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The UK Space Agency invites proposals for the open call of its international partnership programme. This supports the use of space based solutions, applications and capability to provide a sustainable, economic or societal benefit to emerging nations and developing economies. Special emphasis will be placed on projects focusing on:

•South and Central America, North and West Africa, applicable members of the Commonwealth, applicable Pacific Island states and South East Asia and Central Asia, excluding China, India and Pakistan, or;

•prioritisation of UN sustainability goals.

UK and international organisations may apply. All proposals must include a clearly identified international partner from the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee list. Project can be conducted in consortium with any UK or international company, including NGOs, universities, research institutes, overseas private sector companies, overseas charities or overseas government organisation or space agencies.

The UK Space Agency invites applications for the Aurora science programme. This supports science associated with

planetary exploration to enhance the UK’s capabilities and cross-disciplinary approach to planetary science. Applications are particularly welcome in:

•InSight and TGO data exploitation;

•preparation for data exploitation of 2020 ExoMars;

•science research activities in collaboration with the robotic exploration unit within the ESA Centre at Harwell, for example activities around sample curation and

understanding contamination introduced by a missions sample processing system.

Funding may support: fellowships for early-career researchers or for existing academics to discipline-hop; postdoctorate research assistants; support for academics to participate in international science teams and studentships

Academics and individual scientists, from the UK or overseas, working at a UK research organisations may apply.

Funding for postdoctorate research assistants may be available for up to three years, whereas funding for fellowships may be offered for up to three years, but can be held part-time for up to six years.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council, under the Global Challenges Research Fund, invites applications for its foundation award. This supports projects which address challenges faced by low and middle income countries and strengthen the capability for research and innovation in support of economic development and welfare, within the UK and LMICs. Activities may include the following elements:

•developing new capacity building and research collaborations or partnerships, including training at all career levels;

•partnership building including networks, seminars and workshops to explore and identify areas for co-operation and to enhance the building of partnerships and collaborations, secondments and movement of people between the UK and overseas research organisations and between research organisations, industry, third sector and government;

•extending the scope of existing activities for wider application in LMICs;

•exploratory or pump priming research studies for investigation of new approaches and generation of preliminary data;

•creating effective pathways to impact in LMICs.

RCUK approved UK HEIs, research council institutes and independent research organisations may apply as lead research organisations. Lead applicants must be employed within a research organisation groups previously or currently funded by the STFC core science programme or within STFC laboratories or facilities. Proposals must demonstrate that the science, technology and expertise involved originated from the STFC core science programme or facilities.

The total budget is up to £4 million and funding is available for 15-20 small projects worth up to £100,000 for up to one year aimed at exploring the needs of LMICs, building collaborations and piloting activities. Funding is also available for three to five larger projects worth over £100,000 for up to two years, with mandatory consortium with partners from LMICs, where collaboration and proven approaches are established and in a position to deliver long term, sustainable impact targeted at the challenges faces by the developing countries.

The Royal Academy of Engineering, in partnership with the Leverhulme Trust invite applications for its senior research fellowships. These enable engineering academics to concentrate on full-time research in any engineering discipline by relieving them of their administrative and teaching responsibilities. In addition, funding enables a junior academic to gain teaching and administrative experience by covering the duties of the awardee.

Applicants should hold a permanent teaching position at a UK university at lecturer, senior lecturer or reader level. They must be teaching an engineering discipline at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Applicants must also demonstrate a significant administrative workload which prevents them dedicating enough time for research. Applications from mid-career candidates are particularly encouraged. Applications from women and other underrepresented groups across engineering are also encouraged.

Up to seven fellowships cover the costs of a replacement academic to cover all teaching and administrative duties for up to one year. A support fund of up to £2,500 is also available for research costs such as travel, conference attendance, subsistence and laboratory consumables.