerships. The
initiative anticipates funding at least 10 grants of between
<b>£100K - £150K.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Themes<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Proposals that address the following
STEM-related themes will be accepted for the first year’s
competition:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Energy,
environment and climate change;
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Agriculture,
food security and water;
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Global
health and wellbeing;
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Urbanisation.</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Eligibility<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New or existing research partnerships
comprised of at least one higher education institution in the
UK, the US, and at least one of the countries listed below are
invited to apply for a Global Innovation Initiative grant:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Brazil;
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">China;
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">India;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The project will be expected to comment
after 1 April 2014 and conclude within 2 years, proposed
activities may include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Developing
student, faculty & staff, and researcher mobility for
research purposes;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Creating
interdisciplinary research collaboration;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Collaborating
on degrees and other approached to learning and teaching;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Travel
to and presentation at major academic conferences; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Convening
panel discussions or symposia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222222">Grant
Competition closes: </span>
</b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222">16
December 2013</span><span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222222">Guidance for
applicants can be found
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ihe.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/import-content/GII_call_for_proposals_2013_%20guidelines.pdf">here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clare<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Clare
Mclaren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">International
Engagement Co-ordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University
of Strathclyde (RKES)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">T:
+44 (0)141 548 3494<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><img
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Information
for University staff can be found on the R&KE Portal:
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style="color:blue">www.strath.ac.uk/rkeportal</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The
University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered
in Scotland, with registration number SC015263.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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