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The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research council invites applications for its funding for international centre-to-centre research collaborations. This provides opportunities for leading UK research groups to work in partnership with the best international researchers. Proposals may consists of a single research project or a suite of related research activities that address any topic within the council鈥檚 remit, and be either for new collaborations or build on existing relationships.
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Individual UK investigators and research centres must apply in partnership with at least one overseas partner organisation, which may be a university, public sector research organisation or publicly funded research institute. Each applicant team must hold at least one strategic EPSRC grant or a portfolio of EPSRC grants worth at least 拢3 million, with all grant end dates after 1 May 2018. Partner organisations may be based in a low- or middle-income country, but the proposal does not need to comply with Official Development Assistance requirements. Industry engagement is strongly encouraged where appropriate. UK applicants may only be named as a PI or co-investigator on one proposal. Each proposal is expected to request funding for at least two full-time equivalent postdoctoral researchers.
The budget is 拢15 million and it aims to fund 10 to 15 projects.