wellcome trust BROADENING OUR HORIZONS SCHEME

SUMMARY GUIDELINES

The Wellcome Trust Broadening our Horizons Schemecrosses all careerstages and pathways (researchers, core facilities’staff and technicians) and allows individuals to raisetheir research profile and, in so doing, that ofNewcastle. The scheme will develop networks,foster the learning of new skills and expertise, andthereby develop research collaborations and multidisciplinaryresearch ideas.

The scheme will provide funding to cover travel, accommodation costs and meeting expenses (where no external funding schemes exist for this purpose) to allow researchers to:

  • attend specialist training courses or conferences;
  • undertake short placements in other labs and scientific facilities develop collaborations, strengthen existing skills or to develop skills and expertise in a new technique or discipline;
  • organise small meetings and sandpit events in order to bring researchers from different research disciplines together;

for Early Career Researchers

  • allow them to receive mentorship from a research leader in their field outside Newcastle in order to develop their own career and professional network and to increase links between external leaders and Newcastle.

This is a reactive scheme, so applications can be received at any time, and funds will be distributed until they run out.

wellcome trust BROADENING OUR HORIZONS SCHEME

APPLICATION FORM

Title/Name of Activity:
Start Date: / End Date: / Duration:
Name of Applicant: / Institute:
Email: / Telephone:
Activity / Costs
£
Total funding
£
Please also indicate any other financial contribution to be made (eg by PI, Institute):
Proposal
Summary of proposal (50 words max)
Background, objectives and details of the proposed activity including significance of the potential project(600 words max)
Description of key outcomes/deliverables including how these will be shared/disseminated and any consequent future activity.(300 words max)
Justification for the funds requested:(150 words max)
I confirm that I will provide a brief report on the use and benefit of the funds at the end of the activity and at 12 months following the end of the award.
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