[Academic] Fwd: New Calls

[Andrew Daley]

Hi Everyone,

Please see the opportunities below which might interest you, including a call for UK-Malaysia partnerships under the Newton fund, and a Huawei innovation programme.

Best regards,
Andrew


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Professor Andrew Daley

Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
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From: Elaine Hurley <elaine.hurley at strath.ac.uk<mailto:elaine.hurley at strath.ac.uk>>
Subject: New Calls
Date: 6 June 2016 at 11:27:37 BST
To: Alison Ramage <a.ramage at strath.ac.uk<mailto:a.ramage at strath.ac.uk>>, Andrew Daley <andrew.daley at strath.ac.uk<mailto:andrew.daley at strath.ac.uk>>, Marie Boyd <marie.boyd at strath.ac.uk<mailto:marie.boyd at strath.ac.uk>>, Robert Mulvey <r.e.mulvey at strath.ac.uk<mailto:r.e.mulvey at strath.ac.uk>>, Sergey Kitaev <sergey.kitaev at strath.ac.uk<mailto:sergey.kitaev at strath.ac.uk>>

Dear all

Please see new calls below:

Newton Fund  - UK-Malaysia partnerships
Please see below details of a recently announced Newton Fund call which can support Small Scale Research Partnerships between the UK and Malaysia.

The call supports up to £100,000 per grant.

There is also the opportunity to bid to work across a number of countries in the region – “Applicants are invited to submit bilateral or trilateral/multilateral collaborative research proposals comprising eligible researchers from the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines or Thailand”. See here for further details.<http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/international/newton/rcuk-dipi/>

Huawei Innovation programme
The Huawei Innovation Research Program (HIRP) provides funding opportunities to leading universities and research institutes conducting innovative research in communication technology, computer science, engineering, and related fields.  See here for further details<http://innovationresearch.huawei.com/IPD/hirp/portal/hirp/hirp-open.html>. Deadline 18 July.  Proposals of up to £50,000 can be supported.

Please contact Michael McTernan from RKES for further details and Michael will be happy to work with anyone in the Faculty should they be of interest.

Many thanks

Elaine

From: Sarah.Tate at fco.gov.uk<mailto:Sarah.Tate at fco.gov.uk> [mailto:Sarah.Tate at fco.gov.uk]
Sent: 30 May 2016 09:17
Cc: Izza.Ismail at fco.gov.uk<mailto:Izza.Ismail at fco.gov.uk>
Subject: Education is GREAT - Funding opportunity- Small Scale Research Partnerships Call (Newton Fund) OFFICIAL

Dear partner

Please see below information about an opportunity for UK Universities wishing to source funding for bilateral research work with Malaysian partners. Please can you disseminate this to the relevant post graduate representatives in your institutions.

Many thanks
Sarah


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I’m pleased to announce the launch of a new research-grant scheme under Newton-Ungku Omar Fund: the Small Scale Research Partnerships Call, co-funded by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE). The scheme is open for research projects between UK and Malaysian academic researchers.

Please do forward to any of your relevant contacts.

(Kindly note that the call is launched regionally, with Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand also joining the call. However, the research projects/applications are meant to be bilateral with the UK only, and not multi-lateral between the SEA countries).

More information on the opportunity can be found in the dedicated webpage<http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/international/newton/rcuk-dipi/> on the Research Councils UK website. A summary of the important points:

Application deadline

2nd August 2016 (Tuesday)

The call deadline is by 16:00 BST (23:00 Malaysian time) on 02 August 2016. Any applications received after this deadline will not be considered for funding.


Topics of research projects (for Malaysia)

•         Creative Economy and Cultural Heritage
•         Energy-Food-Water-Environment Nexus
•         Mental Health
•         Capacity Building in Big Data and Technology Development through Astronomy

Full specification document and explanation of topics can be downloaded here<http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/international/SEASmallResearchCallSpecification-pdf/>.


How to apply

Through a dedicated UK online application system: Je-S application system<https://je-s.rcuk.ac.uk/JeS2WebLoginSite/Login.aspx>
No emailed applications will be considered.

Malaysian applicants should submit an identical application to the MoHE online application system, MYGRANTS (https://mygrants.gov.my/main.php).



Guidelines and application forms

Download here<http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/international/SEASmallResearchCallApplicationGuidance-pdf/> for application guidelines. Eligibility description is included.

Please note that there are specific forms for the submissions – they are all available on the dedicated webpage<http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/international/newton/rcuk-dipi/>.
-          Case for Support
-          Justification of Resources
-          MoHE Financial Guidelines and Costs
-          ODA guidelines


Grant size

Natural sciences: up to £100,000 per grant
Social sciences: approximately £50,000 per grant


Project duration

1 to 2 year collaborative research projects between UK and Malaysian academic researchers.

Successful projects are expected to start in December 2016.



For enquiries, interested applicants should contact:

UK enquiries – Research Councils UK

RCUKNewtonFundEnquiries at rcuk.ac.uk<mailto:RCUKNewtonFundEnquiries at rcuk.ac.uk>

Malaysian enquiries – Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

Mr. Teo Woo Ken (Ken)
teowooken at mohe.gov.my<mailto:teowooken at mohe.gov.my>

Dr Faizah Shaari
faizahs at mohe.gov.my<mailto:faizahs at mohe.gov.my>




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