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The British Council, via the Newton Fund, invites proposals for its institutional links grants. These aim to initiate and develop research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in the UK and Russia. The objective is also to encourage these collaborations to work with non-academic organisations and individuals to support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.

Proposals must fulfil the following criteria:

•have one principal applicant from the UK and one PA from Russia;

•both PAs must be leading or established researchers;

•PAs must be permanent employees of either non-profit HEIs with the capacity to undertake high-quality research, any UK HEI or a catapult centre in the case of the UK PA;

•both of the PAs lead institutions must have the capacity to

administer the grant;

•organisations affiliated to higher education institutions in the UK or any other country and based in Russia may apply as the lead institution in Russia provided that other eligible HEIs or research organisations are also involved as associated partners in-country.

PAs are encouraged to include associated partners affiliated with other research or HEIs, technology transfer offices, non-profit organisations, for-profit or commercial organisations. Non-profit HEIs or publicly-funded research organisations are eligible to apply as lead institutions.

For-profit organisations and non-profit organisations can participate in but are usually not eligible to apply for grants. Furthermore, for-profit organisations are not eligible to receive any grant funds except to cover travel-associated costs.

Grants are worth between £200,000 and £300,000 each over a period of up to three years, and may cover costs for travel, organising meetings, seminars and training, equipment and consumables.