The Royal Society Joint Project programme is designed to enable international collaboration by providing a mobility grant for researchers to cover travel, subsistence and research
expenses.
The collaboration should be based on a single project including two teams or individuals: one based in the UK and the other based outside the UK. A relationship between both parties should already be established prior to making an application. The collaboration should involve bilateral visits between the UK and the country with which the overseas collaborator is based.
Subjects covered
All sciences, ie the disciplines in which the Society
will elect researchers to the Fellowship of the Royal Society (for further details see the sectional committee section of the website). Countries covered
Currently Joint Projects are available to those in European and Former Soviet Union countries, China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa and certain countries in Latin America. Please check appendix 3 of the scheme notes below for restrictions on the application deadlines for specific countries.
Eligibility
Joint Projects are intended for UK and overseas scientists of proven research ability. The Project Leaders must be of at least postdoctoral status or equivalent.
UK collaborators should be resident within the UK. The UK applicant must hold a permanent or fixed term contract in an eligible organisation which, if it is the latter, continues at least for the duration of the project.
Applications will only be considered for bilateral (not multi-lateral)
projects.
Project teams must be from academia and not industry.
Duration of the Joint Project grant
The Joint Project scheme runs for two years.
Host institutions
UK Project Leaders can be based at any UK research institute. Scientists working in governmental research institutes are not excluded from acting as Project Leaders but they should explain, in a separate email, why their parent institute
is not funding the visit. Value of award
The Joint Project grant provides a maximum of £6000 per year. This may be used to claim the costs of travel and subsistence. Within the £6000 cap, the UK Leader may request up to £1000 maximum for research expenses (excluding computer hardware). Number of awards
Varies
Closing dates
Countries for which direct applications are accepted (please check appendix 3 of the scheme notes
for exceptions as some countries are only eligible for specific deadlines): 12 March, 12 June, 12 September and 12 December in 2008.
For countries with cost-share agreements the parallel deadlines are as follows for 2008 (Please note that the deadlines for partner organisations may not coincide with Royal Society deadlines):
China (NSFC) 1 October; India (CSIR) 12 June and 12 December; Russia (RFBR) 12 September; Taiwan (NSC) 12 March; France (CNRS) 12 March; Ireland (RIA) 12 September.
Awards will be announced 12 weeks after the closing date or after the partner has confirmed acceptance of nominations (where a partner organisation is used). Joint partners
The Royal Society has agreements with funding bodies abroad which we refer to as partner organisations. Please check Partner List, which can be found in the Scheme Notes to determine whether the visitor needs to apply to the academy in their home country in the first instance.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note that your application will be submitted to your university department who will approve it and submit it to the Royal Society. For this reason, we suggest you submit your application to your approving department at least 5 days before the closing date.
It is the responsibility of the UK scientist to submit all applications. Applications received directly from overseas scientists will not be accepted.
If you would like any further information about this scheme, the
e-GAP process, or the submission of your application, please submit an enquiry and select Grants international from the drop down menu.
Before completing the application form all applicants should check that they comply with the eligibility requirements outlined in the Scheme Notes. These requirements are strictly adhered to and any applicant who does not meet them will be excluded from the competition. Final report form
This form is available to download below and should be completed
by the UK Joint Project leader. The form should be completed annually to show the projects progress and to release funding for the consecutive year. The same form should also be used having reached the final year of the project, as stated in the conditions of award. The late submission of report forms may lead to the loss of funding, or a delay of a visit until funding approval is obtained. Please send a copy of this report by post to the Royal Society.