The adoption and the publication of the work programme by the Commission are expected in mid-October 2015. Only the adopted work programme will have legal value.
This adoption will be announced on the Horizon 2020 website and on the Participant Portal.
This call is for proposals to carry out a multi-disciplinary evidence review of the relationship between poverty and stress, low level anxiety and depression across the life-course.
Further information
There is evidence that poverty and stress, low level anxiety and depression are associated in some way, even if there is not a simple causal link. JRF has published reviews which have touched on this including psychological perspectives on poverty and how much money matters to health, adult and children’s outcomes.
This multi-disciplinary evidence review should include consideration of the main ways in which poverty and stress, low level anxiety and depression may be linked. In particular the two-way causality between poverty and stress, low level anxiety and depression:
To support this challenge-led approach EPSRC invites applications for NetworkPlus proposals that seek to establish new research communities around one of the Healthcare Technologies Grand Challenges.
The aims of the NetworkPlus awards are to:
Networks are intended to be UK-wide and must have representation from several disciplines and institutions. It is essential that user engagement is considered in the wider network membership. Each proposal must explain the fit to the chosen challenge area and demonstrate evidence of how they will connect with on-going excellent research in the UK to grow and develop the network.
Peer review for this call will consist of a multi-stage process.
Applicants should submit an Intention to Submit by 08 September 2015; those who have not submitted an intention to submit will be ineligible for this call. The closing time and date for full proposals is 16:00 on 06 October 2015.
Resources
The AHRC Research Grants Schemes are intended to support well-defined research projects enabling individual researchers to collaborate with, and bring benefits to, other individuals and organisations through the conduct of research. This scheme is not intended to support individual scholarship. principal investigators must meet the additional eligibility criteria as outlined in the AHRC Funding Guide.
Please note that as a minimum, all applications under the grants scheme will be required to include a principal investigator and at least one co-investigator jointly involved in the development of the research proposal, its leadership and management and leading to significant jointly authored research outputs.
The early career route provides grants for projects with a full economic cost (fEC) between £50,000 and £250,000 for a varying duration up to a limit of 60 months.
Please note that the assessment process for a Research Grants scheme application (Standard, Speculative and Early Career routes) takes approximately 30 weeks and the earliest start date for a project should be no earlier than 9 months after submission to the AHRC.
How to make an application
For all routes of the research grants scheme you must submit an application through the cross-council Joint Electronic Submission – (Je-S) System. If you need any assistance to use the system, please contact the JE-S helpdesk on 01793 444164 or on JesHelp@rcuk.ac.uk.
AHRC Funding Guide (PDF, 1.8MB)
provides an overview of the different routes of the Research Grants Scheme. It details the eligibility criteria, assessment criteria, information on how to apply, application deadlines, eligible dates and terms and conditions of awards. You must ensure that you meet all of the eligibility criteria before submitting an application.
Impact Summary and Pathways to Impact: – Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 178KB)
RCUK Impact Requirements – Frequently Asked Questions
Examples of Impact from AHRC-funded projects (PDF, 296KB)
The AHRC work with the RCUK Shared Services Centre (SSC) to deliver all of our funding activities. All queries regarding eligibility for funding and applications in progress and also queries regarding current awards, should be directed to the SSC team dealing with your subject area using the contacts page.
It is a unique means for them to jointly develop their own ideas and new initiatives across all fields in science and technology, including social sciences and humanities, through pan-European networking of nationally funded research activities. Based on a European intergovernmental framework for cooperation in science and technology, COST has been contributing – since its creation in 1971 – to closing the gap between science, policy makers and society throughout Europe and beyond. As a precursor of advanced multidisciplinary research, COST plays a very important role in building a European Research Area (ERA).
It anticipates and complements the activities of the EU Framework Programmes, constituting a “bridge” towards the scientific communities of COST Inclusiveness Target Countries. It also increases the mobility of researchers across Europe and fosters the establishment of scientific excellence.
COST invites proposals for Actions contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe.
The Call is open to ideas in all fields of Science and Technology including Humanities and Social Sciences. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged.
The COST Open Call will continue having the spring and autumn Collection Dates, when all submitted proposals are gathered and evaluated.
The new set of COST Implementation Rules outlines procedures and conditions for participating in and setting up COST Actions.
The new Action Proposal Submission, Evaluation, Selection and Approval (SESA) procedure is fully science and technology-driven and will ensure a simple, transparent and competitive proposal evaluation and selection process, in line with the bottom-up, open and inclusive principles of COST.
The guidelines for the SESA procedure and evaluation criteria are available here. The anonymity criterion is also described in detail here.
Researchers benefit from a one-stage submission. The proposal requires filling in several sections via the new e-COST online submission tool as well as the Technical Annex of up to 15 pages, uploaded via the same tool.
