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WelcometotheResearcherLinksWorkshopGrantsApplication

ResearcherLinksWorkshopsbringtogetherEarlyCareerResearchersfromtheUKandpartnercountriestomakeinternationalconnectionsthatcanimprovethequalityoftheirresearch.

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Instructions

WelcometotheResearcherLinksWorkshopGrantsApplication

ResearcherLinksWorkshopsbringtogetherEarlyCareerResearchersfromtheUKandpartnercountriestomakeinternationalconnectionsthatcanimprovethequalityoftheirresearch.

BeforecompletingthisapplicationpleasereadtheRussiaWorkshopGuidelinesforfulldetailsoneligibilityandparticipatingpartnercountriesaswellasimportantinformationtohelpyoucompleteastrongapplication.

Instructions on how to fill out theform

Thisapplicationformcanbesavedatanytimebeforecompletingorsubmittingit.Inordertosavetheformandcompleteitlater,clickonthe'Save'buttonatthetoporbottomofthepage.Theformisalsoautomaticallysavedasyounavigatethroughthepages.

Pleaseseetheguidelinesprovidedinthelinksaboveforfurtherinformation.

YourapplicationIDisshownbelow.PleaseusethisIDinallcorrespondencewithBritishCouncil.

ApplicationID

Contact

IfyouhaveanyqueriesaboutthiscallorifyouencounteranytechnicalissueswiththeonlineapplicationpleasecontacttheResearcherLinksTeam:

leasespecifythatyourqueryrelatestotheResearcher Links Workshop Grantscall.

Deadline forsubmission

16:00 (UK time) 08 June2018.

We look forward to receiving yourApplication.UK Researcher LinksTeam

How we use yourinformation

TheBritishCouncilwillusetheinformationthatyouareprovidingforthepurposesofprocessingyourapplication,makinganyawards,monitoringandreviewofanyaward.WeshallshareanynecessarydataonyourapplicationwiththeUKDepartmentofBusiness,EnergyandIndustrialStrategyandwithourfundingpartnersinyourcountryinordertoassistwithmanagementoftheapplicationprocess;anydecisionsongrantswill be made in collaboration withthem.

Organisationdetails,wherecollected,areusedformonitoringandevaluationandstatisticalpurposes.Genderinformation,wherecollected,isusedsolelyinpreparingstatisticalreports.

TheBritishCouncilcollectscountryoforiginforreportingandstatisticalpurposesandtocontact you within your owncountry.

UnderUKDataProtectionlawyouhavetherighttoaskforacopyoftheinformationweholdonyou,andtherighttoaskustocorrectanyinaccuraciesinthatinformation.IfyouwantmoreinformationaboutthispleasecontactyourlocalBritishCouncilofficeortheData Protection or see ourwebsite

Please tick relevant Workshopstatus

Summarydetails

Working title ofworkshop

Duration of workshop(days)

Workshoplocation

Workshopstartdate:(PleaseensurethedatesarewithinthosespecifiedintheGuidelines)

Pleaseensureyourenddateisaftertheproposedstartdate:

UKapplicant

UK applicant name andtitle

UK applicantgender

UKapplicantinstitution(pleasespecifyif'Other')

Institutiontype

Partnerapplicant

Partner applicantgender

Partner country applicantinstitution

1.ProposalSummary

2.WorkshopAims

Listthemainobjectivesoftheworkshopanddescribehowyouwillachievethem.[Nomore than 2,000characters]

3.Participants

Describethetargetaudienceoftheworkshopparticipants-includingcareerstage,educationalandscientificbackgrounds,andcountryofresidence.[Nomorethan1,000characters]

HowwilltheworkshopbeadvertisedandbroughttotheattentionofthetargetaudienceofpotentialparticipantsandtootherinterestedpartiessuchasNGOs,localandnationalgovernments? [No more than 1,000characters.]

How many UK and partner country participants are envisaged? Are there planstoincludeparticipantswhoarenottobesupportedbytheResearcherLinksgrantand,ifso,howmanyoftheseareanticipatedandhowwilltheybefunded?[Nomorethan1,000characters]

3.1 Details of proposed senior researchers to act asmentors

Mentor1

Name

Position

Department

Institution

Field ofexpertise

Shortexplanationtoindicatetheircontributiontotheworkshop.[Nomorethan500characters]

Mentor2

Title

Name

Institution

Country

Field ofexpertise

Shortexplanationtoindicatetheircontributiontotheworkshop.[Nomorethan500characters]

Mentor3

Title

Name

Position

Department

Shortexplanationtoindicatetheircontributiontotheworkshop.[Nomorethan500characters]

Mentor4

Shortexplanationtoindicatetheircontributiontotheworkshop.[Nomorethan500characters]

4.WorkshopDetails

Describe the topic(s) to be addressed in the Workshop. Include thetechnicalbackgroundtothetheme,makingacasefortheimportanceandthetimelinessofa workshopinthissubjectareatothepartnercountry.[Nomorethan1,000characters]

Haseither/anyoftheleadapplicantspreviouslyreceivedaResearcherLinksgrantfora similar workshopproposal?

