UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity

Open UKRI funding opportunity · Grant. Open with no closing date. Opportunity page: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-sbe-lead-agency-opportunity/

The SBE-UKRI lead agency opportunity is currently paused and will not consider expressions of interest or applications until further notice. Other UKRI-NSF funding opportunities are not affected by this pause.

This opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative proposal that will go through a single review process.

The goal is to reduce some of the barriers that researchers and funding agencies encounter when trying to work internationally.

This opportunity does not represent a separate research funding scheme – applications will be integrated into existing programmes at the relevant lead agency.

The participating agencies include UKRI councils AHRC, BBSRC and ESRC, and the NSF/SBE.

What we're looking for Proposals will be accepted for collaborative research in areas where NSF/SBE and UKRI’s research remits overlap.

Collaborative research proposals may be submitted in any disciplinary or interdisciplinary area which falls within the remit of the participating organisations:

- arts and humanities (AHRC)

- biotechnology and biological science (BBSRC)

- economic and social science (ESRC)

- social, behavioral and economic sciences (NSF/SBE)

The funding available will differ according to which council or agency is the lead:

- for AHRC-led proposals, the UK costs must be between £50,000 and £1 million

- for BBSRC-led proposals, the UK costs must not exceed £1 million (there is no minimum)

- for ESRC-led proposals, the UK costs must be between £350,000 and £1 million

- for NSF-led proposals where AHRC is the UK funder, you can request a maximum of £350,000 for UK costs

- for NSF-led proposals where ESRC/BBSRC is the UK funder, you can request a maximum of £1 million for UK costs

- for NSF-led proposals, you should consult with the relevant programme(s) for budgetary norms

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