IVVN Laboratory Exchange Awards, 2019

Deadline for applicants: 17 Oct 2019

The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) aims to promote vaccine research and development against livestock pathogens that cause diseases significant to low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). The remit of the IVVN includes all species that are of agricultural significance in LMICs including (but not limited to) poultry, aquaculture, ruminants and swine with an emphasis on molecular and cellular biology work relevant to vaccine development. Key aims of the IVVN are to bring together partners from academia, industry and other sectors, and to form partnerships between researchers based in the UK and LMICs.

Grants are available for laboratory exchange projects (“projects”) to cover travel, accommodation and laboratory consumables, and to facilitate transfer of technological experience to laboratories in the IVVN and/or to allow highly specialised proof-of-concept pieces of work to be conducted by IVVN members. Grants are available for projects up to a maximum £10,000 (at 100% FEC), via competitive application to the Network Management Board (NMB). Both visiting and hosting researchers must be IVVN membersin order to submit an application.

Funding eligibility Applicants:

Funding is for IVVN members only. IVVN Members based at academic institutes, governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and industry are eligible to apply for funding. All applicationsfor funding must be accompanied by letters of support from both the visiting’s research organisation and hosting research organisation.

Activities supported:

All projects must be within the scope of the IVVN network and its remit.  

Activities not supported: 

Research outside the IVVN objectives and remit; projects from non-members of IVVN; projects without a UK-based researcher.

Value of grant:

Up to £10,000 (at 100% FEC).

For more information, or to apply, visit the call webpage.