Newton Programme Vietnam is now offering three opportunities dedicated to research individuals and institutions.
(12/09/2016)
Newton Fund grants
managed by British Council in Vietnam and Newton Fund grants
managed by British Embassy in Hanoi. Details as follows:
Newton
Fund grants managed by British Council in Vietnam
1. Newton Researcher Links Travel grants: provide
financial support for Vietnam based early-career researchers to undertake an
international research placement in three months in the UK to
strengthen links for future collaboration, build research capacity in
developing economies, and enhance the researcher's career opportunities.
· Deadline: 16.00
(UK time) on 19 September 20162.
2. Newton Institutional Links grants: provide financial support for Vietnam
and UK institutions to establish links beyond the level of the individual
researcher and innovation practitioner, opening up opportunities for more
sustainable, solution-oriented collaborations between academic groups as well
as with the private and third sector (e.g. SMEs, NGOs, technology transfer
offices and other not-for-profit organizations).
Size of grant: £75,000 - £150,000 for 18 -
24 months
Deadline: 16.00
(UK time) on 19 September 2016 1600 UK time
Newton
Fund grants managed by British Embassy in Hanoi
3. British Academy Newton Mobility Grants: provide
support for international researchers based in a country covered by the Newton
Fund to establish and develop collaboration with UK researchers around a
specific jointly defined research project.
Grants for South
Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam are offered up to a maximum of £10,000 for one
year.
Deadline: 14 September 2016