Doestheworkshopbuilduponpre-existinglinksbetweentheapplicantsortheirinstitutions? [No more than 500characters]

5.WorkshopLogistics

Referringtotheworkshopguidelines,pleaseprovideadraftagendafortheworkshop,includingdescriptionsandtimingsforthesessionsthatareplanned.[Nomorethan2,000characters]

Briefly describe the facilities available to the organisers (such asvenues,accommodationandproximitytotravelnetworks).[Nomorethan500characters]

Please provide details on how the UK and partner country institution(s) willworktogether,referringtotheroletheyhaveinthecollaboration,thevaluetheyaddandtherelevanceandbenefitofthecollaborationtoeachpartner.[Nomorethan1000characters]

6.1ApplicantStrengths

TelluswhytheUKandpartnercountryapplicantsareparticularlywell-suitedtoorganisethis workshop at this time. Include their past experience in organising nationalandinternationalworkshops/meetings,thescientificstandingoftheapplicantsandtheirinstitutions, and any previous interactions that the applicants and/or theirinstitutionshavehadwitheachother.[Nomorethan2,000characters]

6.2ApplicantBackgrounds

UKCoordinator Title

Firstname

Institution (Please enter the full legalname)

Non-UKaddress

Address line1

Address line2 Town/cityPostcode

UK region (ifapplicable)

UK coordinator emailaddress

Education history [No more than 1,000characters]

Employmenthistory[Nomorethan1,000characters]

Academictrackrecord(includingrelevantpublicationsandfunding)[Nomorethan1000characters]

Haveyou,yourgrouporyourdepartmentreceivedaResearcherLinksorInstitutionalLinksgrantfromtheBritishCouncilinthepast?

Haveyou,yourgrouporyourdepartmentpreviouslysubmittedanyResearcherLinksorInstitutionalLinksapplicationsthatwerenotfunded?

Haveyou,yourgrouporyourdepartmentreceivedNewtonfundingthatwasnotadministered by the BritishCouncil?

HeadofDepartment(orequivalent).Thiswillbethepersonwhohastheauthoritytoapprove thisapplication.

EmailaddressofHeadofDepartment(orequivalent)

Name of UK Institution LegalRepresentative

Email address of UK Institution LegalRepresentative

Formallegaldescriptionofcontractingentityincludingregisteredofficeaddress

Partner ApplicantBackgrounds

Title

Institutiontype

Name ofInstitution

Non-UKaddress

Address line1

Address line2 Town/cityPostcode

Partner coordinator emailaddress

Education history [No more than 1,000characters]

Employmenthistory[Nomorethan1,000characters]

Academictrackrecord(includingrelevantpublicationsandfunding)[Nomorethan1000characters]

Haveyou,yourgrouporyourdepartmentreceivedaResearcherLinksorInstitutionalLinksgrantfromtheBritishCouncilinthepast?

Haveyou,yourgrouporyourdepartmentpreviouslysubmittedanyResearcherLinksorInstitutionalLinksapplicationsthatwerenotfunded?

Haveyou,yourgrouporyourdepartmentreceivedNewtonfundingthatwasnotadministered by the BritishCouncil?

HeadofDepartment(orequivalent).Thiswillbethepersonwhohastheauthoritytoapprove thisapplication.

EmailaddressofHeadofDepartment(orequivalent)

7.Outcomes/Impact

Pleaseidentifyrelevantstakeholdersandpotentialusersoftheresearchaddressedbythisworkshopanddescribeanyexistingengagementwiththem.[Nomorethan1,000characters]

Pleaseoutlinehowyouintendtoengagewiththesegroups.[Nomorethan500characters.]

8.Capacity Building andSustainability

Howwilltheworkshopcontributetotheprofessionaldevelopmentandcapacitybuildingoftheparticipantsandthewiderresearchgroup(s)involved?[Nomorethan1,000characters]

IstheproposedworkshoppartofanexistingcollaborationbetweentheUKandpartnercountryinstitutions?

Whatplansdoyouhavetomaintainandgrowthelinksbetweentheapplicants'institutionsandtobroadenthesetootherinterestedparties?Inparticular,definethebasisforcontinuingcollaborationandthepotentialfundingsourcesformaintainingit.[No more than 1,000characters]

9.Budget

PleaserefertotheGuidelinesforcountryspecificallowancesavailableforeachcategory,ensuringyoudonotexceedthemaximumallowancelimitsspecified

Numberofparticipantsfromthepartnercountry.PleasenotethatthenumberofpartnercountryparticipantsneedstomatchthenumberofUKparticipants.

