Events in Physics
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
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(Please note: The opening date is estimated at this stage. When details of the call have been finalised it will be updated to the actual date.) The EPSRC Physical Sciences Theme is highlighting this future call. The Theme will be inviting applications aimed at supporting an internationally leading programme of physical sciences research, to tackle the challenges faced by developing countries. Research projects will be welcomed from across the Physical Sciences Theme 飪佲�檚 remit, which demonstrate a contribution to the global effort to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals 飪� (SDGs). Each of the SDGs has a list of targets that may prove instructive in helping applicants to identify where they might contribute to one or more of the goals. Appropriate collaborators in one or more lower middle income, low income or least developed countries on the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list (PDF) 飩� of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will be a mandatory requirement for proposals submitted through this call. These collaborators may be academic researchers and/or direct beneficiaries of the research outcomes. Overseas Co-Investigators must be researchers based in research organisations in lower middle income, low income or least developed countries on the DAC list of the OECD, excluding upper-middle income countries. We will also support costs associated with research conducted in these countries, for example staff, consumables and field work. Collaborators from upper-middle income countries on the DAC list of the OECD may be included on the proposal as Project Partners, but EPSRC will not contribute to their associated costs. The call will be funded through EPSRC鈥檚 Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) 飩� allocation, with support from the Physical Sciences Theme. A budget of 拢4 million will be available to support 5-10 research projects, which will have a fixed start date of 01 April 2020 and may be up to 24 months in duration. The start point for any project funded via this call must be novel physical sciences research. That research must underpin the majority of the subsequent activities planned for completion during the project. There will be scope in this call for those subsequent activities to span into EPSRC鈥檚 wider remit (e.g. the realm of energy, engineering, healthcare technologies etc.), or beyond (e.g. into the remit of any other of the UKRI Councils or Innovate UK), in order to best serve the Official Development Assistance (ODA) aims of this call. When preparing their proposal, factors that applicants should consider include: Research should be undertaken with the partner country(ies) identified to ensure that it benefits the most vulnerable people in those countries and that the outcome is sustainable; the benefit does not end with the conclusion of the proposed research. Proposals must be compliant with ODA guidelines; evidence of ODA compliance will be required as part of your application. |