The way to a successful COST Action proposal: SESA procedure explained
This video will take you through the entire Open Call process. You can also download the basic presentation
The British Council provides access to a large number of collaboration opportunities with academics for institutional links, travel grants, and workshops.
Partner countries include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillipines, Thailand, Khazahstan, Mexico, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, Morocco, UAE and Quatar.
The full set of current opportunities can be accessed here:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/current-opportunities
The European Commission Horizon 2020: Industrial Leadership will shortly be inviting proposals, under the leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing, and biotechnology work programme, for its H2020-FoF-2016 factories of the future call.
The call is expected to open on 1 October 2015 and the anticipated deadline is 21 January 2016. More information is expected to be published in the third quarter of 2015. The following information, including which topics may be addressed in this call, is subject to change.
Proposals may address the following topics:
•FoF-01-2016 novel hybrid approaches for additive and subtractive manufacturing machines;
•FoF-02-2016 machinery and robot systems in dynamic shop floor environments using novel embedded cognitive functions;
•FoF-03-2016 zero-defect strategies at system level for multi-stage manufacturing in production lines;
•FoF-04-2016 continuous adaptation of work environments with changing levels of automation in evolving production systems;
•FoF-05-2016 support for the further development of additive manufacturing technologies in Europe.
Proposals must take the form of research and innovation actions, innovation actions or coordination and support actions, depending on the topic.
Research and innovation actions and innovation actions require participation by at least three legal entities, each established in a different EU member state or associated country.
Coordination and support actions require at least one legal entity established in a member state or associated country.
All H2020 funding calls allow third country partners who secure their own funding to participate in consortia.
The indicative budget for this call is €77 million.
Closing date 21 Jan 16
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/nanotechnologies-advanced-materials-advanced-manufacturing-and-processing-and
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The Leverhulme Trust invites applications for its study abroad studentships. These support an extended period of advanced study or research at a centre of learning overseas, excluding the US. All subject areas may be considered, with the exception of studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans or animals, or research that is intended to inform clinical practice or the development of medical applications.
Applicants must have been resident in the UK for at least five years and hold an undergraduate degree from a UK institution. Applicants should also either be a student at the time of application or have been registered as a student within the last eight years.
Studentships comprise £18,000 per year for basic maintenance costs, a dependent partner allowance of £6,000, return airfare and baggage allowance. They may include further allowances, such as tuition fees and a contribution to essential research costs, at the trust’s discretion. Awards support periods between 12 and 24 months.
Closing date 11 Jan 16
Deadline information Applications are invited between 1 September 2015 and 4pm, 11 January 2016. This call is repeated once a year.
Further information:
https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/study-abroad-studentships
The European Commission Horizon 2020, under its Innovation in SMEs programme, will shortly be inviting proposals for its H2020-INNOSUP-2016 enhancing SME innovation capacity by providing better innovation support call. More information will be released in the third quarter of 2015. The following information, including which topics may be addressed in this call, are subject to change.
Proposals may address the following topics:
•INNOSUP-1-2016 capacity building support and exchange on good practices of the national contact points for SMEs and access to risk finance under H2020;
•INNOSUP-X-2016 SME innovation detachment/fellowship;
•INNOSUP-X-2016 services to accelerate the uptake of advanced manufacturing technologies;
•INNOSUP-X-2016 SMEs for social innovation – challenge platform;
•INNOSUP-X-2016 innovating SMEs – segmentation along lifecycle and sectors;
•INNOSUP-X-2016 cluster animated projects for new industrial value chains;
•INNOSUP-X-2016 peer learning for innovation agencies.
Proposals must take the form of coordination and support actions, research actions or innovation actions, depending on the topic addressed.
Research actions and innovation actions require participation by at least three legal entities, each established in a different EU member state or associated country.
Coordination and support actions require at least one legal entity established in a member state or associated country. All H2020 funding calls allow third country partners who secure their own funding to participate in consortia.
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/innovation-smes
Proposals may address the following topics:
•EEB 01-2016 highly efficient insulation materials with improved properties;
•EEB 02-2016 performance indicators and monitoring techniques for energy-efficiency and environmental quality at building and district level;
•EEB 03-2016 integration of advanced technologies for heating and cooling at building and district level;
•EEB 04-2016 new technologies and strategies for the development of pre-fabricated elements through the reuse and recycling of construction materials and structures.
Proposals must take the form of research and innovation actions, innovation actions or coordination and support actions depending on the topic addressed.
Research and innovation actions and innovation actions require participation by at least three legal entities, each established in a different EU member state or associated country. Coordination and support actions require at least one legal entity established in a member state or associated country.
All H2020 funding calls allow third country partners who secure their own funding to participate in consortia.
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/nanotechnologies-advanced-materials-advanced-manufacturing-and-processing-and
Closing date 21 Jan 16
The indicative budget for this call is €49 million.