Please note that the budget costsneedto be rounded to the nearest £value

Additional workshop costs (seeguidelinesfor country-specificmaximum)

Domestic travel totalcosts

Total budgetrequest

Subsistence totalcosts

A contribution for applicants withspecialneeds can be requested by writingto

equests will be assessed ona

case-by-casebasis

Forcountrieswherematchfundingisrequired,pleasestatefinancialorin-kindcontribution match funding bypartner

10.Assessment of the proposed workshopproposal

Please indicatewhichof the followingReviewPanels is themost appropriate toassessyourproposal

Pleaseselectupto3specialismsunderyourselectedpanelonly:

Subject area1

Subject area2

Subject area3 Other

11.FurtherDocuments

ThestatementsofsupportfromthetwoHeadsofDepartmentshouldincludecommentson the followingquestions:

Why is this researchimportant?
Why do you want to make contact with thisinstitution?
How will the link besustained?

Forthesupportingletterfromthehomeinstitution:ifaresearcherisnotonalongtermcontract,pleaseconfirmthattheresearchvisitwillresultinalongertermcollaboration

Pleaseensurethecombinedsizeofthedocumentsdoesnotexceed5MB.

Please provide signed letters of supportfrom:

HeadofDepartment(orequivalent)oftheUKInstitution

HeadofDepartment(orequivalent)ofthepartnercountryinstitution.

Additionaldocuments(combined)ifrequestedinAnnex1-Countryspecificrequirements of theGuidelines

12.Pre-submissionchecks

Pleasemakesurethatyouhavefilledinallrequiredfieldsbeforeclickingon"Next"

HaveyouobtainedpermissiontosubmitthisapplicationonbehalfoftheUKandpartnercountryinstitutions?

TheUKorPartnercountryinstitutioniswillingtoreceivethefundsandsignthegrantagreement

BoththeUKandPartnerCountryapplicants'homeinstitutionshavetheprofessionalresources,competenciesandqualificationsnecessarytocompletetheproposedaction.

DoestheUKFreedomofInformationActapplytoyourorganisation?

NeithertheUKnorthePartnerCountryapplicants'homeinstitutionarebankrupt,beingwoundup,orhavingtheiraffairsadministeredbythecourts.

I confirm theabove

NeithertheUKnorthePartnerCountryApplicantshomeinstitutionhaveenteredintoanarrangementwithcreditorsorsuspendedbusinessactivities,orhaveanyanalogoussituation arising from a similar procedure provided for by national legislationorregulations

I confirm theabove

NeithertheUKApplicantnorthePartnerCountryApplicantareguiltyofgraveprofessionalmisconductprovenbyanymeanswhichthecontractingauthoritycanjustify.

I confirm theabove

NeithertheUKApplicantnotthePartnerCountryPrincipleApplicanthavebeenthesubjectofajudgementwhichhastheforceofresjudicataforfraud,corruption,involvementinacriminalorganisationoranyotherillegalactivitydetrimentaltotheBritishCouncilandpartnerorganisations'financialinterests.

I confirm theabove

Neither the UK Applicant nor the Partner Country Applicant are guiltyofmisrepresentationinsupplyingtheinformationrequiredasaconditionforparticipationinthegrantawardprocedureoroffailuretosupplythisinformation.

I confirm theabove

If your workshop is not going to be organised by the British Council, have yousolicited willingnessfromoneofthetwocoordinators'institutions(usuallytheUKinstitutionbutinsome cases the partner country institution) to receive the funds and sign agrantagreement with the BritishCouncil?

InordertocomplywithUKgovernmentlegislation,theBritishCouncilmayatanypointduringtheapplicationprocess,carryoutsearchesofrelevantthirdpartyscreeningdatabasestoensurethatneithertheapplicantinstitutionsnoranyoftheapplicants’employees,partners,directors,shareholdersislisted:

asanindividualorentitywithwhomnationalorsupranationalbodieshavedecreed organisations should not have financialdealings;
asbeingwantedbyInterpoloranynationallawenforcementbodyinconnectionwithcrime;
asbeingsubjecttoregulatoryactionbyanationalorinternationalenforcementbody;
asbeingsubjecttoexport,tradeorprocurementcontrolsor(inthecaseofanindividual) as being disqualified from being a company director;and/or
asbeingaheightenedriskindividualororganisation,or(inthecaseofanindividual)apoliticallyexposedperson.IftheapplicantoranyotherpartyislistedinaScreeningDatabaseforanyofthereasonssetoutabove,theBritishCouncilwill assess the applicant as ineligible to apply for this grantcall.

TheapplicantmustprovidetheBritishCouncilwithallinformationreasonablyrequestedby the British Council to complete the screeningsearches.

Beforecontinuing,pleaseconfirmyouhavereadandunderstoodtheabovenotice.

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