Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
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Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), United States (US) National Science Foundation (NSF), US National Institutes of Health (NIH), US National Institute of Food and Agriculture Department of Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), US–Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,000,000
Maximum award:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
30 August 2024
Opening date:
30 August 2024 9:00am UK time
Closing date:
20 November 2024 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding for internationally collaborative projects to understand the ecological, evolutionary and social drivers of infectious disease transmission in animals, humans and plants, using a quantitative or mathematical approach combined with qualitative principles.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for funding from UKRI or Defra and collaborate with a partner from the USA. You can also have partners from China and Israel to form tri or quadrilateral collaborations.
The full economic cost of your project can be up to £1 million, funding available for up to four years.
Who can apply
The collaborative projects must include a project lead from the US who will lead the submission through the National Science Foundation (NSF) process.
The UK project lead’s institution will be responsible for receiving and distributing funding to UK institutions.
UK researchers can apply for
* research projects
* research coordination networks (RCNs)
* planning proposals
with partners from the USA, China or Israel. Please see the What we are looking for section for more information about RCNs and planning proposals.
Applicants for the UK component must meet the UKRI eligibility rules and be based at one of the following:
* higher education institution
* research council institute
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UKRI has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.
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Before applying for funding, check and understand all eligibility rules affecting you by reading our guidance: .
Your international research team must be multi-disciplinary with the aim to combine knowledge across disciplines. It is strongly recommended that proposals demonstrate good integration of mathematical, computational, and social scientists with life scientists interested in infectious diseases of animals, humans, and plants. More information about the multi-disciplinary nature of Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) is detailed in the What we are looking for section below and can be found on the .
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.
We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:
* career breaks
* support for people with caring responsibilities
* flexible working
* alternative working patterns