[Faculty] FW: International funding opportunity

[Gardner Smith, Jennifer - (jmgardne)]

Forwarded on behalf of Sangita Pawar:


I'm writing to highlight a new international funding opportunity<http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/filter/gcrf-agriculture-food-systems/>. The study  must be led by a UK investigator but can include US participants.  BBSRC, MRC, ESRC, AHRC and NERC are working in a co-funding partnership to support multidisciplinary Foundation Awards for Global Agriculture and Food Systems. Foundation awards aim to be flexible, moderately sized, short to medium-term investments targeted towards novel research objectives - that address the challenges faced by the developing world. Up to £16.3M is available based on the quality of proposals received. BBSRC is leading and managing the call on behalf of the other funders with an anticipated BBSRC budget in the region of £12M and funding support from MRC, ESRC, AHRC and NERC.

Aims
The aims of GCRF Foundation Awards for Global Agriculture and Food Systems Research are to:

  *   deploy existing UK research strengths and/or emerging capabilities in specific research area(s) relevant to agriculture and food challenges in Low and/or Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
  *   promote multidisciplinary approaches in addressing the challenges
  *   encourage, where applicable, research partnerships between UK research teams and LMICs
  *   build on any existing UK-LMICs links
  *   develop new or enhanced research capacity for addressing the agriculture and food challenges of LMICs


Possible uses of foundation awards might include elements of, but are not limited to, the following:


·         exploratory or pump-priming research studies for investigation of new approaches and/or generation of preliminary data

·         developing new (particularly multidisciplinary) research collaborations or partnerships

·         extending the scope of existing research for wider application in LMICs

·         creating effective pathways to impact for the application of research in LMICs

·         sampling and/or data collection, where it includes some additional research analysis and integration

·         development or modification of relevant research tools or techniques

·         enhancing capability and/or capacity (e.g. placements and/or two-way exchanges - within appropriate immigration frameworks)


If you know anyone who might be interested in applying, please do forward these details and let us know if anyone applies for this opportunity.


Kind Regards,

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