The Royal Society - International Exchanges Scheme Round 3, Oct 2018

The International Exchanges Scheme is designed to offer a flexible platform for UK based scientists to interact with the best scientists around the world. Funds for a contribution towards travel, subsistence and research expenses can be requested for either a one-off short visit to explore opportunities for building lasting networks or for bilateral visits to strengthen emerging collaborations. The scheme is not intended to support continued research activities between a UK applicant and a coapplicant who was a former colleague or PhD student or to support other existing or recent collaborations between the applicant and co-applicant. Rather, the scheme is intended to stimulate new collaborations between scientists in the UK and overseas.

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Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research experience and hold a permanent or fixed-term contract in an eligible university or research institute, which must span the duration of the project. Collaborations should be based on a single project involving (or lead by) ‘the applicant’ (UK based scientist) and ‘the co-applicant’ (overseas based scientist).

Awards are available for either up to 3 months, 1 year or 2 years.

The funding available is dependent upon the length of the visit. Applicants may request:

• up to £3,000 for one-off travel lasting up to 3 months
• up to £6,000 for multiple visits to be completed within 1 year (including a maximum of £1,000 for research expenses)
• up to £12,000 for multiple visits to be completed within 2 years (including a maximum of £2,000 for research expenses)

Find out more and how to apply here.